Renewed bronze without qualifcation
May 15, 2018, 4:41 am
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Renewed bronze without TP
Folks,
I used to fly BA a fair amount, but defected for KL/AF. So now my flights are limited to domestic. I managed 205TP this year and was very surprised to see i kept bronze membership, however there was no correspondence to say why. Just the normal letter saying i had qualified.
Is BA actively trying to keep people? Now if they had processed my paternity request to keep silver, then it may have been a different story.....
I used to fly BA a fair amount, but defected for KL/AF. So now my flights are limited to domestic. I managed 205TP this year and was very surprised to see i kept bronze membership, however there was no correspondence to say why. Just the normal letter saying i had qualified.
Is BA actively trying to keep people? Now if they had processed my paternity request to keep silver, then it may have been a different story.....
Last edited by highlander100; May 15, 2018 at 6:01 am
May 15, 2018, 6:03 am
#5
Join Date: Apr 2005
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May 15, 2018, 6:06 am
#6
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Just enjoy your Bronze status an other year, qualifying with 210 TPs only. Must have been a glitch, or 'A special price. only for you'.
Situation similar to discovering a lower-than-normal air fare: Don't call the airline!
Situation similar to discovering a lower-than-normal air fare: Don't call the airline!
May 15, 2018, 6:23 am
#7
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: BA Blue, IHG Spire, Marriott Gold
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Folks,
I used to fly BA a fair amount, but defected for KL/AF. So now my flights are limited to domestic. I managed 205TP this year and was very surprised to see i kept bronze membership, however there was no correspondence to say why. Just the normal letter saying i had qualified.
Is BA actively trying to keep people? Now if they had processed my paternity request to keep silver, then it may have been a different story.....
I used to fly BA a fair amount, but defected for KL/AF. So now my flights are limited to domestic. I managed 205TP this year and was very surprised to see i kept bronze membership, however there was no correspondence to say why. Just the normal letter saying i had qualified.
Is BA actively trying to keep people? Now if they had processed my paternity request to keep silver, then it may have been a different story.....
I'll have my revenge one day ;-)
May 16, 2018, 3:59 am
#12
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May 16, 2018, 4:28 am
#14
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Location: Leeds, UK
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not at all. since the cheapest domestic and short haul flights in ET (in Q/O/G) get only 5 TPs, if you were a regular flyer in ET you may only get 125 TPs from your 25 flights. Even if half of them were in more expensive selling codes earning 10 TPs you would still hit 25 flights before hitting 300 TPs. i am sure there are a number of regular ET flyers who probably earn bronze or silver based on number of flights rather than TPs.
May 16, 2018, 4:29 am
#15
Join Date: Nov 2017
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EDIT: And KARFA beats me to it
