Birthday treatment for Non-BAEC-member?
Feb 15, 2014, 1:24 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: in your favourite lounge, clearing the whole buffet
Programs: LH Maximizer of the year, BA Blue Label killer
Posts: 1,001
Birthday treatment for Non-BAEC-member?
A friend of mine (non-BAEC-member, but birth date is in the PNR) is travelling next week together with me to LHR on her birthday. Is there any special birthday treatment on-board and, if yes, how can I apply for it? 
Feb 15, 2014, 1:31 pm
#2
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: Battleaxe Alliance
Posts: 22,127
Why don't you buy a bottle of champagne air side and ask the cabin crew to serve it, or something similar?
Feb 15, 2014, 2:11 pm
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: in your favourite lounge, clearing the whole buffet
Programs: LH Maximizer of the year, BA Blue Label killer
Posts: 1,001
Feb 15, 2014, 3:22 pm
#4
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: SW London
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 246
Birthday treatment for Non-BAEC-member?
Years ago Virgin did something, you could pay £x for a mini bottle of champagne and an individual birthday cake. I was 14 or so and arranged it as a surprise for my mum but cabin crew didn't do a thing and said they hadn't been informed of anything. As I was 14 I wasn't really sure what to do so I just did nothing. Oh well! Looking back my mum would probably have hated the attention
Feb 15, 2014, 3:29 pm
#5
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Somewhere between 0 and 13,000 metres high
Programs: AF/KL Life Plat, BA GGL+GfL, ALL Plat, Hilton Diam, Marriott Gold, blablablah, etc
Posts: 30,499
Years ago Virgin did something, you could pay Łx for a mini bottle of champagne and an individual birthday cake. I was 14 or so and arranged it as a surprise for my mum but cabin crew didn't do a thing and said they hadn't been informed of anything. As I was 14 I wasn't really sure what to do so I just did nothing. Oh well! Looking back my mum would probably have hated the attention
Well done to you anyway.
Feb 15, 2014, 3:30 pm
#6
Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Canada, USA, Europe
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 31,452
Yes there is special treatment. If you let BA Special Services know far enough in advance, they'll show you the secret door in the 747 that leads to the little magic private room where all the cool people are drinking whisky and playing cards!
Seriously, no, they won't do anything for you. It's not Pizza Express.
Seriously, no, they won't do anything for you. It's not Pizza Express.
Feb 15, 2014, 3:31 pm
#7
Join Date: May 2008
Location: FZO
Programs: BA Silver, IHG Plat, Avis PC, Sixt Pl,
Posts: 772
In 2007 before discovering BAEC I went to NYC on my birthday with VS in Y. My wife must have mentioned it to one of the CC as it was announced on the screens of everyone's IFE and 2 different CC brought out 2 glasses of champagne. Lovely, esp as my wife doesn't drink it!
Feb 15, 2014, 3:31 pm
#8
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,596
A soldiers farewell.
Feb 15, 2014, 5:55 pm
#10
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: OSL
Programs: BAEC Bronze, M&M FTL, TK *G HHonors Gold
Posts: 878
Flew BA as a SCH on my 30th (yes, on purpose), CW to LAX. Nothing special happened, except a faulty AVOD system, which gave me 15000 Avios, and otherwise a great crew and flight.
Feb 15, 2014, 6:43 pm
#12
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,369
On SQ you can order a special cake in advance.
Bringing a very small cake (or individual sized fancy pastries, for example from a French bakery) with plastic or paper plates and plastic utensils would be a fun treat. You could also plan some small wrapped gifts that won't cause problems with airport security.
Bringing a very small cake (or individual sized fancy pastries, for example from a French bakery) with plastic or paper plates and plastic utensils would be a fun treat. You could also plan some small wrapped gifts that won't cause problems with airport security.
Feb 15, 2014, 7:27 pm
#13
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,730
Yeah, I've had this too, and as someone who clings on to PETER01 Pan status with increasingly implausible credibility, it's highly annoying. One gal at CBP Nassau even sang it to me. TSA SFO wished me happy birthday about a week before hitting another milestone along this mortal coil. Thankfully BA do nothing (unless the iPad Greeter is particularly switched on, but I don't think they have the information either). CX allegedly try to upgrade their frequent flyers on their birthday but they take these things seriously here in Asia.
