Your guide to the Executive Club, attaining status and earning Avios | 2015
Nov 10, 2015, 1:22 am
#676
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Four SAN-LHR round-trips in Club on their own would only get you BA Silver (= OW Sapphire, ie mid-tier) so unless you moved more flying to oneworld you would have been particularly lucky in any event to get matched to the top tier on the basis of your promised flying. In addition, if you were flying Club you'd get many status benefits included in your ticket.
However, if you would only have flown lower cabins, where status benefits are arguably more valuable, then you might not even have reached Silver. Four round-trips in WT+ would have done it, but four round-trips in WT - even at the highest fares - would not.
Nov 10, 2015, 1:24 am
#677
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Welcome to FT, aphro123!
1. Yes, you should become Silver as soon as the BA flights post to your BAEC account and the system then updates thereafter to reflect your new status. It takes a few days for the whole process to complete after your flights.
2. Yes.
2. Yes.
Nov 10, 2015, 2:13 am
#678
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This is very true - they do not match status. I was thinking of switching my allegiance to BA as I fly SAN-LHR at least four times a year, and am a 1K with UA, so contacted BA about matching the status. They responded they do not match, so I will not be switching to BA. Good for the existing Executive Club members, disappointing for me as I will not be catching non-stop flight SAN-LHR.
Also note you could try to status match to AA (or another oneworld airline such as AB) but still travel on BA.
Nov 10, 2015, 3:08 am
#679
Join Date: Nov 2015
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Thanks for welcoming and for your very helpful reply! It seems that I will be jumping ship and joining BAEC for the upcoming year then ^
Nov 10, 2015, 9:36 am
#680
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Sounds almost like a case of cutting off your nose to spite your face. In which cabin would you have flown BA? And how much other oneworld flying would you have done?
Four SAN-LHR round-trips in Club on their own would only get you BA Silver (= OW Sapphire, ie mid-tier) so unless you moved more flying to oneworld you would have been particularly lucky in any event to get matched to the top tier on the basis of your promised flying. In addition, if you were flying Club you'd get many status benefits included in your ticket.
However, if you would only have flown lower cabins, where status benefits are arguably more valuable, then you might not even have reached Silver. Four round-trips in WT+ would have done it, but four round-trips in WT - even at the highest fares - would not.
Four SAN-LHR round-trips in Club on their own would only get you BA Silver (= OW Sapphire, ie mid-tier) so unless you moved more flying to oneworld you would have been particularly lucky in any event to get matched to the top tier on the basis of your promised flying. In addition, if you were flying Club you'd get many status benefits included in your ticket.
However, if you would only have flown lower cabins, where status benefits are arguably more valuable, then you might not even have reached Silver. Four round-trips in WT+ would have done it, but four round-trips in WT - even at the highest fares - would not.
Nov 10, 2015, 9:45 am
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Nov 10, 2015, 9:55 am
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Your guide to the Executive Club, attaining status and earning Avios | 2015
Just a quick one. If my flights post out of sequence and I get Silver 50% bonus instead of Gold 100% bonus, is it worth contacting BAEC for the extra 50%?
Chronologically I flew HKG to DOH on 4 Nov which took me to 1620 TPs but this posted after I flew CPH LHR MIA on 8 Nov
Chronologically I flew HKG to DOH on 4 Nov which took me to 1620 TPs but this posted after I flew CPH LHR MIA on 8 Nov
Nov 10, 2015, 9:59 am
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Yes, ISTR a number of people have reported successfully getting this adjusted manually by BAEC.
Nov 11, 2015, 6:51 am
#684
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Thanks Globaliser, I just called and they worked out which flights were post qualification and "passed it to admin" for an adjustment. Took about 30 minutes on hold but the Flower Duet on classical guitar is surprisingly relaxing. Don't know how long it will take to adjust, nor does it really matter to be honest.
Nov 12, 2015, 1:44 am
#685
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Your TP collecting year will run from the 9th. of the month following your first qualifying flight until the 8th. of the same month a year later. Your status year will run until the end of the month following the month in which your collection year ends. So the first TP collecting year can be almost 13 months long. When you set up the account is actually immaterial as long as it is before the first flight that you want to count.
"Tier Point collection Year"
means the 12 month period starting from the 9th day of the calendar month in which a Member joins the Executive Club or, if the member joins after such date, the 8th day of the following calendar month, and every consecutive 12 month period thereafter.
means the 12 month period starting from the 9th day of the calendar month in which a Member joins the Executive Club or, if the member joins after such date, the 8th day of the following calendar month, and every consecutive 12 month period thereafter.
Nov 12, 2015, 1:46 am
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Indeed, but I think that the consensus is based on new members' real-life experiences when they actually do take their first flight.
Nov 12, 2015, 5:06 am
#687
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Hi, I currently have a Gold AMEX, will I still get the sign-up bonus if I get an British Airways American Express card?
Nov 12, 2015, 6:28 am
#688
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Nov 14, 2015, 3:50 am
#689
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I have a one tier upgrade voucher for EC. Currently I am Silver so if I apply this now does this mean I get Gold for 15/16 and then Gold from Sep 16 one more year as 15/16 is the year that I achieved the Gold status?
Nov 14, 2015, 5:15 am
#690
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How/where did you get this, I'm assuming through a corporate TA?