CCR card to be "enhanced away" in 2019 [card only withdrawn, not access]
Jul 6, 2017, 1:47 am
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CCR card to be "enhanced away" in 2019 [card only withdrawn, not access]
Just heard from a friend who got this from what he terms "a reliable source": It seems that the CCR card will cease as of the "refresh" of the CCR in 2019.
So it seems that "refresh" is the new "enhancement" ...
So it seems that "refresh" is the new "enhancement" ...
Jul 6, 2017, 1:53 am
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So after 3k TPs might as well switch to another carrier. BA really need to do something for those of us flying in excess of 5k TPs annually. My 2016 was 10k TPs.
Jul 6, 2017, 1:58 am
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My big boss is a BA Premier and he was on about this the other day. apparently they will stop the CCR card and stop sending it out. the cards are being re-designed and people entitled to CCR access will have CCR printed on there card i.e a gold card holder with GGL on the card will also have CCR printed on it and it will simply allow you access to CCR based on your status. it is not the end of the CCR as we know it; just simply the end of having a separate CCR card to carry in your wallet (apparently)
Jul 6, 2017, 2:04 am
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Jul 6, 2017, 3:14 am
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My big boss is a BA Premier and he was on about this the other day. apparently they will stop the CCR card and stop sending it out. the cards are being re-designed and people entitled to CCR access will have CCR printed on there card i.e a gold card holder with GGL on the card will also have CCR printed on it and it will simply allow you access to CCR based on your status. it is not the end of the CCR as we know it; just simply the end of having a separate CCR card to carry in your wallet (apparently)
I presume that those who earned a CCR card through being a regular flyer on the fast plane have cards without an expiry date and will be the only ones with a separate dedicated card.
Jul 6, 2017, 3:17 am
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ISTBC
Jul 6, 2017, 3:25 am
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Jul 6, 2017, 3:33 am
#9
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Yes you could be until very recently. I met a CCR card holder (not earned by flying Concorde) who was not a GGL in the CCR a few months ago. I think that particular combination is coming to an end though and those remaining non-GGL CCR card holders are pretty rare now.
Jul 6, 2017, 3:48 am
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How did he manage that?
Jul 6, 2017, 3:54 am
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So you earn a CCR/GGL first year at 5000 point, then reearn GGL subsequent years at 3000, I believe, I'm a mere Gold.
Jul 6, 2017, 4:08 am
#12
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It strikes me as very sensible to combine everything on one card, especially along the lines that Padmeister suggests above. I'm a big fan of reducing the amount of plastic in my wallet.
Last edited by NRGsaver; Jul 6, 2017 at 4:08 am Reason: typo correction
Jul 6, 2017, 4:36 am
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Jul 6, 2017, 4:42 am
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