Originally Posted by ajamieson
And will the new mechanism cope with those of us foolish enough to take part in the "status challenge" offer, which runs until the end of June?
It may or may not do but, in any event, what you gain with the status challenge is not your old status back but the corresponding level in the new programme. IMO, this has a significant effect on the attractiveness of the status challenge, all the more so if the new programme does not offer a soft landing (we do not know either way yet, but it is significant that there is no soft landing under the current F+ programme).
If there is no soft landing, then all you get with the status match is 5 months of Flying Blue Plat (from FD Gold). Might be worth it if you are going to have a lot of ST flying in the second half of the year or if you are going to fly the miles needed for the challenge on ST anyway.
If not, I am not sure that the offer is that attractive.