OK, after a couple of months of this, I'm about to fly bmi for the first time since they announced this Tiny rubbish (and only cos I have to !), and I still am not 100% sure I get it !

So could I just double, triple, quadruple check that I have got this right...

a) I book on Expedia (for e.g.) instead of on flybmi, and I book fares that are designated NOWBMI and TOWBMI : even though the equivalent fares booked on bmi would be Tiny fares (designated TINY something), the ones like my examples are NOT when booked on Expedia etc, etc. Right ?!?

b) If so I assume I get lounge access etc as a BD/DC Gold, but what miles do you get ?!? Would it be as per the old earning rates (I assume my examples above are N and T fares) or is there a new earnings table for cheap fares not classed as Tiny that I have missed ?!?

Oh, and on a seperate issue, are we allowed to use the Gold Upgrade vouchers when on Tiny fares ? Has anyone successfully done it, and if so did they then let you into one or both of the lounges ?

Thanks guys, hope these are simple questions with simply answers... why do I suspect though that they might not be !!!

H