Tier Credit earning now possible on BA issued tickets
Apr 3, 2024, 1:13 am
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It's definitely another (big) step in the road, but let's not expect things to happen so fast....
Apr 3, 2024, 2:22 am
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BA and EI IT is already linked as avios earning works so its fairly trivial to enable tier points, remember this worked in Gold Circle days. IB use a different system, but thats the system EI uses at Spanish airports so should be straight forward enough
Apr 3, 2024, 3:00 am
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Apr 3, 2024, 3:09 am
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As per head for points,full BA tier points now on EI ticketed flights
so 280 ba tp's on a tatl bought on aerlingus.com
its a pity their fares are so un competitive direct at the moment
so 280 ba tp's on a tatl bought on aerlingus.com
its a pity their fares are so un competitive direct at the moment
Apr 3, 2024, 5:02 am
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Apr 3, 2024, 8:06 am
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Brilliant step forward! Does anyone know if AerSpace tickets get credited as BA Club (40 tier points)? The ticket is essentially a variation of economy so my thinking is it’s still economy tier points.
Do we know if there’s any rumours on EI joining OW? Or mutual status recognition?
Do we know if there’s any rumours on EI joining OW? Or mutual status recognition?
Apr 3, 2024, 11:27 am
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Apr 3, 2024, 11:53 am
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Brilliant step forward! Does anyone know if AerSpace tickets get credited as BA Club (40 tier points)? The ticket is essentially a variation of economy so my thinking is it’s still economy tier points.
Do we know if there’s any rumours on EI joining OW? Or mutual status recognition?
Do we know if there’s any rumours on EI joining OW? Or mutual status recognition?
As for OW, I remain sceptical about this happening in the near-term given the cost and complexities involved. EI seem to have limited appetite for it. I do hope I am wrong.
Apr 3, 2024, 2:57 pm
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There's definitely some integration happening in the background, I'm seeing a lot more AA <-> EI options which I previously didn't see (in the past 12 months or so). Whether that's to keep the wolf (regulators) from the door for the time being in terms of producing something tangible for the JV I don't know.
Apr 4, 2024, 1:29 am
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Apr 4, 2024, 4:54 am
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I'm not so sure about this .. it may end up raising a lot of boats to Concierge Tier leading to either an increase in the number of points required to achieve this level or a reduction in benefits. The closest BA Gold benefit to the Free companion and 4 free upgrades aren't offered until they have 3,500 TP (I'm not an expert and it's not exactly the same from what I recall .. but close).
Apr 4, 2024, 5:16 am
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I'm not so sure about this .. it may end up raising a lot of boats to Concierge Tier leading to either an increase in the number of points required to achieve this level or a reduction in benefits. The closest BA Gold benefit to the Free companion and 4 free upgrades aren't offered until they have 3,500 TP (I'm not an expert and it's not exactly the same from what I recall .. but close).