FAQ : BAEC : status extensions & Tier Point (re)qualification thresholds reduced
Apr 20, 2022, 5:32 am
#4516
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,327
Apr 20, 2022, 5:34 am
#4517
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 93
Well this is great news, and I certainly was not expecting it. The timing is perfect, as I have two long-haul avios bookings coming up - one next month and another in September - and I had been ummimg and ahing for a while as to whether I should change either one or both to revenue bookings in order to keep Gold status.
I had the email come through just after midday. The extension isn't showing yet on my account.
This is one very happy Executive Club member!
I had the email come through just after midday. The extension isn't showing yet on my account.
This is one very happy Executive Club member!
Apr 20, 2022, 5:43 am
#4519
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: London
Programs: Sir Ratechaser Seigneur de la Patience d'un Saint (Mucci), BA Silver, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 2,540
Right, so I have enough TPs, now just need the cheapest possible return to get me up to 4 BA flights and I'm done. And I can use an FTV for that.
Hardly worth bothering with that holiday to Dubai now...
Hardly worth bothering with that holiday to Dubai now...
Apr 20, 2022, 5:45 am
#4520
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,808
My Silver email says that the updated threshold is not shown yet on the website. So I guess they are now acknowledging this oversight mentioned by many above.
"Your Tier Point tracker on ba.com and the British Airways app will continue to show a threshold of 450 Tier Points. Please rest assured we have activated your reduced Tier Point threshold."
"Your Tier Point tracker on ba.com and the British Airways app will continue to show a threshold of 450 Tier Points. Please rest assured we have activated your reduced Tier Point threshold."
Apr 20, 2022, 5:49 am
#4521
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, VS Gold
Posts: 398
Not worried. I just find it odd that the wording says "we have already applied it" (see below). Why say that if they havent surely better to say "we will be applying this over the next few weeks" - then if it happens earlier everyone is impressed - simple basic marketing/customer experience technique!
Where can I see if the 12-month extension has been applied to my membership?We have already applied the 12-month extension to all eligible Members with Tier Point Collection Year end dates between July 2022 – September 2022.
Where can I see if the 12-month extension has been applied to my membership?We have already applied the 12-month extension to all eligible Members with Tier Point Collection Year end dates between July 2022 – September 2022.
- On ba.com: Log in to your Executive Club account via the ‘My Executive Club’ page and click on the “View more account information” drop down.
- On the app: Go to 'My account' and scroll down to the bottom of the screen.
Apr 20, 2022, 6:01 am
#4522
Join Date: May 2016
Location: EDI
Programs: Was BA GGL but no longer travelling
Posts: 583
Not worried. I just find it odd that the wording says "we have already applied it" (see below). Why say that if they havent surely better to say "we will be applying this over the next few weeks" - then if it happens earlier everyone is impressed - simple basic marketing/customer experience technique!
Where can I see if the 12-month extension has been applied to my membership?We have already applied the 12-month extension to all eligible Members with Tier Point Collection Year end dates between July 2022 – September 2022.
Where can I see if the 12-month extension has been applied to my membership?We have already applied the 12-month extension to all eligible Members with Tier Point Collection Year end dates between July 2022 – September 2022.
- On ba.com: Log in to your Executive Club account via the ‘My Executive Club’ page and click on the “View more account information” drop down.
- On the app: Go to 'My account' and scroll down to the bottom of the screen.
Apr 20, 2022, 6:19 am
#4523
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,914
Apr 20, 2022, 6:22 am
#4524
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,243
Apr 20, 2022, 6:23 am
#4526
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Honors Diamond
Posts: 1,636
When I saw this email had hoped it was an extension for having been caught up in the check-in/security fun and games.
Anyway will end up dropping my lowly bronze status as have too many Avios to use to be doing many cash tickets, but might have a go for Silver in the second half of the year (July renewal).
Anyway will end up dropping my lowly bronze status as have too many Avios to use to be doing many cash tickets, but might have a go for Silver in the second half of the year (July renewal).
Apr 20, 2022, 6:43 am
#4528
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Newcastle UK
Posts: 1,114
I could be wrong, but the way I see it there's no hurry at all as even the July year end members have status valid until 31 Aug anyway, so as long as it's updated before that date I don't see an issue. I'm sure the accounts will be updated soon enough.
Apr 20, 2022, 6:45 am
#4529
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: 30,502
I wonder if it might also be based on where accounts are based etc.
Apr 20, 2022, 6:53 am
#4530
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: 5,874
I still don’t have the mail yet so without FT I wouldn’t even have been looking at my account to worry about it! To be fair I didn’t receive the Sean Doyle email either. Maybe they have sent me a carrier pigeon instead (possibly named Speckled Jim)