The Official Announcement - Migration to Avios & Status Match Confirmed: Discuss Here
Apr 20, 2012, 5:06 am
#77
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Scotland
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Apr 20, 2012, 5:06 am
#78
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: West Sussex, UK
Posts: 503
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! )
Just leave the FF field blank until you have your status, then go into manage my booking, add it in, and then go select your seat(s).
Apr 20, 2012, 5:09 am
#79
Join Date: May 2006
Location: 5 miles from EMA
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Apr 20, 2012, 5:10 am
#81
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: South Yorkshire, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, TK Gold
Posts: 14
I wonder how the status match will work for me. I'm DC Gold until 4th June. As the status match happens on 1st of May are they likely to give me a year of BAEC Gold, or only a month? I'm sure no one knows for now, but will be interesting to see how it works.
If they do only give a month of Gold, do BA have soft landings to Silver like DC or would it drop back to blue? If it does it's probably worth waiting until my DC soft landing to Silver in June then taking them up on the status match.
If they do only give a month of Gold, do BA have soft landings to Silver like DC or would it drop back to blue? If it does it's probably worth waiting until my DC soft landing to Silver in June then taking them up on the status match.
Apr 20, 2012, 5:11 am
#82
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 137
Does any of you really think that LH will give us some *A status match, now that they got even less out of the sale than thought (since they coudn't sell bmibaby and regional)?
My imagination of the LH board is that they rather let us go with OW than offering us any goodies. They may offer cheap flights in the near future when they recognise that they lost a lot of customers, but that will be it, I think.
Since their 'status year' ends at the first months of the year, they would have to give us almost a year of free status if they wanted to 'integrate' us.
I may be proven wrong, though... the next days will show.
My imagination of the LH board is that they rather let us go with OW than offering us any goodies. They may offer cheap flights in the near future when they recognise that they lost a lot of customers, but that will be it, I think.
Since their 'status year' ends at the first months of the year, they would have to give us almost a year of free status if they wanted to 'integrate' us.
I may be proven wrong, though... the next days will show.
Apr 20, 2012, 5:11 am
#83
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I am sure they will change the redemption rates though. Doesn't seem fare that DC miles will buy you more then what avios will?
Apr 20, 2012, 5:14 am
#85
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Tampere
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Originally Posted by SmilingBoy
Regarding LH Group, note that "All other Star Alliance benefits associated with membership tier level (such as lounge access) will still apply on flights with Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines until 31 May 2012."
Originally Posted by hugolover
I wonder if in VIE we can continue to use the SEN lounge before 31st May. I take it we do.
cheers,
Henry
Apr 20, 2012, 5:15 am
#86
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Seattle
Programs: United 1K, Alaska MVP 75K, HH Diamond
Posts: 638
I suppose this is pretty good news for us and potentially a shrewd move on BA's part in that some may now shift business etc to OW and out of Star. It would be interesting if there are * carriers who are willing to match to keep our business within *.
Apr 20, 2012, 5:17 am
#87
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Near Lichfield, UK
Programs: BMI DC Gold, BA Gold, LH SEN, Priority Club Platinum, Nectar purple
Posts: 949
So have I missed something, or is today the last day that we can book *A flights? The email talks about benefits lasting until May, but doesn't say anything about redemption bookings.
Apr 20, 2012, 5:17 am
#88
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: PMI
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Posts: 1,862
A fair outcome^^... Better value than M/M IMO and status match to BA Gold will help Master LonLH to get BA gold as I don't have the heart to put a four year old through 1500 TP worth of flights
Am a bit confused about conversion between DC and Avios though.. Does it mean that in the short term DC will continue? In which case it is worth keeping BD Gold (which I will do anyway as I have a couple of MOW-LHR flights which can not be posted anywhere else, which will take me to 38 k+), if it means parity with BA gold..
Am a bit confused about conversion between DC and Avios though.. Does it mean that in the short term DC will continue? In which case it is worth keeping BD Gold (which I will do anyway as I have a couple of MOW-LHR flights which can not be posted anywhere else, which will take me to 38 k+), if it means parity with BA gold..
Apr 20, 2012, 5:20 am
#89
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 5,894
Time will tell thats what Im wondering too but I wont hold my breath. Willing to be proved wrong though.
Apr 20, 2012, 5:21 am
#90
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: RTM
Programs: DiamondClub (rip), Currently an Alliance Treble Champion (BA, A3, AZ)
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Well.. this isn't too bad at all!
Business as usual - Star redemptions possible until 31 May - 1:1 transfer FROM BA to DC and then back if you can't use them in time!
Though, I suspect that the BA redemption chart will mirror the Avois rate or you will see a huge influx of BAvios to Dest Miles.
Potentially a massive influx anyway when they realise the value of DC redemptions.
Oops.. seems I may have misunderstood.
Business as usual - Star redemptions possible until 31 May - 1:1 transfer FROM BA to DC and then back if you can't use them in time!
Though, I suspect that the BA redemption chart will mirror the Avois rate or you will see a huge influx of BAvios to Dest Miles.
Potentially a massive influx anyway when they realise the value of DC redemptions.
Oops.. seems I may have misunderstood.
Last edited by OttoMH; Apr 20, 2012 at 5:51 am