Since one can suppose, with a degree of certainty,

that at least some of their Gold members resident in the UK might be homophobic religious and/or non-religious bigots,

who might take offense -- perhaps not at the sponsorship as such, but likely at being offered the tickets for a GLBT(etc.) event --

a fact any air company P.R. would try hard to avoid,

I was wondering,

toulousebloke,

how did Flying Blue pick you among Gold and/or other members in the UK who would not be offened, by rather thrilled?

Do they keep on file info on your sexual preference and/or liberal political/pilosophical leanings/Weltanschauung?

And if they do, how did they get this piece of info in the first place? Did they ask? Did you volunteer the info and for what purpose?