Your guide to the Executive Club, attaining status and earning Avios | 2015
Jul 24, 2015, 4:26 am
#436
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,968
I've been booking the lowest fares for my BHD-LHR flights unaware that for a negligible amount (£30 or so) I could be getting 40 TPs rather than 15 or 20.
Hopefully this lessens the slog back to Silver!
Worse than that, I would have actually had a shot at Gold had I realised sooner - Doh!
Hopefully this lessens the slog back to Silver!
Worse than that, I would have actually had a shot at Gold had I realised sooner - Doh!
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Departing BHD on 09/09/15 for LHR
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Fare Basis Airline Booking Trip Type Fare Cabin Effective Expiration Min/Max Advanced
Class Date Date Stay Purchase Req
OV1RO BA O One-Way 30.00 (GBP) E
QV1RO BA Q One-Way 45.00 (GBP) E
NV1RO BA N One-Way 57.00 (GBP) E
Jul 24, 2015, 7:08 am
#437
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,968
I am sure this has been asked before, but I can't find an answer to my exact scenario, so both apologies and thanks in advance.
I'll try make it as clear as possible, but I can't quite understand it myself.
...
My questions are:
1) Is your tier point collection year not in line with when you joined? Which for me was 20th July 2014.
2) I first added points to account on 12th October 2015, but my collection year ends 8th November 2015, so my collection "year" is actually almost 13 months?
3) Why is one card valid for over 2 years and the other for only a year and half?
I hope my post makes sense, and thank you in advance for any replies.
I'll try make it as clear as possible, but I can't quite understand it myself.
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My questions are:
1) Is your tier point collection year not in line with when you joined? Which for me was 20th July 2014.
2) I first added points to account on 12th October 2015, but my collection year ends 8th November 2015, so my collection "year" is actually almost 13 months?
3) Why is one card valid for over 2 years and the other for only a year and half?
I hope my post makes sense, and thank you in advance for any replies.
2) Your first one is yes, subsequent ones are 12 months.
3) Your card is valid for:
- the rest of the membership year in which you hit the threshold
- all of the next full membership year
- up to the end of the month after the end of that full membership year
So for your silver card you get the rest of this membership year to 8 November 2015, all of next membership year 9 November 2015 to 8 November 2016, then to the end of the next month so 31 December 2016.
Remember that your first flights effectively counted towards your 9 November 2014 to 8 November 2015 membership year hence you got one valid to 31 December 2016.
Jul 30, 2015, 6:15 am
#438
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,623
I was quite surprised by the paltry amount of miles I received on a recent Dragonair (KA coded) flight that I did. The route was Xiamen to Hong Kong and I got 500 miles plus 125 miles business class bonus. Not very motivating to stay with BAEC.
Jul 30, 2015, 6:30 am
#439
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
How many were you expecting? The flight is just over 300 miles. Most other programs would award a similar amount.
Jul 30, 2015, 8:57 am
#440
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,623
A bit more for a business class fare bucket, but it is indeed a very short flight. KLM would offer a lot more in business on a short flight, and LH group would offer 750 miles for a P-class booking plus executive bonus. I am happy enough, it is better than nothing!
Jul 30, 2015, 9:14 am
#441
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
Some *A partners have a 500 mile minimum earn for discount business fares when credited to M&M (such as ANA and Asiana for example) so you could well have earned less.
If you were on a BA coded flight as Gold you would have earned 1250 avios.
Jul 31, 2015, 4:54 am
#442
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 9
Have anyone tried TP run by MH J BKK-KUL-PEK/PVG/TPE?
It was a great deal (GBP0.83/TP), but seems that the fare has gone few days ago. I believe it will come again someday. I wonder if anyone would share your experience on MRing at MH
It was a great deal (GBP0.83/TP), but seems that the fare has gone few days ago. I believe it will come again someday. I wonder if anyone would share your experience on MRing at MH
Aug 1, 2015, 8:50 am
#443
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: FRA
Posts: 614
Not perfect in here, but I could not find the correct Spot, so:
I collected several Avios (not on BA, nor on IB, but these "british avios" with this blue logo).
Now they canceled my Account, as I did not give them my correct Address - as I dont have any in London/UK - so my Question is:
How might I get my Avios back? They want me to send a Bill or something similar to show I am living in this Place in London (haha)..
I collected several Avios (not on BA, nor on IB, but these "british avios" with this blue logo).
Now they canceled my Account, as I did not give them my correct Address - as I dont have any in London/UK - so my Question is:
How might I get my Avios back? They want me to send a Bill or something similar to show I am living in this Place in London (haha)..
Aug 1, 2015, 9:14 am
#444
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
I collected several Avios (not on BA, nor on IB, but these "british avios" with this blue logo).
Now they canceled my Account, as I did not give them my correct Address - as I dont have any in London/UK - so my Question is:
How might I get my Avios back? They want me to send a Bill or something similar to show I am living in this Place in London (haha)..
Now they canceled my Account, as I did not give them my correct Address - as I dont have any in London/UK - so my Question is:
How might I get my Avios back? They want me to send a Bill or something similar to show I am living in this Place in London (haha)..
Aug 1, 2015, 4:19 pm
#445
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PlatMM, BA and Alaska Emerald, HHonors DIA, Accor, Marriott Titanium, IHG Plat Amb, UA Silver, AA
Posts: 4,516
You probably have a bronze card coming. When did you pass 600 TPs? It typically takes a few days after the necessary TPs post for your status to
be upgraded on the website and then some time after that for the silver package to be ordered and 6 - 8 weeks after you have requalified for it to be received.
You should be able to look under your account and see if bronze is pending or fulfilled(sent) and similarly after the website catches up to your new silver status.
See this thread (among others):
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...er-card-5.html
be upgraded on the website and then some time after that for the silver package to be ordered and 6 - 8 weeks after you have requalified for it to be received.
You should be able to look under your account and see if bronze is pending or fulfilled(sent) and similarly after the website catches up to your new silver status.
See this thread (among others):
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...er-card-5.html
This is GREAT-- I really appreciate everyones' help here on FT.
I enjoyed a fantastic ticket using CX and QR Business class on CPH-DOH-HKG-KUL//BKK-HKG-DOH-CPH, flew AMS-LHR-GLA and back on BA for my 4 segments, thoroughly enjoying the BA T5 lounge both ways, and spent around US$1600 total for 2 more years of BA Silver.
Aug 2, 2015, 5:12 am
#448
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
Posts: 38,644
Aug 2, 2015, 9:19 am
#450
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: London and Zurich
Programs: AA, BA, Mucci: Sir Roger des Directions Routières, PCR
Posts: 13,609
I believe not. A colleague, now ZA-based but maintaining his UK links, looked into this and found that transferability prospects were nil.
Of course, standalone membership is possible. Pick'n'Pay shopping is far more Avios-lucrative than Tesco shopping.
Of course, standalone membership is possible. Pick'n'Pay shopping is far more Avios-lucrative than Tesco shopping.