FAQ : BAEC : status extensions & Tier Point (re)qualification thresholds reduced
Apr 22, 2022, 9:42 am
#4651
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,297
Apr 22, 2022, 9:54 am
#4652
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
Posts: 38,644
Not only that, but those who were flying were the fortunate ones who could actually use the benefits of their status.
Apr 22, 2022, 10:28 am
#4653
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alexandria, VA - DCA
Programs: BA Gold, American Airlines, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 5,075
It will be interesting to see how this plays out in my situation. I'm currently Silver with a July 8th TP reset date and my digital Silver card shows an expiry date of Aug 31, 2022. I'm currently at 1000+ TP and will have enough before July 8 to reach the 1125 TP threshold for Gold.
I see the even-further reduced notification to re-qualify for Silver but that re-qualification already happened for me at 400 TPs a few months ago so no gain there. If Golds were extended and Silvers given further reduced Silver re-qualifications at 300 TP, I wonder what will happen to a Silver who becomes Gold in the next month or so???
(Note, none of this is a complaint as I firmly fall into the aforementioned "BA's rules as it's their game, ball and bat" camp.)
I see the even-further reduced notification to re-qualify for Silver but that re-qualification already happened for me at 400 TPs a few months ago so no gain there. If Golds were extended and Silvers given further reduced Silver re-qualifications at 300 TP, I wonder what will happen to a Silver who becomes Gold in the next month or so???
(Note, none of this is a complaint as I firmly fall into the aforementioned "BA's rules as it's their game, ball and bat" camp.)
Apr 22, 2022, 11:10 am
#4654
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Reading, England
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 145
It will be interesting to see how this plays out in my situation. I'm currently Silver with a July 8th TP reset date and my digital Silver card shows an expiry date of Aug 31, 2022. I'm currently at 1000+ TP and will have enough before July 8 to reach the 1125 TP threshold for Gold.
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Apr 22, 2022, 1:08 pm
#4655
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA, U2+, SK, AF/KL, IHG, Hilton, others gathering dust...
Posts: 2,552
mmm…to a point. IME, the benefits of status when flying were somewhat marginal compared to normal at several points during the pandemic. Obviously that has improved more recently.
Apr 22, 2022, 1:50 pm
#4656
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BAEC Gold, LH, EK, QR
Posts: 355
Apr 22, 2022, 5:35 pm
#4657
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Krakow
Programs: BAEC Silver, Miles and More(FTL), IHG(Platinum), Accor, HHonors(Diamond), SPG, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 5,944
They will get gold for the rest of their current collection year and all of the next collection year like normal, nothing extra.
Apr 23, 2022, 2:17 am
#4658
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci, Diamond Status & on the Supreme Council des Conseillers, BA Ag, Bonvoy GFL/Plat, xVS Au
Posts: 833
not necessarily. In some of the other extensions (e.g. the IT meltdown a few years ago) those reaching the next status level in year have found an extra year got added on. Not sure if this would still be the case.
Apr 23, 2022, 3:47 am
#4660
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Krakow
Programs: BAEC Silver, Miles and More(FTL), IHG(Platinum), Accor, HHonors(Diamond), SPG, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 5,944
While that has happened in the past in terms if this status extension there are no additional years for people who have retained status or attained a new status.
Apr 23, 2022, 4:36 am
#4662
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,504
Same here - no email and no update on the account. I'm not worried too much, as I'll renew GGL organically this year.
Apr 23, 2022, 5:12 am
#4663
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 30
My app and account showed no extension and I received no email, so I called GGL line. The agent was aware of the announcement, confirmed I would receive the extension until Jan 2024, and said he could see this extension already on a different system they use.
So not clear why it isn't showing but at least it seems there is nothing to worry about
Still would be reassuring to see on our end...
Apr 23, 2022, 6:53 am
#4664
Join Date: Oct 2015
Programs: BA Gold for Life
Posts: 1,390
As a data point, I am also Dec 8 year end and GGL.
My app and account showed no extension and I received no email, so I called GGL line. The agent was aware of the announcement, confirmed I would receive the extension until Jan 2024, and said he could see this extension already on a different system they use.
So not clear why it isn't showing but at least it seems there is nothing to worry about
Still would be reassuring to see on our end...
My app and account showed no extension and I received no email, so I called GGL line. The agent was aware of the announcement, confirmed I would receive the extension until Jan 2024, and said he could see this extension already on a different system they use.
So not clear why it isn't showing but at least it seems there is nothing to worry about
Still would be reassuring to see on our end...