Status extension for maternity/paternity/adoption
Jul 19, 2017, 12:05 pm
#46
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 774
Hi everyone, I'd much appreciate your advice on how best to leverage the BA Paternity Benefit.
I am currently BA Silver, membership year ending 8 Sep 2017 (card expiry 30 Oct 2017). In the past month I have become a proud new father.
Annoyingly, I currently have 590 TP with 1 eligible flight remaining before I could retain Silver via usual channel. My first trip upon return to work will be mid-Sep to Indonesia. My preferred choice of carriers (based on cost to company, flight times and my FFPs) would be either CX or SQ.
Assuming I wanted to maximise my BA Silver membership, I wonder what would be my best option?
1) Claim the paternity benefit now - thus extending my card expiry to 30 Oct 2018? What happens to my Silver membership year, or any TPs/qualifying flights that I would collect in mid-Sep 2017 if I were to fly CX?
2) Ask BA to extend my redemption year deadline by 14 days, fly CX (I could potentially force a routing that includes 1 BA leg to satisfy the 4 flights requirement), so my Silver gets renewed to 30 Oct 2018 via usual channel - and THEN I claim paternity benefit to extend it to 30 Oct 2019?
Any thoughts? Have I missed any other options? (given I'm dealing with a newborn and an exhausted mum, consider a TP run out of the question
)
Thanks!
I am currently BA Silver, membership year ending 8 Sep 2017 (card expiry 30 Oct 2017). In the past month I have become a proud new father.
Annoyingly, I currently have 590 TP with 1 eligible flight remaining before I could retain Silver via usual channel. My first trip upon return to work will be mid-Sep to Indonesia. My preferred choice of carriers (based on cost to company, flight times and my FFPs) would be either CX or SQ.
Assuming I wanted to maximise my BA Silver membership, I wonder what would be my best option?
1) Claim the paternity benefit now - thus extending my card expiry to 30 Oct 2018? What happens to my Silver membership year, or any TPs/qualifying flights that I would collect in mid-Sep 2017 if I were to fly CX?
2) Ask BA to extend my redemption year deadline by 14 days, fly CX (I could potentially force a routing that includes 1 BA leg to satisfy the 4 flights requirement), so my Silver gets renewed to 30 Oct 2018 via usual channel - and THEN I claim paternity benefit to extend it to 30 Oct 2019?
Any thoughts? Have I missed any other options? (given I'm dealing with a newborn and an exhausted mum, consider a TP run out of the question
)Thanks!
I can see why you wouldn't want to consider a TP run, however this may be the best option to take advantage of all those TPs you have saved up over the year however, a rather painless back to back would gain you those 10 TPs needed to keep Silver until 2019. I would try and convince the other half the time out is worth it for your vacations for the next couple of years.
If you went with the paternity benefit now, the TPs in Sept will count towards next year. You'll able to keep earning them. Regardless of flying you'll have Silver until Oct 2018.
If you go with the extension those TPs in Sept will count towards this years membership if within 2 weeks but you'll apply for the paternity benefit after and get Silver until 2019. Unless your looking for Gold, this could be the best option without doing a TP run.
Anyway, good luck with your decisions.
Jul 21, 2017, 7:36 am
#47
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: London
Programs: Thai Royal Orchid Plus Gold, BA Silver, Alitalia Freccia Alata
Posts: 348
Congrats! That is a rather annoying situation.
I can see why you wouldn't want to consider a TP run, however this may be the best option to take advantage of all those TPs you have saved up over the year however, a rather painless back to back would gain you those 10 TPs needed to keep Silver until 2019. I would try and convince the other half the time out is worth it for your vacations for the next couple of years.
I can see why you wouldn't want to consider a TP run, however this may be the best option to take advantage of all those TPs you have saved up over the year however, a rather painless back to back would gain you those 10 TPs needed to keep Silver until 2019. I would try and convince the other half the time out is worth it for your vacations for the next couple of years.
Jul 22, 2017, 6:14 am
#49
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 774
If you take a look at my posts in this thread, I had exactly this situation where I had already retained status half way through the year. After writing to BAEC they confirmed, if I did not retain Gold by Sept 2018, I would be extended until Sept 2019.
Cheers!
Aug 5, 2017, 11:02 am
#51
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 774
That would be my guess...however, I would say if this is the case there is no harm in trying. Both are unrelated and asking the question may get a fruitful response.
Aug 5, 2017, 11:56 pm
#52
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold, AA 1MM lifetime gold, Starwood gold, Marriott Gold Elite
Posts: 719
Our son will be one year old in a few weeks time. Both my wife and I applied for gold status extension in mid-May and by mid-June, both had emails back from BA confirming extension. I did however notice that the card expiry date has not changed.
I signed up the little one for the household acct and called BA to get the 1000 Avios bonus for him- they could see my account was on the 'discretionary spreadsheet' so I presume all is well. It's somewhat academic though as we only fly for leisure and this year, with my wife being on maternity leave and not being restricted by work leave, we have flown massively more (not less!)
I signed up the little one for the household acct and called BA to get the 1000 Avios bonus for him- they could see my account was on the 'discretionary spreadsheet' so I presume all is well. It's somewhat academic though as we only fly for leisure and this year, with my wife being on maternity leave and not being restricted by work leave, we have flown massively more (not less!)
Aug 17, 2017, 8:28 am
#53
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 9,677
Correction: My partner's status was NOT extended either. He earned Silver this year and so his card was set to expire July 2019 originally. BAEC said that they would not extend an additional year.
I suspect this benefit is only for people who are set to lose status within 1 year or less?
Last edited by izzik; Aug 26, 2017 at 12:45 pm
Aug 17, 2017, 8:55 am
#54
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Location: Cornwall
Posts: 774
Aug 27, 2017, 7:23 am
#56
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,947
for the reply.Msm2000uk0.5 arrives in January, and I wont meet the 5000 TP threshold - but obviously don't want to lose my CCR card.
M
Sep 2, 2017, 7:38 am
#57
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They said things are considered on a case-by-case basis, but there is no flexibility in the retainership of GGL.
I will send an email shortly, to the 'baby' team at BA, and see what they say.
To say I'm irritated however, is an understatement!
M
Sep 21, 2017, 6:50 am
#58
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Purely for info, I extended my gold a week or two back. It runs out in November and I have had 0 flights for over a year, baby is now 9 months, no problem. Extended another year and 1,000 in the household account. Bonza.
Sep 21, 2017, 7:36 am
#59
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,164
Emailed BA Baby a few months back, and was confirmed extension of Gold for one year by email. Missed 1500 TPs by a slim margin (for various reasons: trips not taken and a few trips on other alliances); just seen in my app my card expiry extended to 2018 as promised which is great news and keeps more business with BA this next year.
No sign of the 1,000 Avios but not a big deal given unspent balance c. half a million...
No sign of the 1,000 Avios but not a big deal given unspent balance c. half a million...
Oct 3, 2017, 7:43 am
#60
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So having spoken to the GGL line, they have said to me that they will only confirm me as Gold, because GGL is not a separate level.
They said things are considered on a case-by-case basis, but there is no flexibility in the retainership of GGL.
I will send an email shortly, to the 'baby' team at BA, and see what they say.
To say I'm irritated however, is an understatement!
M
They said things are considered on a case-by-case basis, but there is no flexibility in the retainership of GGL.
I will send an email shortly, to the 'baby' team at BA, and see what they say.
To say I'm irritated however, is an understatement!
M