Yet to be announced Exec Club changes: your fears, conjecture and general grousing
Oct 4, 2011, 12:05 pm
#962
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Easier to earn and retain status
FWIW, the sign-off on the e-mail I've got today from James Hillier states:
From this one might infer any of the following:
Right, clearly I'm being flippant. My point is to show that, depending on your mood, you might decide from the above quote that any of those options could be valid.
Still, the distinction between "earning" and "retaining" might be interesting...
I will be in touch again in a few weeks to tell you about more exciting changes, including how were planning to make it easier for our members to earn and retain status within the Club.
- TP thresholds are to be reduced
- Silver cards for anyone flying 4 flights on BA metal
- Bronze level to be introduced
- A monthly raffle for a Gold card
- Premier card if you get a photo of you and Willy Walsh on Facebook (and 'Like' it)
Right, clearly I'm being flippant. My point is to show that, depending on your mood, you might decide from the above quote that any of those options could be valid.
Still, the distinction between "earning" and "retaining" might be interesting...
Oct 4, 2011, 1:48 pm
#963
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The language used certainly implies that BA is, at the very minimum, not raising tier point qualification levels for elite status - how else could you interpret making it "easier" to "earn" or "retain" status?
Oct 4, 2011, 2:24 pm
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500 tps = bronze
1000 tps = silver
2000 tps = gold
It is easier to earn status (bronze) and retain status (at some level). It may not be as easy to earn and retain your current status.
Oct 5, 2011, 1:28 am
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I hope this is true!
Cheers,
Steve
Oct 5, 2011, 1:33 am
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Well, as someone who genuinely resides and works in France (a Eurobenefitter if you like) I hope that you are right and that the qualification levels will not be increased for residents in Europe (especially as I also received this e-mail from James Hillier so would assume it applies to me as well).
Oct 5, 2011, 1:36 am
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Oct 5, 2011, 2:32 am
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Oct 5, 2011, 3:11 am
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Given the statement "were planning to make it easier for our members to earn and retain status within the Club", I fail to see how that can be interpreted as requiring 1,500 TPs for Silver.
Oct 5, 2011, 3:16 am
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Oct 5, 2011, 3:42 am
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You just need to learn to speak BA's language, also called Enhancish.
Oct 5, 2011, 3:51 am
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The dissection of BA's emails is entirely valid as they have previous on making ambiguous (intentionally or not) statements that insinuate an improvement but that actually turn out to be something completely opposite.
Oct 5, 2011, 3:55 am
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Not sure if this refers to recent posts or older ones, but I don't see any winding-up. Well, no more than normal for this board
The dissection of BA's emails is entirely valid as they have previous on making ambiguous (intentionally or not) statements that insinuate an improvement but that actually turn out to be something completely opposite.
The dissection of BA's emails is entirely valid as they have previous on making ambiguous (intentionally or not) statements that insinuate an improvement but that actually turn out to be something completely opposite.
But I do agree what they say and often mean are two different things.