FAQ : BAEC : status extensions & Tier Point (re)qualification thresholds reduced
Oct 31, 2020, 7:13 pm
#2221
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3,440
I wonder if BA will look into lowering the thresholds again. I am looking to gain status, but it’s becoming an impossible task with all these restrictions and stay at home orders.
My year starts in April, so for at least 4 months of this TP year I have by law not been able to travel. That is 1/3 of the year, but thresholds have only been reduced by 25%.
I’m not moaning, merely pointing out that BA should look at taking action again.
My year starts in April, so for at least 4 months of this TP year I have by law not been able to travel. That is 1/3 of the year, but thresholds have only been reduced by 25%.
I’m not moaning, merely pointing out that BA should look at taking action again.
Last edited by BAeuro; Oct 31, 2020 at 8:22 pm
Oct 31, 2020, 7:20 pm
#2222
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,252
Oct 31, 2020, 8:22 pm
#2223
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3,440
If I’m honest though, things are changing so often that I don’t think you can ‘plan’ anything anymore. So I may just book Club trips when I’d value lounge access most, and for the rest just fly Economy.
Nov 1, 2020, 12:13 am
#2224
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: UK
Programs: MUCCI, British Airways Executive Club Gold
Posts: 1,795
My aim was to fly a lot in late 2021, hence the push to get status this year.
If I’m honest though, things are changing so often that I don’t think you can ‘plan’ anything anymore. So I may just book Club trips when I’d value lounge access most, and for the rest just fly Economy.
If I’m honest though, things are changing so often that I don’t think you can ‘plan’ anything anymore. So I may just book Club trips when I’d value lounge access most, and for the rest just fly Economy.
Nov 1, 2020, 12:47 am
#2225
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
As general advice, if they meet 1500 TP's and 4 BA segments including involuntarily cancelled itineraries, BA would honour them Gold status.
Although, they might not count voluntarily cancelled itineraries.
Nov 1, 2020, 12:57 am
#2226
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,807
Nov 1, 2020, 12:58 am
#2227
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Somewhere between 0 and 13,000 metres high
Programs: AF/KL Life Plat, BA GGL+GfL, ALL Plat, Hilton Diam, Marriott Gold, blablablah, etc
Posts: 30,546
Nov 1, 2020, 12:59 am
#2228
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
Nov 1, 2020, 1:27 am
#2229
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: UK
Programs: MUCCI, British Airways Executive Club Gold
Posts: 1,795
Nov 1, 2020, 11:44 am
#2230
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,252
Nov 1, 2020, 12:30 pm
#2231
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: London, ARN, HEL, ..... or MAN
Programs: BA GGL / GFL, Mucci Diamond!, HH Diamond, Radisson Premium, IHG Gold, Hertz Gold
Posts: 5,907
My aim was to fly a lot in late 2021, hence the push to get status this year.
If I’m honest though, things are changing so often that I don’t think you can ‘plan’ anything anymore. So I may just book Club trips when I’d value lounge access most, and for the rest just fly Economy.
If I’m honest though, things are changing so often that I don’t think you can ‘plan’ anything anymore. So I may just book Club trips when I’d value lounge access most, and for the rest just fly Economy.
Also the new BA might be a much different airline when things do start to get back to normal - the lounge offerings may be much diminished, the headroom for investing in onboard may not be there, priority boarding may be re-thought etc.
BA may or may not re-think their policy on extending status - but what’s clear is that they’re not really listening to customer feedback on their policies to date.
Nov 2, 2020, 3:13 am
#2232
Join Date: May 2016
Location: EDI
Programs: Was BA GGL but no longer travelling
Posts: 583
From my own perspective, I had hoped to retain status as GGL on the basis that 3000 TP is (or was) achievable, but 5000 was really hard. I'm now almost three months into GGL renewal and sitting on zero TP, so achieving the reduced 2250 seems unlikely. That means I'll drop to gold or even silver, and GGL will then probably be impossible to re achieve if/when the world returns to normal. But by then, maybe nobody will be travelling as much as they did prior to March?
Nov 3, 2020, 2:49 am
#2233
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: London
Programs: BA Executive Club: Silver
Posts: 37
I called up the BAEC to discuss tier points based on flights cancelled by BA. The representative quoted 3 March 2020 as a 'cut off date', saying that only bookings made before this date that were cancelled by BA would be considered in awarding status based on cancelled tier points. Has anyone been successful in convincing them to consider flights booked after 3 March 2020 that were cancelled by BA?
Nov 3, 2020, 6:29 am
#2234
Join Date: May 2017
Location: GOT
Programs: Eurobonus Gold [*AG], Finnair Gold [OWS] HHonors Diamond, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 256
I had booked MR to reach at least BAEC Silver this autumn [and stretched target Gold] as well as some "leisure" flights during Q1 2020 [all in CE or Economy/CE mix], however as of now I'm stalled short of Bronze.
My TP year ends 31/3-2021 and I'm seriously start to doubt that I will be able to fly in the TP's needed for Silver with the recent turns of events of the Covid-19 situation.
Will I be able to transfer my 2020 TP in to 2021's TP year [I doubt it but no shame to ask the forum]?
My TP year ends 31/3-2021 and I'm seriously start to doubt that I will be able to fly in the TP's needed for Silver with the recent turns of events of the Covid-19 situation.
Will I be able to transfer my 2020 TP in to 2021's TP year [I doubt it but no shame to ask the forum]?
Nov 3, 2020, 6:36 am
#2235
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,252
I had booked MR to reach at least BAEC Silver this autumn [and stretched target Gold] as well as some "leisure" flights during Q1 2020 [all in CE or Economy/CE mix], however as of now I'm stalled short of Bronze.
My TP year ends 31/3-2021 and I'm seriously start to doubt that I will be able to fly in the TP's needed for Silver with the recent turns of events of the Covid-19 situation.
Will I be able to transfer my 2020 TP in to 2021's TP year [I doubt it but no shame to ask the forum]?
My TP year ends 31/3-2021 and I'm seriously start to doubt that I will be able to fly in the TP's needed for Silver with the recent turns of events of the Covid-19 situation.
Will I be able to transfer my 2020 TP in to 2021's TP year [I doubt it but no shame to ask the forum]?
If you don't have status at the moment and you're not going to be flying for a while I don't understand the need to fly now to gain status you won't be using?
It is not possible to transfer tier points into next year. They will be reset to 0 at the end of your year. You will benefit from lower status thresholds next year though.