FAQ : BAEC : status extensions & Tier Point (re)qualification thresholds reduced
Aug 11, 2022, 3:08 pm
#4921
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(apologies in advance if old news)
Much to my surprise, I cannot seem to find coverage of this elsewhere (??) on the Forum, but it appears that BA have further reduced the threshold for renewal of Silver status, which will now require only 300 TP’s, as opposed to the previous lower threshold of 450.
Official notification here
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...eshold-reduced
Much to my surprise, I cannot seem to find coverage of this elsewhere (??) on the Forum, but it appears that BA have further reduced the threshold for renewal of Silver status, which will now require only 300 TP’s, as opposed to the previous lower threshold of 450.
Official notification here
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...eshold-reduced
And maybe there will be some reduction for the following TP year at some point. Just booked my 4 flights on BA in late December/early January and planing to divert some AS flighs from AA to BA t for the TP. Fewer would be better.
Cheers.
Aug 11, 2022, 3:21 pm
#4922
Join Date: Mar 2022
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 285
Very nice to see. Doesn't help me as my TP collection year ends Nov. 8, 2022 and I plan to requalify after this date for 2 years of Silver. But glad that many will benefit.
And maybe there will be some reduction for the following TP year at some point. Just booked my 4 flights on BA in late December/early January and planing to divert some AS flighs from AA to BA t for the TP. Fewer would be better.
Cheers.
And maybe there will be some reduction for the following TP year at some point. Just booked my 4 flights on BA in late December/early January and planing to divert some AS flighs from AA to BA t for the TP. Fewer would be better.
Cheers.
Aug 11, 2022, 3:23 pm
#4923
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: BAEC Gold, EK Skywards (enhanced Blue !), Oman Air Sindbad Gold
Posts: 6,399
@ KARFA - I did have a (quick !) look at the Wiki and can see that there is indeed mention of the 300 threshold, which I obviously missed.
That said, am wondering if there is something ‘new’ in the BA page I linked, from which it appears that the reduced threshold can be achieved “by your next Tier Point Collection Year end date” ……. whereas previously it only covered those with a June-September end date ….. ??
(but I may well have got that wrong too ……
)
That said, am wondering if there is something ‘new’ in the BA page I linked, from which it appears that the reduced threshold can be achieved “by your next Tier Point Collection Year end date” ……. whereas previously it only covered those with a June-September end date ….. ??
(but I may well have got that wrong too ……
)
Aug 11, 2022, 3:26 pm
#4924
Join Date: Oct 2014
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Its been in that page since mid july at least
I think its been there since early june
I think its been there since early june
Last edited by scottishpoet; Aug 11, 2022 at 3:33 pm
Aug 12, 2022, 2:03 am
#4925
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Aug 12, 2022, 5:23 am
#4926
Join Date: May 2016
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 50
Very nice to see. Doesn't help me as my TP collection year ends Nov. 8, 2022 and I plan to requalify after this date for 2 years of Silver. But glad that many will benefit.
And maybe there will be some reduction for the following TP year at some point. Just booked my 4 flights on BA in late December/early January and planing to divert some AS flighs from AA to BA t for the TP. Fewer would be better.
Cheers.
And maybe there will be some reduction for the following TP year at some point. Just booked my 4 flights on BA in late December/early January and planing to divert some AS flighs from AA to BA t for the TP. Fewer would be better.
Cheers.
Is it the case that I can get the reduced target of 1125 Tier Points between 8 November and 31 December and then maintain gold status until the end of 2024? Or doesn't it work like that?
Aug 12, 2022, 5:27 am
#4927
Join Date: May 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
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Sorry to ask a question on this. But I have a year end date of 8 November and I will fall just short of keeping gold (which would be until the end of 2023) by then for various reasons.
Is it the case that I can get the reduced target of 1125 Tier Points between 8 November and 31 December and then maintain gold status until the end of 2024? Or doesn't it work like that?
Is it the case that I can get the reduced target of 1125 Tier Points between 8 November and 31 December and then maintain gold status until the end of 2024? Or doesn't it work like that?
Aug 12, 2022, 5:28 am
#4928
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Sorry to ask a question on this. But I have a year end date of 8 November and I will fall just short of keeping gold (which would be until the end of 2023) by then for various reasons.
Is it the case that I can get the reduced target of 1125 Tier Points between 8 November and 31 December and then maintain gold status until the end of 2024? Or doesn't it work like that?
Is it the case that I can get the reduced target of 1125 Tier Points between 8 November and 31 December and then maintain gold status until the end of 2024? Or doesn't it work like that?
hi
You will have gold status until Nov 2024 ( and card benefits until Dec 2024)
Regards
Tbs
Aug 12, 2022, 7:04 am
#4929
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Honors Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 26
I’m currently Blue with a Tier Point year ending on 8th Nov 2022 and have enough flights booked between mid Nov and 31st Dec to in theory get Gold for the first time ever based on the reduced threshold of 1125 TPs before 31st Dec. What I’m unsure of is if the reduced thresholds apply for people moving from Blue straight to Gold for the first time in a TP collection year ending in 2023, has anyone else here who is in their 2023 TP collection year already managed to move from Blue to Gold based on the 1125 threshold?
Aug 12, 2022, 7:20 am
#4930
Join Date: May 2018
Location: London
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I’m currently Blue with a Tier Point year ending on 8th Nov 2022 and have enough flights booked between mid Nov and 31st Dec to in theory get Gold for the first time ever based on the reduced threshold of 1125 TPs before 31st Dec. What I’m unsure of is if the reduced thresholds apply for people moving from Blue straight to Gold for the first time in a TP collection year ending in 2023, has anyone else here who is in their 2023 TP collection year already managed to move from Blue to Gold based on the 1125 threshold?
Aug 12, 2022, 7:27 am
#4931
Join Date: Feb 2020
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That’s what I thought from reading the info on the BA web page, however when I spoke to 2 different people at the Exec Club on their phone line, they said that the reduced thresholds were only for people renewing a status level and not for people who have no status because they’re just Blue at the moment, hence asking if anyone with a 2023 TP end date has actually managed to get from Blue to Gold, or whether it’s just a case of the people who run the Exec Club phone line not being told the right information?
Aug 12, 2022, 7:49 am
#4932
Join Date: May 2018
Location: London
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Posts: 320
That’s what I thought from reading the info on the BA web page, however when I spoke to 2 different people at the Exec Club on their phone line, they said that the reduced thresholds were only for people renewing a status level and not for people who have no status because they’re just Blue at the moment, hence asking if anyone with a 2023 TP end date has actually managed to get from Blue to Gold, or whether it’s just a case of the people who run the Exec Club phone line not being told the right information?
Aug 12, 2022, 7:50 am
#4933
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 327
(apologies in advance if old news)
Much to my surprise, I cannot seem to find coverage of this elsewhere (??) on the Forum, but it appears that BA have further reduced the threshold for renewal of Silver status, which will now require only 300 TP’s, as opposed to the previous lower threshold of 450.
Official notification here
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...eshold-reduced
Much to my surprise, I cannot seem to find coverage of this elsewhere (??) on the Forum, but it appears that BA have further reduced the threshold for renewal of Silver status, which will now require only 300 TP’s, as opposed to the previous lower threshold of 450.
Official notification here
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...eshold-reduced
Aug 12, 2022, 8:13 am
#4934
Join Date: Nov 2012
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It's a bit confusing to be honest. As far as I'm aware, the website is correct and the app seems to be in a bit of a muddle.
Aug 12, 2022, 10:10 am
#4935
Join Date: Dec 2014
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