Originally Posted by
MNManInKen
We've all read those stories, but I do wonder how representative they really are? Personally, I never did TP runs or positioning, very rarely guested anyone and I eat very little and don't drink alcohol either in the lounge or on board.
I wonder how representative they are too, but there seem to be an awful lot of posts about them.
Yes, like with any system, some people abuse the privilege, but is that not a (small) minority? And in any case, addressing alleged abuse by some by gutting your own successful loyalty programme and/or disenfranchising the well behaved majority does not seem overly rational to me either.
I am not saying BA made the changes to be punitive to those people. More that BA just don't care about angering them or losing their business.
And it's a thought on how maybe those "cheap" ex-EU fares and "free" lounge access do come with a cost after all.