How to seek permission to add days to membership year to gain qualifying tier points
Nov 5, 2014, 3:55 pm
#1
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How to seek permission to add days to membership year to gain qualifying tier points
Hi
As title suggests, I'd like to get permission to extend by membership year in order to meet the tier point threshold.
I'm 35 tier points off of 600 to maintain silver and an outbound flight to NYC 3 days after my end date will do the trick.
I'd really like the rtn flight to not be included and be counted into the new membership year.
So, who must I write/speak to and do you think I can request the 3 days required to include the outbound only?
Thanks
Seville
As title suggests, I'd like to get permission to extend by membership year in order to meet the tier point threshold.
I'm 35 tier points off of 600 to maintain silver and an outbound flight to NYC 3 days after my end date will do the trick.
I'd really like the rtn flight to not be included and be counted into the new membership year.
So, who must I write/speak to and do you think I can request the 3 days required to include the outbound only?
Thanks
Seville
Nov 5, 2014, 3:59 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 7,543
Phone BAEC and request an extension - it's pretty straightforward.
That said, as far as I know it's the full two weeks or nothing. I've not heard of people managing to get a shorter extension, but maybe others know better...
That said, as far as I know it's the full two weeks or nothing. I've not heard of people managing to get a shorter extension, but maybe others know better...
Nov 5, 2014, 4:09 pm
#3
Join Date: May 2014
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My experience is that you get nowhere over the phone. Both times I've had extensions have been when I have put the request in writing by emailing the exec club (thinking back, I think once I physically wrote a letter and they emailed me in response). I simply asked for the days I needed it to be extended by, and both times they extended it by a generic two weeks.
Nov 6, 2014, 1:13 am
#4
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I had this happen about 5 years ago, the inbound was after my membership year ended, and I wanted the inbound to be included with the outbound, so as to keep my silver card, BAEC were fine, they extended the allowance for the 2 weeks allowed, and by the time everything got organised the new membership year had gone from March to June, which was even better still.
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Nov 6, 2014, 1:29 am
#5
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My experience is that you get nowhere over the phone. Both times I've had extensions have been when I have put the request in writing by emailing the exec club (thinking back, I think once I physically wrote a letter and they emailed me in response). I simply asked for the days I needed it to be extended by, and both times they extended it by a generic two weeks.
Nov 6, 2014, 2:24 am
#6
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Sounds like if you don't want the tier points for the return to be included you might be best off keeping your current year and doing a quick return to AMS or JER etc !
cs
cs
Nov 6, 2014, 2:48 am
#7
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Any idea if they'lll stretch to 3 weeks. I have an outbound flight that's within the 2 week extension, but need the TP from the inbound (3 weeks after my membership year) to make Gold. It's a long haul CW flight, so perhaps they'll recognise the revenue....or maybe they'll just apply the rules and i'll remain at silver.
Nov 6, 2014, 2:55 am
#8
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Any idea if they'lll stretch to 3 weeks. I have an outbound flight that's within the 2 week extension, but need the TP from the inbound (3 weeks after my membership year) to make Gold. It's a long haul CW flight, so perhaps they'll recognise the revenue....or maybe they'll just apply the rules and i'll remain at silver.
Any chance you could do a little tier point run ?
cs
Nov 6, 2014, 3:09 am
#9
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Doubtful unfortunately. The flight I have booked that departs 2 weeks (and 1day) after my membership year ends (and returns 3 weeks after) earns 320 TPs. That's quite a bit to do on a TP run.
Nov 6, 2014, 6:14 am
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From my reading of the first post here
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ship-year.html
Is that it is a two weeks 'extension' or nothing.
Nicci wrote ' can offer a two week ...' (my bolding).
She did not say 'up to two weeks' which is why I read it as all or nothing.
I think the OP needs to make the choice of if it is better to have all the TPs from this trip in this current year (the one due to end) or in the next membership year.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ship-year.html
Is that it is a two weeks 'extension' or nothing.
Nicci wrote ' can offer a two week ...' (my bolding).
She did not say 'up to two weeks' which is why I read it as all or nothing.
I think the OP needs to make the choice of if it is better to have all the TPs from this trip in this current year (the one due to end) or in the next membership year.
Nov 6, 2014, 10:19 am
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Any idea if they'lll stretch to 3 weeks. I have an outbound flight that's within the 2 week extension, but need the TP from the inbound (3 weeks after my membership year) to make Gold. It's a long haul CW flight, so perhaps they'll recognise the revenue....or maybe they'll just apply the rules and i'll remain at silver.
To the OP, I would just call after flying the outbound and request its inclusion. If approved at that point you will be promoted and it is possible for the inbound to post in the new year. In the past, people have called after flying the appropriate flights and been promoted without having to wait until the end of the two week period.
See:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...extension.html
At least one person has reported that the two week extension applied to all flights occurring in that two week period and all had to posted to the old year:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22879584-post10.html
Nov 6, 2014, 10:49 am
#14
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Someone mentioned in a similar post a couple of days ago that the retro points will be added to the new year and then removed sometime later in a clean-up. So no, it probably won't work.
Nov 6, 2014, 11:07 am
#15
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If it's the case I'm thinking of, this is a different situation - the difference is slight but could be significant. The previous case didn't involve an extension.
There's a chance that when the points are credited a few weeks later, the system may not notice there was an extension in place. Could be worth a shot - worst case the points get wiped which would have happened anyway, so nothing to lose.
There's a chance that when the points are credited a few weeks later, the system may not notice there was an extension in place. Could be worth a shot - worst case the points get wiped which would have happened anyway, so nothing to lose.