The changes won’t move BAs numbers.

IAGs 2025 guidance is even better than 2024. Do you think they make that guidance out of thin air? They have booking numbers all the way through to 2026 Q1 not only forward bookings but they will see inquiry in-flows, customers who are checking flights but not necessarily purchasing yet but check regularly, those numbers will be tracking similar to 2024 for example

you hate to see it but BA is solid and clearly will be solid for a long time.

The real highest yield customers are not chasing status. The customers BA are making money from are flying club or first regardless so this change makes little difference to their lives.

they’re probably tracking just as well if not better than 2024 for that guidance.

BA has just built a war chest on the North Atlantic and that’s the most lucrative route network. It’s a bit of luck and a bit of strategy.