The Official Announcement - Migration to Avios & Status Match Confirmed: Discuss Here
Apr 20, 2012, 4:47 am
#63
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: UA, AA, BMI, MR, HH, PC
Posts: 806
Something isn't adding up for me here. We can spend miles in DC until 31st May ... and we can transfer Avios to DC after 3rd July. What are we gonna do with them if ability to earn and redeem them on *A excl LH group ends on 31st May? What exactly is going on from 1st June??
Apr 20, 2012, 4:49 am
#65
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NE & SE Asia, N America
Programs: TG ROP Gold, Lifetime OZ Diamond Plus, BA Gold
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I'm happy but realistically cannot see 38K to renew gold given how difficult gold is on BA. The e-mail says " • All members will be able to earn destinations miles on BA, for flights taken from 20 April 2012, and we will shortly introduce the option to spend your destinations miles on BA award flights" (i.e. nothing on status miles). Similarly, it says "As part of the transition of bmi into British Airways, from 1 May 2012 British Airways is inviting you, as a Diamond Club member, to also join the Executive Club at your equivalent tier status level. Diamond Club Gold customers will be invited to become Gold members of the Executive Club and Silver members to become Silver, which will be in addition to your Diamond Club membership." This surely is the first step to complete integration?
I have a future booking on a BA operated flight – as a Diamond Club member can I earn destinations and status miles on a BA flight?
You can earn destinations miles only on BA operated flights.
You can earn destinations miles only on BA operated flights.
Apr 20, 2012, 4:50 am
#66
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Location: Scotland
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Apr 20, 2012, 4:54 am
#68
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Apr 20, 2012, 4:54 am
#69
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Apr 20, 2012, 4:57 am
#70
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Location: Netherlands
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Though it would be nice f we could transfer BD status miles into BA Tier Points!!!
Apr 20, 2012, 4:58 am
#71
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: SIN
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Received 20 April 2012 - Star Alliance (ex LH) redemptions upto 31 May 2012
Transfer useless Avios points ( 200k + from Chase offers) to BMI on 1 May 2012, and then redeem before 31 May 2012 for Star Alliance flights. Doable? Great way to burn those Avios points - fly SQ37/38 or SQ21/22 one way for 37,500 Avios points plus GBP 255 plus taxes
Last edited by SingaporeDon; Apr 20, 2012 at 5:03 am
Apr 20, 2012, 4:59 am
#72
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Apr 20, 2012, 5:01 am
#73
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With regards to status recognition, is the consensus that if *G (non-LH too) then we can access the bmi lounges until 31st May and earn miles with the home FFP (excl LH group)
I wonder if in VIE we can continue to use the SEN lounge before 31st May. I take it we do.
Which lounges can we use at LHR with BA from today as the status match is not for a while. Presumably BD*G First and BD*G Galleries.
Given the usual form of status matches I'd expect the minimum tier period to be granted which IIRC is 1 year for BA irrespective of whether this is greater than the validity of the BD status.
Anyway its good news and I will give BA a try!
I wonder if in VIE we can continue to use the SEN lounge before 31st May. I take it we do.
Which lounges can we use at LHR with BA from today as the status match is not for a while. Presumably BD*G First and BD*G Galleries.
Given the usual form of status matches I'd expect the minimum tier period to be granted which IIRC is 1 year for BA irrespective of whether this is greater than the validity of the BD status.
Anyway its good news and I will give BA a try!
Apr 20, 2012, 5:02 am
#74
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Apr 20, 2012, 5:03 am
#75
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Reading, Berks, England
Posts: 186
Hope the status match after 01 May is done quickly - want to book a flight to Canada but would very much like to use the free seat selection on booking and do not want to leave it too late to book.
(Was going to fly AC but might as well start my tier points/avios collecting! )
(Was going to fly AC but might as well start my tier points/avios collecting! )