private_md

Did the match to BA Gold. If completing the challenge extended me only to 01/2025, there�s no value as I have CK thru 04/2025. With the hope (and apparent confirmation) that it will be thru 01/2026, it�s worth the RT flight to keep Gold as insurance in case I don�t get CK again.

GoBirds

How do get a real person to chat with? When I try, it seems that all I get is the chat bot.

therossinator

You gotta sweet talk the chat bot into connecting you to an agent. Make it feel stupid so it has to go ask for help. Or just ask it nicely to connect you to an agent.

ty97

haha, we all are. Until someone completes the flight and has their status extended, we're not really going to have any true data point. And I don't see information coming before the May 7 registration deadline, for those who may be sitting on the fence.

T-15.01

agent. Agent.

Wait 3 minutes.


And then 'talk to an agent'. Then itll connect. Took me about 30 mins.

LowValueCustomer

Has everyone found that once you receive the "thank you for contacting BA" email, the application is registered and not lost (as seems to have happened to a few folks who then had to re-submit the application)?

HaleiwaFlyer

Yes, since the email has a tracking number; you can always call BA and talk with an agent to make sure the program match is still in queue and not lost. It took mine about 5 days to approve.

HNL

Have others completed their qualifying trips yet? Have your flights posted? Impact on the Earning Date and Status Expiration Date?

I�m returning to SAN on a RT all BA 4 segment trip via LHR to Spain and will have some data points to post � soon?

Is BAEC always this slow to post flights? Is it the Bank Holiday today? I�m not complaining as I realize everything will post properly eventually. I want to set my expectations about how long it takes for BA metal flights to post.

KARFA

ba flights tend to post around 3/4 days after the flight.

SFO_Flyr

Updated Terms:
I noticed today that the definitions for Qualifying Flights now state:To qualify, these flights must:

• Be a British Airways-marketed flight in business (Club World) or First
• Be operated by British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia or Finnair
• Originate from the US, Canada or Mexico
• Fly to the UK and onwards to Europe
• Be eligible for earning Tier Points and collecting Avios

There is no longer any language regarding discounts or vouchers, which seems to suggest bookings made using AARP and or Chase BA 10% off would qualify, since they would otherwise be eligible for Avios and TIer Points.

Thoughts?

newfbc

Section 17 is still there...
17. This promotion cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, promotion or deal, including but not limited to: (i) redemption bookings; (ii) travel agent or industry discounted fares (including agency, industry, employee discounts), inclusive holidays, group discount fares, child/infant fares or senior citizen fares, whether or not booked in one of the qualifying classes; and (iii) bookings made with vouchers.

Ron.

LowValueCustomer

Incredible that they updated the language but couldn't be bothered to clarify whether an RT to LON counts, and instead just restated the same ambiguous phrasing on that point.

HaleiwaFlyer

Not really ambiguous. The sentence states you have to fly into the UK, AND then another flight onwards to an European destination to count. BA uses AND, rather than OR.

A round trip to LHR by itself doesn�t satisfy the criteria.

private_md

I sent my JFK-LHR-DFW itinerary to BA, and they confirmed that it would satisfy the challenge and extend my BA Gold to early 2026. I think the wording should be "or," but at least I've gotten confirmation. I will have a low threshold to add a quick EU turn if they don't confirm again that it is not necessary; I asked again this evening.

LowValueCustomer

In addition to the confirmations from BA agents of eligibility for UK as a destination, this language would seem to me a very strange way to phrase an exclusion of RTs to the UK; why not simply say "fly to continental Europe" if that were the case, particularly given the other JV partners - how would one even satisfy the "UK and onwards..." part of that sentence on AY or IB for example, if we take a pure literal reading; surely it can't mean e.g., NYC-MAD-LHR-[other continental destination]. Plus, as mentioned earlier in the thread, why would VS status be eligible for a match if a continental connection is required? I certainly take your point and can see the case for your reading, but IMHO the language around this issue does at least seem ambiguous to me.