BAEC membership numbers
Nov 20, 2008 | 5:56 am
#17
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: PLH
Programs: Mucci Master of the Skies, Does anyone read any further than Mucci anyway? BAEC Blue
Posts: 696
I joined mid 2007 and have 17xxxxxx Looks like it might be sequential just skipping numbers that are already allocated to current members, obviously.
No reference to my date of birth or anything else in my number.
No reference to my date of birth or anything else in my number.
Nov 20, 2008 | 6:02 am
#18
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold4life, ICH RA, Hyatt Gold and others
Posts: 732
However the second and third digits in sequence are my birth day , add together4th and 5th digit is my birth month, subtract the 8th from the sum of the 6th and 7th also gives my birth day..............ok yes am bored today
Nov 20, 2008 | 6:11 am
#19
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: BA Blue, Marriott Silver, SPG Gold, Amex BA PremPlus
Posts: 27
Hmm, what an interesting topic (in a geeky sort of way 
). I signed up for a BAEC account in the beginning months of 2007, and created a household account and accounts for Dave Speedbird and Louise Speedbird, and we all have numbers beginning 1605xxxx.
Much later in the year, we signed up Louise Speedbird's mum (different address) as a BAEC member, and she got a number beginning 1669xxxx. Around the same time we applied for a BA Amex credit card for Louise Speedbird's dad, and ticked the "I do not have an existing BAEC account" on the application page - and he was allocated a BAEC number by Amex beginning 9995xxxx.
My guess is that numbers beginning 999 are ones allocated by Amex, and perhaps if they have any other partners who can create BAEC accounts, they have their own prefix range. As for how BA themselves pick the numbers, the fact all of our numbers began 16xx, and that mine, Louise & Dave's were created at the same time and have numbers beginnin 1605, means there must be some connection to the date that we signed up, but it looks like it must jump around around different ranges as time goes on, its not exactly sequential, but accounts registered around the same time begin with the same four digits.
). I signed up for a BAEC account in the beginning months of 2007, and created a household account and accounts for Dave Speedbird and Louise Speedbird, and we all have numbers beginning 1605xxxx. Much later in the year, we signed up Louise Speedbird's mum (different address) as a BAEC member, and she got a number beginning 1669xxxx. Around the same time we applied for a BA Amex credit card for Louise Speedbird's dad, and ticked the "I do not have an existing BAEC account" on the application page - and he was allocated a BAEC number by Amex beginning 9995xxxx.
My guess is that numbers beginning 999 are ones allocated by Amex, and perhaps if they have any other partners who can create BAEC accounts, they have their own prefix range. As for how BA themselves pick the numbers, the fact all of our numbers began 16xx, and that mine, Louise & Dave's were created at the same time and have numbers beginnin 1605, means there must be some connection to the date that we signed up, but it looks like it must jump around around different ranges as time goes on, its not exactly sequential, but accounts registered around the same time begin with the same four digits.
Nov 20, 2008 | 6:16 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Cumbria
Programs: BA, Marriott, Hertz, Dennis The Menace Fan Club
Posts: 2,017
My "personalised" number is a replacement for my Dec 94 number, which lapsed in 2001 due to inactivity. That number had no repeating digits or birth date references, unless I was born in the 13th month of 1973.
Nov 26, 2008 | 6:46 am
#26
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: South Coast, UK
Programs: Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 2,069
Mines a very low eight digit number...I assume as I signed up virtually as soon as the programme started maybe ?
Last edited by mike turnbull; Nov 26, 2008 at 6:46 am Reason: Can't count..
Nov 26, 2008 | 6:49 am
#27
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Dubai
Programs: FB Plat, EK Gold, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 2,022
Early 2001 and 487XXXXX - all the rest is crap - although I have it memorised as all good FTers do
Maybe they should try an auction like Emitaes did for "good" number. They had 700700700 for example-- think someone paid 100,000 or 200,000 miles for the privilege-
Maybe they should try an auction like Emitaes did for "good" number. They had 700700700 for example-- think someone paid 100,000 or 200,000 miles for the privilege-
Nov 26, 2008 | 6:55 am
#29
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: BA GGL, VS Gold, BD Gold, Flying Blue Platinum, IC RA, Hilton Diamond, Eurostar Carte Blanche
Posts: 2,629
Good idea though, if BA are trying to get people to spend all their miles at the moment...
Maybe they could auction a few Prem cards too
Nov 26, 2008 | 7:55 am
#30
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Lancashire
Programs: BA GfL, Hilton Gold
Posts: 545
There is a system and I've cracked it...
If I add the second and third digits, divide by the fourth and then multiply by the sum of the first, second and seventh I get my age. And the remaining digits add up to the number of years I've been a member of BAEC.
Yes I'm bored. Anyone else got a quiet spell at work due to Thanksgiving?
If I add the second and third digits, divide by the fourth and then multiply by the sum of the first, second and seventh I get my age. And the remaining digits add up to the number of years I've been a member of BAEC.
Yes I'm bored. Anyone else got a quiet spell at work due to Thanksgiving?