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Aug 16, 2017, 1:40 pm

#811

obduro

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Social media tends to be a haven of DYKWIA's at times. Spotted a lovely chap on BA's LinkedIn earlier spitting feathers about being a Gold member yet not being allowed to take both his wife and 16 year old son into the FLounge at T5.

"Well done BA" says the 'CEO' who doesn't bother to properly read the benefits and terms of Gold membership and shows it off to everyone while trying to be smart...

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Aug 16, 2017, 2:25 pm

#812

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Dame Joan Collins bashing BA on Twitter

Apologies if this was posted earlier, I couldn't see on my phone that it had.

I have just just seen a tweet from Dame Joan with a picture of her boarding pass lamenting that not only have BA removed her Premier status, they now no longer use her correct title.

WW and AC don't escape her wrath either

http://twitter.com/Joancollinsdbe/status/897889205594017797
sorry, I'll need to run to my laptop to make the link work

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Aug 16, 2017, 2:27 pm

#813

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I totally see the point of putting this in another thread, the phrase "DYKWIA" doesn't really scratch the surface here, does it?

She was given a Gold card though, or should have been.

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Aug 16, 2017, 2:28 pm

#814

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DYKWIA!!!!!!!

Aug 16, 2017, 2:35 pm

#815

mikeyfly

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She booked through a TA ...

Aug 16, 2017, 2:36 pm

#816

DYKWIA

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Maybe a DYKWIA, but you can guarantee it'll be all over the press tomorrow. What are BA playing at?

Aug 16, 2017, 2:38 pm

#817

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiger_lily

Apologies if this was posted earlier, I couldn't see on my phone that it had.

I have just just seen a tweet from Dame Joan with a picture of her boarding pass lamenting that not only have BA removed her Premier status, they now no longer use her correct title.

WW and AC don't escape her wrath either

http://twitter.com/Joancollinsdbe/st...89205594017797
sorry, I'll need to run to my laptop to make the link work

Who is Joan Collins?

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Aug 16, 2017, 2:40 pm

#818

mikeyfly

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DYKWIA

Maybe a DYKWIA, but you can guarantee it'll be all over the press tomorrow. What are BA playing at?

If booked through a TA and they didn't take her exec no it's likely they also missed the "Dame" option??

Aug 16, 2017, 2:45 pm

#819

smokie36

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It was probably that nasty ol' JR who dunnit.

Aug 16, 2017, 2:46 pm

#820

DYKWIA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeyfly

If booked through a TA and they didn't take her exec no it's likely they also missed the "Dame" option??

Will the Daily Mail / Express readers give two hoots who booked it? Is the removal of her Premier status that had really annoyed her.

Aug 16, 2017, 2:49 pm

#821

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeyfly

If booked through a TA and they didn't take her exec no it's likely they also missed the "Dame" option??

BA's twitter reply does say the TA didn't properly input her title, so yes, it sounds like it was a TA booking.

Aug 16, 2017, 2:56 pm

#822

msm2000uk

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From what I'm told by the Gate Supervisor at NCE, she had a moan at him about it too - and he told her it was nothing to do with them, and to call BA!

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Aug 16, 2017, 3:00 pm

#823

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Sadly she tweeted a very different Cruz. Albeit maybe that might not be a problem as the real Cruz at BA would have blocked her anyway...

...In other news a random guy with a similar twitter handle to Alex Cruz is going to be impressed and baffled all the same time that a Dame has tweeted at him!