Originally Posted by
NZ_Flyer
My company has a very generous travel policy but I think even they may balk at paying 2-3 Club Europe fares a week and will just shove me in Y, so I need status for lounge access and premium check-in for the main part. Thanks for your help.
Good for you, and....
... there are actually some good BA J deals within Europe once in a while where the price difference between J and a reasonably flexible Y ticket is small. So if you can book cleverly and look for deals you might still get J.