bmi : The formal decision tree on when to do your BA status match!
Sep 29, 2012, 2:50 pm
#302
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: DUB-BOS
Programs: various
Posts: 3,693
I would advise against leaving it to the last minute. Many posters (myself included) have experienced match requests going missing. Make sure you leave enough time to re-apply. Actually no point delaying any later than Dec 9th
Sep 30, 2012, 1:02 am
#303
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 262
There was a suggestion one month that requests made specifically on the 9th had not been automatically given the extra year and that people who applied on that date had had to get this done manually, so my plan (with November year end) is to apply on 10 November.
Oct 1, 2012, 6:08 am
#304
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: MOW
Programs: KLM Flying Dutchman forever, bmi Diamond Club (is there a theme here?), LH, BA, EK, DL nobody
Posts: 1,877
FWIW, I applied late in July and am still Blue. Shot them a complaint a week ago and still haven't heard back from them either (except for their mail robot acknowledging they did get the complaint). Grrrrrr
Oct 1, 2012, 11:11 am
#305
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: HKG
Programs: Marriott Ambassador (Titanium Lifetime), BA Gold, Ex-Hertz 5* PC, Ex-HH Diamond, Ex-BD*G
Posts: 3,062
Similar, I've applied 3 times in about the last 3 months, will give it another 3 weeks and will then send a complaint (I'm already Gold so it will only help with my extension and isn't urgent as a result)
Oct 2, 2012, 12:26 pm
#306
Join Date: May 2003
Programs: UA1k; Bonvoy Titanium; Hilton Gold; IHG Gold; AA Plat Pro
Posts: 1,794
Oct 2, 2012, 12:30 pm
#307
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
Oct 3, 2012, 2:59 am
#308
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: BAEC Silver, A3 Gold, SPG Gold, Club Carlson Gold, Priority Pass
Posts: 161
Sorry if this has been covered and I've missed it:
is BMi freezing status until its demise? My status miles don't *seem to be posting.
Practical reason for my question: my BAEC year ends 9 Nov and my BMI one on 21 Nov. I'd be concerned to do the match after 9 Nov, even though this would obviously be good in terms of getting status for longer. It strikes me that, if BAEC status matches are taking a while, the point where they do the checking might be after the end of my BMI year...
is BMi freezing status until its demise? My status miles don't *seem to be posting.
Practical reason for my question: my BAEC year ends 9 Nov and my BMI one on 21 Nov. I'd be concerned to do the match after 9 Nov, even though this would obviously be good in terms of getting status for longer. It strikes me that, if BAEC status matches are taking a while, the point where they do the checking might be after the end of my BMI year...
Oct 3, 2012, 7:12 am
#309
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: GLA
Programs: BD (in memoriam), BA
Posts: 1,359
That should be fine. IIRC, they check that you had the appropriate BD status on the day you applied for the match, not on the day they actually process it.
Oct 3, 2012, 10:19 am
#310
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Northern Italian Lakes
Programs: BA, *A, Hertz Goldstar, Mucci wannabee, Waitrose, safari Oleg
Posts: 1,545
I've just sent in my second request for status match to Gold having heard nothing since my request a while back.
Really hoping I won't have to do a third request like some people here.
And I would have done a couple of flights on BA in the past month or so, if my match had come through. But luckily I'm still *A Gold so I booked *A flights instead.
Wondering how many months of my new BA status when I could have flown BA as Gold and got some benefits will have been lost in admin time for the match?
Really hoping I won't have to do a third request like some people here.
And I would have done a couple of flights on BA in the past month or so, if my match had come through. But luckily I'm still *A Gold so I booked *A flights instead.
Wondering how many months of my new BA status when I could have flown BA as Gold and got some benefits will have been lost in admin time for the match?
Last edited by h15t0r1an; Oct 3, 2012 at 10:27 am
