FAQ : BAEC : status extensions & Tier Point (re)qualification thresholds reduced
Apr 21, 2022, 7:05 am
#4591
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAS/FCO/JFK/LAX
Programs: DL DM/2MM, BA GGL/CCR,/GFL, A3 Gold, JBU Mosaic, ITA Executive, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 305
No email but card expiration already moved to 2023
I’m at 2200 TP and have upcoming travel till my collection end date worth another 2500-3000 TP
I wonder if i should cancel/reschedule this travel to next TO collection year and travel with a different alliance to get status. Similar situation with Delta.
Happy people are not losing status, but see no further incentive in continuing to accumulate TP on BA or MQM on DL
I’m at 2200 TP and have upcoming travel till my collection end date worth another 2500-3000 TP
I wonder if i should cancel/reschedule this travel to next TO collection year and travel with a different alliance to get status. Similar situation with Delta.
Happy people are not losing status, but see no further incentive in continuing to accumulate TP on BA or MQM on DL
Apr 21, 2022, 7:16 am
#4592
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: 5,899
No email but card expiration already moved to 2023
I’m at 2200 TP and have upcoming travel till my collection end date worth another 2500-3000 TP
I wonder if i should cancel/reschedule this travel to next TO collection year and travel with a different alliance to get status. Similar situation with Delta.
Happy people are not losing status, but see no further incentive in continuing to accumulate TP on BA or MQM on DL
I’m at 2200 TP and have upcoming travel till my collection end date worth another 2500-3000 TP
I wonder if i should cancel/reschedule this travel to next TO collection year and travel with a different alliance to get status. Similar situation with Delta.
Happy people are not losing status, but see no further incentive in continuing to accumulate TP on BA or MQM on DL
Apr 21, 2022, 7:17 am
#4593
Join Date: May 2016
Location: EDI
Programs: Was BA GGL but no longer travelling
Posts: 583
It's interesting now isn't it? I have just over 2 months to go (July) so I am happy with the extension, but have enough travel currently booked to get me to 1950 TPs and would have made up the rest if needed. Am now wondering whether to defer some of the journeys which is contrary to what BA would have been hoping for - but with 3000 to get from 9th July onwards, I will need a good head start !
Apr 21, 2022, 7:22 am
#4594
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,900
I'm confused with regards to qualifications for GGL. I thought pre-pandemic; it was 5000 TPs. Then it was reduced to 3750 TPs. Now, I'm hearing 2250 TPs? Huh?
Apr 21, 2022, 7:23 am
#4595
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Singapore
Programs: HHonors Diamond; A3 *Nothing ; BA Exec. Club Gold
Posts: 1,689
AFAIK there is no reduction on the 4 qualifying flights requirement. I believe your partner has until August 8th to get to the reduced TP target and 4 qualifying flights. Your partner may consider it better to drop to Bronze and then from August to year end aim for again getting silver which would be for whatever was remain from their 22/23 year and all of 23/24
See the FAQs on this page. Youi still need the eligible flights.
You still need the qualifying flights.
And a data point from myself. July year end with Silver renewed already, no email and still showing 31st August 2022. The message regarding the new threshold is showing on main account page once logged in. I'd imagine the expiry date will remain as is until the year end as with normal renewal procedure.
And a data point from myself. July year end with Silver renewed already, no email and still showing 31st August 2022. The message regarding the new threshold is showing on main account page once logged in. I'd imagine the expiry date will remain as is until the year end as with normal renewal procedure.
Here is hoping that when QR gets on Avios their flights will count just as IB
Globalist
Apr 21, 2022, 7:23 am
#4596
Join Date: May 2016
Location: EDI
Programs: Was BA GGL but no longer travelling
Posts: 583
The reduced thresholds means requalification is 2250. Not sure if qualification is also reduced.
Reduced thresholds must be achieved by 31st Dec.
Apr 21, 2022, 7:25 am
#4597
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: 7,328
No email but card expiration already moved to 2023
I’m at 2200 TP and have upcoming travel till my collection end date worth another 2500-3000 TP
I wonder if i should cancel/reschedule this travel to next TO collection year and travel with a different alliance to get status.
I’m at 2200 TP and have upcoming travel till my collection end date worth another 2500-3000 TP
I wonder if i should cancel/reschedule this travel to next TO collection year and travel with a different alliance to get status.
Apr 21, 2022, 7:25 am
#4598
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,965
Apr 21, 2022, 7:26 am
#4599
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: 7,328
2250 to RENEW GGL (if you are already GGL). This is reduced from 3000 TPs.
Apr 21, 2022, 7:29 am
#4600
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,900
Apr 21, 2022, 7:34 am
#4601
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Krakow
Programs: BAEC Silver, Miles and More(FTL), IHG(Platinum), Accor, HHonors(Diamond), SPG, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 5,919
Thanks, being based in Singapore and the borders opening still being recent it makes it quite hard to achieve in the short time. It is not like we can do some quick short haul flights. Still a bit baffled by the reduction of TP but not the qualifying flights in an equal way.
Here is hoping that when QR gets on Avios their flights will count just as IB
Globalist
Here is hoping that when QR gets on Avios their flights will count just as IB
Globalist
Apr 21, 2022, 8:51 am
#4603
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,474
Was it only Golds got extended, then - or some other qualifying list? I seem to only have gotten the 50% threshold as a Silver [not that it would change my plans as I'll be holidaying my way to Gold post year end].
Apr 21, 2022, 8:52 am
#4604
Join Date: May 2016
Location: EDI
Programs: Was BA GGL but no longer travelling
Posts: 583
Golds got extended; silver got their threshold reduced by 50%
Apr 21, 2022, 8:57 am
#4605
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: BA Gold, TK Elite Plus, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 142
I fully agree; if they don't positive discriminate, they will lose many Gold card travelers who will move to pastures new. Personally, living in continental Europe and with my business and personal region of interest in East Asia, I will be losing my GGL card no matter how low they put the threshold, unless they give it to me for free. In my city we still have very limited connections with BA to LHR and they get cancelled constantly, creating additional disruption. And competition is here, we are served daily by the all the companies in the Persian Gulf. We also have convenient connections with Istanbul, which these days they even take you to Mexico in C at very competitive rates.
Last edited by docsxx; Apr 21, 2022 at 9:42 am