Haven’t they also painted themselves into a corner in the U.S. market? If they hold by the nTP limit, anyone in NA would be a fool to seek status on BA outwith some very esoteric cases. With the OW equivalents easily attainable with CC spend alone, the sole remaining BA status advantage is Lounge access domestically, and that is easily purchased in some manner for a fraction of the demanded BA spend. If they were to somehow not limit NA nTP earnings, the eruption would make the end of year BAEC surprise seem sedate.