Report your final bmi redemption!
Feb 16, 2013, 2:45 am
#46
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: BA Gold, HHonors, Virgin
Posts: 766
We do our last one next week. LHR-BKK-HKT but only in J after 4 years of F
Can anyone just confirm our selection of lounges at LHR after 4 years of using the SQ F lounge I don't think we can use this now.
Thanks
Can anyone just confirm our selection of lounges at LHR after 4 years of using the SQ F lounge I don't think we can use this now.
Thanks
Feb 16, 2013, 3:47 am
#47
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: Thai ROP Gold, BMI DC (RIP), Avios
Posts: 189
Hello Steve170461,
Under *A rules, you can access any *A business class lounge when travelling in J.
Therefore you could stick to the Singapore Lounge, but I find their J section smaller with less choice than the London Lounge used by most other *A airlines (TG/AC/SAS).
The Singapore lounge can get very busy before their A380 departures, and they may encourage you to use the London Lounge instead. Main plus is a full service bar, instead of he self service in the London Lounge.
Not sure if EVA joining *A this year if that will provide another option, but this is unlikely to happen before June.
Regards, Graham
Under *A rules, you can access any *A business class lounge when travelling in J.
Therefore you could stick to the Singapore Lounge, but I find their J section smaller with less choice than the London Lounge used by most other *A airlines (TG/AC/SAS).
The Singapore lounge can get very busy before their A380 departures, and they may encourage you to use the London Lounge instead. Main plus is a full service bar, instead of he self service in the London Lounge.
Not sure if EVA joining *A this year if that will provide another option, but this is unlikely to happen before June.
Regards, Graham
Feb 16, 2013, 4:20 am
#48
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: BA Gold, HHonors, Virgin
Posts: 766
Thanks for that. I thought we may get lucky and access the F part of the SQ lounge as we now get recognised by a couple of the staff. In our experience the F part is almost empty leading up to a 2130 departure-and I get the sofa to watch the football!!
Feb 17, 2013, 1:28 pm
#49
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,609
Having successfully boarded the Virgin Atlantic flight from Gatwick to Orlando the other day, I found myself sharing Upper Class with a bunch of what seemed like East End London gangsters, their offspring and sassy wives. Among them were what appeared to be a bodyguard and a couple of what seemed like Torchwood weevil monsters, who'd had half their heads blown away in presumed shotgun battles and had been customers of several different brain surgeons. It was quite horrible, actually, and I wished I had been on another flight. I ended up getting rather drunk, probably more than they did, on the rather good wines and feeling terrible later.
Sure hope the flight back from Miami next month is dfferent. That will truly be my last Diamond Club flight, the second and final segment of this trip.
Sure hope the flight back from Miami next month is dfferent. That will truly be my last Diamond Club flight, the second and final segment of this trip.
Feb 17, 2013, 2:18 pm
#50
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Englandshire
Programs: SPG LT Plat, BA G, BD*LG, MG Blue+ ...
Posts: 16,015
a bunch of what seemed like East End London gangsters, their offspring and sassy wives. Among them were what appeared to be a bodyguard and a couple of what seemed like Torchwood weevil monsters, who'd had half their heads blown away in presumed shotgun battles and had been customers of several different brain surgeons. It was quite horrible, actually, and I wished I had been on another flight.
Last edited by Oxon Flyer; Feb 17, 2013 at 2:32 pm
Feb 20, 2013, 8:12 am
#52
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: Etihad Platinum
Posts: 35
Going for Easter'13 to Japan: LIS-LHR-ICN-KIX / NRT-ICN-LHR-OSL
All in business class, I am hoping my Asiana flight will be better than two years ago (a very quick service and lights off...). The ticket had at least four (invol) changes but only one of them required a call to bmi.
All in business class, I am hoping my Asiana flight will be better than two years ago (a very quick service and lights off...). The ticket had at least four (invol) changes but only one of them required a call to bmi.
Feb 21, 2013, 11:01 pm
#53
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 4,279
Am in the midst of my last BMI redemption to the Maldives. AMS-IST-SIN-MLE-SIN-AMS all in J.
Great flights so far with both TK and SQ (only 5 pax in the whole J - got a very personalized service). Will get to try out the F seats on SQ back to AMS (sadly J service).
Thanks to this had a few days of good street food in BKK with the stopover in SIN [flew TG SIN-BKK-SIN with cash]
My final farwell to a great program. Thanks BMI for the good times!
Cheers!
Great flights so far with both TK and SQ (only 5 pax in the whole J - got a very personalized service). Will get to try out the F seats on SQ back to AMS (sadly J service).
Thanks to this had a few days of good street food in BKK with the stopover in SIN [flew TG SIN-BKK-SIN with cash]
My final farwell to a great program. Thanks BMI for the good times!
Cheers!
Feb 27, 2013, 2:33 pm
#54
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold (and other non-status plastic)
Posts: 1,889
Right, I'm back now from my final final redemption, all in C:
AMS-FRA-PVG-AKL (LH/NZ)
AKL-MEL (NZ 77W)
MEL-SIN-LHR (SQ 380)
Fittingly the last sector was probably one of my best flights ever: 121 passengers on a hi-J A380, of which 23 in J class; a full complement of cabin crew; and I was the only J passenger in the rear cabin, with 3 dedicated flight attendants (quite possibly the most enthusiastic dedicated flight attendants ever - and, no, I do not have any more room for any more satay, after the third helping!)
After 4 Oz/NZ C class redemptions in the last 5 years, I guess I'll never get to redeem longhaul to Asia/Australia again so long as I stay in OW
AMS-FRA-PVG-AKL (LH/NZ)
AKL-MEL (NZ 77W)
MEL-SIN-LHR (SQ 380)
Fittingly the last sector was probably one of my best flights ever: 121 passengers on a hi-J A380, of which 23 in J class; a full complement of cabin crew; and I was the only J passenger in the rear cabin, with 3 dedicated flight attendants (quite possibly the most enthusiastic dedicated flight attendants ever - and, no, I do not have any more room for any more satay, after the third helping!)
After 4 Oz/NZ C class redemptions in the last 5 years, I guess I'll never get to redeem longhaul to Asia/Australia again so long as I stay in OW
Mar 4, 2013, 2:56 am
#57
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: London, England
Programs: AAdvantage, BA Avios
Posts: 5
Just completed my last redemption for two of us. NOU-AKL-BNE-BKK-CMB. Stopover in BNE. In J apart from the first leg from NOU. No problems. Thanks to everyone in this forum who posted such helpful information to show me what could be done with my miles.
Mar 4, 2013, 4:55 am
#58
Moderator: UK and Ireland & Europe
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Biggleswade
Programs: SK*G, Lots of Blue Elsewhere
Posts: 13,611
Mar 4, 2013, 11:17 am
#59
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SIN 5 days out of 7
Programs: BD*G, A3*G, BA-S, Accor Gold, IHG Amb
Posts: 5,505
Ahh I see; I never really encountered that. Mind you, I was surprised when I got offered told ULN-PEK-SIN-LHR was a valid routing not that long ago! (I never booked it though).