FAQ : BAEC : status extensions & Tier Point (re)qualification thresholds reduced
Mar 10, 2021, 1:42 pm
#2926
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 2,447
So these are the two questions for everyone:
1. Is anyone getting today's email even when their year end is not within the period 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021 or the card expiry not within the period 31 August 2021 to 31 January 2022?
2. Is anyone who already had a card expiry from February 2022 onwards also seeing an additional year added today to take that card expiry to February 2023 onwards?
1. Is anyone getting today's email even when their year end is not within the period 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021 or the card expiry not within the period 31 August 2021 to 31 January 2022?
2. Is anyone who already had a card expiry from February 2022 onwards also seeing an additional year added today to take that card expiry to February 2023 onwards?
2. No, logged into new browser and it's 31 May 2022.
Mar 10, 2021, 1:46 pm
#2927
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: BA, Hilton
Posts: 2,091
Apologies for drifting OT, but the above put me in mind of this piece of wisdom...
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32892663-post28.html
Mar 10, 2021, 1:47 pm
#2928
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 2,447
It will be interesting to see how this pans out for people like myself who managed to cross from silver to gold (or up a tier) during the 2019-2020 collection year.
Ba’s announcement today is pretty clear that the extension is for anyone with their tier collection year ending in 2021, yet my card is valid until 2022 - I wonder if the card expiry will get pushed into 2023?
Ba’s announcement today is pretty clear that the extension is for anyone with their tier collection year ending in 2021, yet my card is valid until 2022 - I wonder if the card expiry will get pushed into 2023?
So if your collection end date is 8 December 2021 you get extended by a year automatically.
That gives you until 8 Dec 2022 to collect for renewal for the full year that follows (9 Dec 2022 to 8 Dec 2023), but the card always expires at the end of the following month from collection end date - i.e. 31 January 2023.
Anyone getting something later than that is the lucky recipient of BA's accidental IT in their favour it would seem!
Mar 10, 2021, 2:46 pm
#2929
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 579
Apologies for drifting OT, but the above put me in mind of this piece of wisdom...
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32892663-post28.html
So yes it was very much the opposite with me! We only met (through friends) as a result of me doing an East Coast tier point run, first date facilitated through another indirect TATL routing run (earning 20TP more than direct!). I think I sold a second date on the basis that 'I'm coming back to New York to gain airline status, lets meet up again'. At some level I can very much blame BA tier thresholds for my marriage (I did write to BAEC recounting this in the vague hope of a honeymoon upgrade... but didn't ever get a reply :-( )
Mar 10, 2021, 3:26 pm
#2930
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold; Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,227
So these are the two questions for everyone:
1. Is anyone getting today's email even when their year end is not within the period 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021 or the card expiry not within the period 31 August 2021 to 31 January 2022?
2. Is anyone who already had a card expiry from February 2022 onwards also seeing an additional year added today to take that card expiry to February 2023 onwards?
1. Is anyone getting today's email even when their year end is not within the period 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021 or the card expiry not within the period 31 August 2021 to 31 January 2022?
2. Is anyone who already had a card expiry from February 2022 onwards also seeing an additional year added today to take that card expiry to February 2023 onwards?
Mar 10, 2021, 3:48 pm
#2931
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC | qantas | IHG | Hilton Honors | Priority Pass | Nandos
Posts: 865
It will be interesting to see how this pans out for people like myself who managed to cross from silver to gold (or up a tier) during the 2019-2020 collection year.
Ba’s announcement today is pretty clear that the extension is for anyone with their tier collection year ending in 2021, yet my card is valid until 2022 - I wonder if the card expiry will get pushed into 2023?
Ba’s announcement today is pretty clear that the extension is for anyone with their tier collection year ending in 2021, yet my card is valid until 2022 - I wonder if the card expiry will get pushed into 2023?
This is mine as of this afternoon:
Last edited by peter h; Mar 10, 2021 at 3:57 pm
Mar 10, 2021, 3:56 pm
#2932
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC | qantas | IHG | Hilton Honors | Priority Pass | Nandos
Posts: 865
My read is that those given a 2023 end date must have an 8 December collection year end date.
So if your collection end date is 8 December 2021 you get extended by a year automatically.
That gives you until 8 Dec 2022 to collect for renewal for the full year that follows (9 Dec 2022 to 8 Dec 2023), but the card always expires at the end of the following month from collection end date - i.e. 31 January 2023.
Anyone getting something later than that is the lucky recipient of BA's accidental IT in their favour it would seem!
So if your collection end date is 8 December 2021 you get extended by a year automatically.
That gives you until 8 Dec 2022 to collect for renewal for the full year that follows (9 Dec 2022 to 8 Dec 2023), but the card always expires at the end of the following month from collection end date - i.e. 31 January 2023.
Anyone getting something later than that is the lucky recipient of BA's accidental IT in their favour it would seem!
That’s why we’ve extended Tier status by another 12 months for those Executive Club Members with a Tier Point collection end date between 1 July 2021 and 31 December 2021. This means that any Member renewing in 2021 will enjoy their status for another year, irrespective of how many Tier Points they earn.
So, it applies to collection end dates from July to December? There's a bit of ambiguity between collection dates and card expiry dates in the email though.
Mar 10, 2021, 4:59 pm
#2933
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: London. Or a plane.
Programs: "Only" 50,000 TPs until BA GGLfL
Posts: 2,774
Credit where it's due BA. I know where I stand and will have a relatively pandemic free year of flying (touch a lot of wood) within which to requalify for GGL. Time for me to start making some plans for Q4 and q1 '11, regardless of what that Shapps fellow says to the contrary
Mar 10, 2021, 6:24 pm
#2934
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: UA 1K MM, AA EXP, BA Silver, Marriott Plat., Hertz Pres. Circle, Avis First
Posts: 917
Regrettably it may be a long time before the QF First lounge at LAX reopens. Fingers crossed 🤞 that it will open before QF reinatates firat class service, or that fabulous oasis may never reopen...
Last edited by Muckus; Mar 10, 2021 at 6:33 pm
Mar 10, 2021, 9:40 pm
#2935
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 113
As a GGL / CCR member whose membership runs until Feb 22 (following last years extension) - I don’t anticipate receiving any updates to my account status due to this new development.
This seems to mean that I currently have 11 months to earn my CCR membership (how many TPs even is this nowadays??), which seems fairly tight / impossible given that extensive international travel isn’t possible yet and may not be until mid or late 2021 at best.........
This seems to mean that I currently have 11 months to earn my CCR membership (how many TPs even is this nowadays??), which seems fairly tight / impossible given that extensive international travel isn’t possible yet and may not be until mid or late 2021 at best.........
Mar 10, 2021, 11:17 pm
#2936
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BA EC
Posts: 524
The email I got said:
That’s why we’ve extended Tier status by another 12 months for those Executive Club Members with a Tier Point collection end date between 1 July 2021 and 31 December 2021. This means that any Member renewing in 2021 will enjoy their status for another year, irrespective of how many Tier Points they earn.
So, it applies to collection end dates from July to December? There's a bit of ambiguity between collection dates and card expiry dates in the email though.
That’s why we’ve extended Tier status by another 12 months for those Executive Club Members with a Tier Point collection end date between 1 July 2021 and 31 December 2021. This means that any Member renewing in 2021 will enjoy their status for another year, irrespective of how many Tier Points they earn.
So, it applies to collection end dates from July to December? There's a bit of ambiguity between collection dates and card expiry dates in the email though.
Mar 11, 2021, 2:12 am
#2938
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,941
Mar 11, 2021, 2:28 am
#2939
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LCY is always preferred
Programs: BAEC Gold, IHG Silver, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,026
It'll be next February before I'll be there, so I can but hope. If they only keep the OneWorld Business lounge open, then that's going to be rammed as travel picks up again.
Mar 11, 2021, 2:46 am
#2940
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Sussex, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 489
It will be interesting to see how this pans out for people like myself who managed to cross from silver to gold (or up a tier) during the 2019-2020 collection year.
Ba’s announcement today is pretty clear that the extension is for anyone with their tier collection year ending in 2021, yet my card is valid until 2022 - I wonder if the card expiry will get pushed into 2023?
Ba’s announcement today is pretty clear that the extension is for anyone with their tier collection year ending in 2021, yet my card is valid until 2022 - I wonder if the card expiry will get pushed into 2023?
Don't expect an extension to Nov 2023 this time. Its ambiguous, but in reality the extensions relate to card expiry dates in 2022 rather than collection year ends.