BA lifetime loyalty programme soon to be introduced
Jan 22, 2013, 4:35 am
#46
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Jan 22, 2013, 4:41 am
#47
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Worth noting that a 10 year lifetime requirement based on CONTINUOUSLY retaining Gold may leave BA open to a legal challenge under sex discrimination rules.
Given the restrictions of flying when pregnant, such a requirement would be seen as discriminatory towards women.
As my wife will tell you, it is bad enough returning to work after a years maternity leave to find that your Gold card has dropped to Silver (and with little time left in the membership year to retain even that).
Given the restrictions of flying when pregnant, such a requirement would be seen as discriminatory towards women.
As my wife will tell you, it is bad enough returning to work after a years maternity leave to find that your Gold card has dropped to Silver (and with little time left in the membership year to retain even that).
Jan 22, 2013, 4:47 am
#48
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Brighton, UK
Programs: BA Gold, IC Ambassador, HH Gold, SPG Gold, Fairmont Platinum
Posts: 3,166
Out of interest I wonder how many people on here have 10-years continuous gold under their belt already or are near two it?
I am in my seventh consecutive year of Gold and already have sufficient flights booked to make that 8th. If this benefit were offered, achieving years 9 and 10 would be a no-brainer.
Jan 22, 2013, 4:48 am
#49
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: LON (mostly)
Programs: FlyingBlue Platinum Elite / BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,953
Oh, come on!!!
There is a very short window of time in which a woman is not advised/permitted to fly. About 6 weeks, if memory serves me correctly (although it might be even shorter). Whether after having given birth, during her maternity leave, a woman chooses to fly on her own dime or not (i.e.. wait for her employer to pay for her flights) should not, and evidently does not, interest BA.
There is a very short window of time in which a woman is not advised/permitted to fly. About 6 weeks, if memory serves me correctly (although it might be even shorter). Whether after having given birth, during her maternity leave, a woman chooses to fly on her own dime or not (i.e.. wait for her employer to pay for her flights) should not, and evidently does not, interest BA.
Jan 22, 2013, 4:49 am
#50
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,641
Would British Airways even have the Management Information to be able to go back since the programme began and calculate lifetime miles earned and TPs...?
Jan 22, 2013, 5:08 am
#51
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: NUE,MUC,INN,FDH
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Why should it discourage to stay loyal? You have to fly an airline to get all the perks! I am based in Europe, but QF is my preferred carrier to Australia. I still managed to get my 4 QF flights per year. So the lifetime program made me staying loyal!
The lifetime status is the main reason that I stay with QFF. Still a few SCs to go, but the goal is quite in sight.
QF has the requirement of
-7000 SCs for Silver (Ruby = BA Bronze) and
-14000 SCs for Gold (Saphire = BA Silver)
If BA had a similar program I might have decided to switch. But until reaching it, I am locked in.
Jan 22, 2013, 5:08 am
#52
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Worth noting that a 10 year lifetime requirement based on CONTINUOUSLY retaining Gold may leave BA open to a legal challenge under sex discrimination rules.
Given the restrictions of flying when pregnant, such a requirement would be seen as discriminatory towards women.
As my wife will tell you, it is bad enough returning to work after a years maternity leave to find that your Gold card has dropped to Silver (and with little time left in the membership year to retain even that).
Given the restrictions of flying when pregnant, such a requirement would be seen as discriminatory towards women.
As my wife will tell you, it is bad enough returning to work after a years maternity leave to find that your Gold card has dropped to Silver (and with little time left in the membership year to retain even that).
Jan 22, 2013, 5:12 am
#53
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 64K or 2A
Programs: BA LT Gold, HH Diamond
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That would be my first question. I know I was GCH in 1998 at the latest (think it was actually 1996) and have been ever since, but do BA?!
Jan 22, 2013, 5:12 am
#54
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Jan 22, 2013, 5:15 am
#55
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Oh, come on!!!
There is a very short window of time in which a woman is not advised/permitted to fly. About 6 weeks, if memory serves me correctly (although it might be even shorter). Whether after having given birth, during her maternity leave, a woman chooses to fly on her own dime or not (i.e.. wait for her employer to pay for her flights) should not, and evidently does not, interest BA.
There is a very short window of time in which a woman is not advised/permitted to fly. About 6 weeks, if memory serves me correctly (although it might be even shorter). Whether after having given birth, during her maternity leave, a woman chooses to fly on her own dime or not (i.e.. wait for her employer to pay for her flights) should not, and evidently does not, interest BA.
It would, for example, clearly be discriminatory if a law firm told its staff that they had to work for 10 years continuously (ie with no maternity break) before they could be considered for partnership. The principle is the same.
Jan 22, 2013, 5:18 am
#56
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How about any 10 years in the last 11 
Jan 22, 2013, 6:07 am
#57
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NW London and NW Sydney
Programs: BA Diamond, Hilton Bronze, A3 Diamond, IHG *G
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Jan 22, 2013, 6:10 am
#58
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,641
If they do, then it's a shame they don't make such info available to members on their personal homepage.
AAdvantage shows my 500,000ish Lifetime miles when I login, why not similar functionality for BAEC?
I also think lifetime Silver is more appropriate than lifetime Gold.
AAdvantage shows my 500,000ish Lifetime miles when I login, why not similar functionality for BAEC?
I also think lifetime Silver is more appropriate than lifetime Gold.
Jan 22, 2013, 6:13 am
#59
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 4,477
Pity, have been flown 100 sectors on BA in last 3 years. All credited to Qantas for the lifetime statues. If BA announce the lifetime recognition it would be too late for me to start again!
Jan 22, 2013, 6:14 am
#60
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