Cw novice

I disagree they would have got good data from.the double TP promotion and kept extending it.

They saw the opportunity to pivot from premium business travel to premium leisure travel and it worked.

I can't complain too much given what I got out of it

Dave Noble

Your recollection is incorrect ( see )

Bohinjska Bistrica

Bear in mind they were returning from their industry being severely curtailed (for some parts of the period, essentially shut down) and in dire need of making some money. Incentives to earn BA status would have the effect of both encouraging bookings and, more critically, encouraging loyalty to BA and bringing in additional spend. The impact on their lounges was probably not something they cared about much. It was a pretty good initiative from BA.

The crowding will resolve itself over the next year or so, most likely. Hopefully complaints don't lead to BA "enhancing" status benefits...

DXB2745

the 5B point is interesting. Perhaps at busy times that needs enforcing - it�s perverse there are flights from B/C but people still use N+S lounges whilst B is sitting there empty.

Obviously no 1st or CCR at B however.

aristoph

Hardly “empty”. When I flew to YUL at start of May the lounge indicators showed T5B to be one “man” versus 4 “men” in Galleries North and South. When we got to to T5B Galleries it was pretty much full to capacity as well.

testycal

Silver who fly economy AFTER being diligent about obtaining status....without the double TP promotion status is not easily obtained. I personally used a selection of WT+ transatlantic flights and W flights during my WT year to obtain silver. BA's across the board WT+ price increases to mirror business travel has forced me to reevaluate my travel as it is doubtful I can attain silver going forward flying economy and mixing it with a business fare price for WT+...I hope to have gold this year to give me the soft landing over the next 2 years and hopefully the dust settles....having flown MANY years as a blue/bronze I will miss silver benefits if the pricing structure makes it difficult for me to attain it going forward...now what to do with that inventory of avios I have if BA loses my loyalty that has accrued over the past 15 years.

First world problems of course.