FAQ : BAEC : status extensions & Tier Point (re)qualification thresholds reduced
Jun 11, 2020, 12:58 pm
#451
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: London / Berlin
Posts: 130
Marketing departments - and, hell government comms teams - the world over would benefit from remembering that.
Jun 11, 2020, 12:59 pm
#452
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,804
My date is 8 May 2020 and I ended on 100 TPs. Two return trips to Brazil from NCL on the cards in March and April...both knocked on the head due to CV19. Nothing was booked so I have no evidence, but I would have comfortably requalified at Silver.
And now I see my colleague, who was in a similar boat but with a July year end, retain his status. Something doesn't feel quite fair here.
And now I see my colleague, who was in a similar boat but with a July year end, retain his status. Something doesn't feel quite fair here.
Jun 11, 2020, 1:00 pm
#453
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA Executive Club, UA Mileage Plus, bmi Diamond Club
Posts: 480
FCO's advice is indeed advice. I advise you never to drink alcohol. My advice will cut the appropriate amount of ice but is more grounded than the FCO's advice. In your case you benefit from getting Silver for another year until September 2021, which you had in the bag anyway assuming 4 eligible flights. So you benefit from being able to get Gold for 485 TPs between now and September, or 1125 after September, or simply staying as Silver with 450 TPs after September. Arguably a modest package but if you are a natural Silver it's more realistic than 600 TPs.
Jun 11, 2020, 1:08 pm
#454
Join Date: May 2018
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 219
I see the point you are making, but you got caught by having a peak time for travel at the wrong time, whereas your colleague fell on the other side of the great divide (assuming travel becomes easier from this point). By February BA was assuming you would have had about 500 TPs in the bag (assuming 50 TPs per month) and you were some way short. On the other hand should you get Silver soon, it's on the lower 450 TPs / 37 flights and keeps you Silver for 13 or more months. Your colleague would have to do something similar to renew.
Jun 11, 2020, 1:15 pm
#455
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: British Airways Gold, IHG Spire Elite
Posts: 128
My tier point year ends 8/7 and i am
currently at 2k TP, I got gold for first time around January this year and my card says gold expires in August 2021 - am I right in thinking that will change to August 2022? And I will only need 1200 ish TP for gold renewal between July 20 and July 2021?
currently at 2k TP, I got gold for first time around January this year and my card says gold expires in August 2021 - am I right in thinking that will change to August 2022? And I will only need 1200 ish TP for gold renewal between July 20 and July 2021?
Jun 11, 2020, 1:23 pm
#456
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
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My tier point year ends 8/7 and i am
currently at 2k TP, I got gold for first time around January this year and my card says gold expires in August 2021 - am I right in thinking that will change to August 2022? And I will only need 1200 ish TP for gold renewal between July 20 and July 2021?
currently at 2k TP, I got gold for first time around January this year and my card says gold expires in August 2021 - am I right in thinking that will change to August 2022? And I will only need 1200 ish TP for gold renewal between July 20 and July 2021?
As mentioned above it's important to separate renewal of your current status from status upgrades to make sense of this move by BA.
Jun 11, 2020, 1:26 pm
#457
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: London
Programs: Gold at BA, Hilton and Radisson.
Posts: 591
I thought I had it sussed until a friend told me different;
Does the reduced their point threshold apply to your current year?
I assumed not but the example on HfP suggests so (which would be great!).
BA Silver, currently on 1475 TP's ending in November'20 with 3,800TP's booked for next year. I'm assuming Silver until November and then I should make GGL+CCR next year? Unless I'm missing something obvious!
Does the reduced their point threshold apply to your current year?
I assumed not but the example on HfP suggests so (which would be great!).
BA Silver, currently on 1475 TP's ending in November'20 with 3,800TP's booked for next year. I'm assuming Silver until November and then I should make GGL+CCR next year? Unless I'm missing something obvious!
Jun 11, 2020, 1:33 pm
#460
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Cambridge, UK
Programs: Mucci, BA GGL/CCR
Posts: 761
Jun 11, 2020, 1:40 pm
#461
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Up North
Programs: BA Gold , Hilton Diamond
Posts: 158
My wife’s TP year ended 8th June and she got bumped up to Bronze based on her TP balance (240). As I understand it, she will now remain Bronze until June 2022?
My TP year ends 8th July. I currently have 470 TP and would have qualified under the deal relating to APR/MAY/JUNE year ends – BUT as I understand it, I will remain Silver for only 12 months from next month.
As such, I am essentially missing out on an additional 1 year extension simply because my TP year ends one month after my wife’s.
Am I interpreting this correctly?!!
My TP year ends 8th July. I currently have 470 TP and would have qualified under the deal relating to APR/MAY/JUNE year ends – BUT as I understand it, I will remain Silver for only 12 months from next month.
As such, I am essentially missing out on an additional 1 year extension simply because my TP year ends one month after my wife’s.
Am I interpreting this correctly?!!
Jun 11, 2020, 1:43 pm
#462
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Programs: BA Gold, Mucci
Posts: 2,068
Has anyone with a June expiry got any sort of email from BA? I assume they don't have the decency to tell us head on that we've missed out by sheer bad luck.
(Honestly I'd have been significantly less annoyed had they announced it next month as at least I'd have already lost gold by then)
(Honestly I'd have been significantly less annoyed had they announced it next month as at least I'd have already lost gold by then)
As far as I'm aware, everyone is getting extended.
Jun 11, 2020, 1:58 pm
#465
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,020
I'm still slightly confused but I don't think this benefits me at all? 
I achieved Gold by 08 Dec 2019 so have Gold until 31 Jan 2021 as it stands.
I got 1500TPs between 08 Dec 2019 and March 2020 so will qualify anyway for Gold again regardless and keep Gold until 31 Jan 2022 anyway.
So them extending my Gold from 31 Jan 2021 to 2022 I already have.
So the only change is I only need 1125TP (Not 1500) during 08 Dec 2020 - 08 Dec 2021 to keep Gold until 31 Jan 2023?
So congrats to the big winners here, sadly I am not one!
To the experts have I got the understanding correct?
I achieved Gold by 08 Dec 2019 so have Gold until 31 Jan 2021 as it stands.
I got 1500TPs between 08 Dec 2019 and March 2020 so will qualify anyway for Gold again regardless and keep Gold until 31 Jan 2022 anyway.
So them extending my Gold from 31 Jan 2021 to 2022 I already have.
So the only change is I only need 1125TP (Not 1500) during 08 Dec 2020 - 08 Dec 2021 to keep Gold until 31 Jan 2023?
So congrats to the big winners here, sadly I am not one!
To the experts have I got the understanding correct?
Last edited by george77300; Jun 11, 2020 at 2:02 pm Reason: Typo