Physical BAEC Bronze cards and bag tags eliminated
Mar 7, 2021, 5:29 am
#76
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Mar 7, 2021, 3:40 pm
#77
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Guess I've seen them all - date back to BEA, the 'cradle seat', Concorde and just as things were heading in the right direction the 'era of enhancements'. Sad to say many of us have lived to see BEA/BOAC 'enhanced' out of our lives and going downhill from there, dread to think what the post covid 'enhancement' will be.
Mar 7, 2021, 6:27 pm
#78
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Never say never, we all live in hope to see this again.... up close and personal, although she's due to be withdrawn in November so the chances are slim I fear.
Mar 8, 2021, 5:41 am
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Enhancements are certainly not limited to BA - Lufthansa and a few more have used the term for the last twenty years too for very much the same effect.
Mar 8, 2021, 7:52 am
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What rubbish that they eliminated propellers, 2-2 seating in F on a narrow-body hop across the Atlantic and boarding cards hand-completed on thick cardstock. Even worse, the opportunity to stretch out a bit at SNN and YQX enroute to IDW.
Mar 8, 2021, 11:57 am
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We're not allowed to call them that anymore remember. Hence the grand renaming of this thread to something more befitting.
Last edited by 1Aturnleft; Mar 8, 2021 at 12:26 pm
Mar 20, 2021, 5:49 am
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If you really need to show the world your BAEC status you can take a screenprint of the digital card, print it, cut it out and stick it to a piece of sturdy card. You can laminate it too, if you wish. No-one will know the difference, and fellow travellers will continue to be impressed as you stride through T5.
I do think bronze and above should get at least a set of tags. Is it really saving that much in comparison to all the CO2 being kicked out from the flying?
Surprising nobody has mentioned the marketing benefits. One for the card holder in terms of the ‘ooooh shiny, I’ve made it. BA thinks I’m important. I like BA. Let’s try to get the next tier’ and the other of having people see the card on luggage, ask questions etc.
Whilst I broadly agree that digital is the way to go for a lot of things. There’s practical value in the tags (which could double as the card) as discussed upthread.
Mar 20, 2021, 1:59 pm
#86
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Sure there would be enough of a market for BA to offer luggage tags. Say 500 avios?
I do think bronze and above should get at least a set of tags. Is it really saving that much in comparison to all the CO2 being kicked out from the flying?
Surprising nobody has mentioned the marketing benefits. One for the card holder in terms of the ‘ooooh shiny, I’ve made it. BA thinks I’m important. I like BA. Let’s try to get the next tier’ and the other of having people see the card on luggage, ask questions etc.
Whilst I broadly agree that digital is the way to go for a lot of things. There’s practical value in the tags (which could double as the card) as discussed upthread.
I do think bronze and above should get at least a set of tags. Is it really saving that much in comparison to all the CO2 being kicked out from the flying?
Surprising nobody has mentioned the marketing benefits. One for the card holder in terms of the ‘ooooh shiny, I’ve made it. BA thinks I’m important. I like BA. Let’s try to get the next tier’ and the other of having people see the card on luggage, ask questions etc.
Whilst I broadly agree that digital is the way to go for a lot of things. There’s practical value in the tags (which could double as the card) as discussed upthread.
Gold, maybe Silver - but Bronze? All it gets you is Business Class check in and 7 day seat selection.
Mar 20, 2021, 7:53 pm
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Aug 29, 2021, 12:28 pm
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"As part of our ongoing commitment to minimise the impact we have on the environment, we made the decision to digitalise the Club experience. This does unfortunately mean that we are unable to order a Silver Card for xxx- I sincerely apologise for this.!
Aug 29, 2021, 12:38 pm
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do tell (private msg if you prefer).. I've being trying in vain (no luck via the webform - just the standard response about lowering carbon footprint blah blah) to get one for my 6 y/o daughter (silver card) as she doesn't own a digital device so a card/bag tag would prove handy.
"As part of our ongoing commitment to minimise the impact we have on the environment, we made the decision to digitalise the Club experience. This does unfortunately mean that we are unable to order a Silver Card for xxx- I sincerely apologise for this.!
"As part of our ongoing commitment to minimise the impact we have on the environment, we made the decision to digitalise the Club experience. This does unfortunately mean that we are unable to order a Silver Card for xxx- I sincerely apologise for this.!