5,000 Avios for no meal in CE?
May 14, 2017, 11:38 pm
#46
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Theoretical question.
Assuming 5,000 Avios for a silver / gold status holder who would have been in the lounge regardless of flight class is fair, should a non-status holder or bronze receive fewer Avios for the same service failing?
Assuming 5,000 Avios for a silver / gold status holder who would have been in the lounge regardless of flight class is fair, should a non-status holder or bronze receive fewer Avios for the same service failing?
May 15, 2017, 2:43 am
#47
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I don't believe so, the Avios is for Service failure, the fact that an individual has access to the lounge in any case is irrelevant unless BA started charging less for J for status pax.
May 15, 2017, 5:34 am
#49
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May 15, 2017, 6:13 am
#50
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I remember old times when I was getting 10,000 Avios for no first choice of meal in CE... Then reduced to standardized 6,000 Avios comp when iPads were introduced... And all of this before the devaluation, when Avios were worth a lot more!
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May 15, 2017, 6:20 am
#51
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CE grants lounge access to all.
May 15, 2017, 12:26 pm
#52
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Not many since you asked but you have left an imprint here which suggests you have adventurous tastes and have ordered special meals in the past to add variety to your travel experience. Nowt wrong with that, I do it myself. I'm just finding it hard to find sympathy with your complaint as it doesn't appear you suffered any loss at all, so this does come across as an exercise of engineering a case for compensation
May 15, 2017, 12:43 pm
#53
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Not many since you asked but you have left an imprint here which suggests you have adventurous tastes and have ordered special meals in the past to add variety to your travel experience. Nowt wrong with that, I do it myself. I'm just finding it hard to find sympathy with your complaint as it doesn't appear you suffered any loss at all, so this does come across as an exercise of engineering a case for compensation
You're therefore very likely to get your bluff called at some point if you continue to pursue this, if not on this occasion then in the future the next time you complain, perhaps over something more serious. I'd probably quit whilst you're ahead.