BAEC Card Design
Oct 14, 2004, 5:32 am
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Originally Posted by latitude
I also just noticed that the silver and gold cards show an expiry date whilst the blue doesn't.
My card doesn't have an expiry date, and like fbgdavidson my name is in capitals as well.
My card doesn't have an expiry date, and like fbgdavidson my name is in capitals as well.
Even old Blue cards with expiry dates printed technically do not have expiry dates.
My name is all capitals as well.
Oct 14, 2004, 5:49 am
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Originally Posted by SchmeckFlyer
(lest all the lower classes and riff raff contaminate the First lounges with their non-statusness)
Oct 14, 2004, 7:53 am
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Worse?
Now I get it, BA gold is actually QF bronze!
The status/tier levels are now:
H2GT2G blue with white spaceship on re-entry
HMS Belfast racing grey
QF bronze
So close to the weather radar upgrade black for the "important Friends of Sir Colin etc club".
There is only one thing worse than lower class people in the lounge and that is us Upper Middle class QF members denied entry on premium tickets by the lounge dragons as we don't have our cards with us. Being rejected even though the cabin of travel entitles is a bit rich...
No, I am English Upper Middle class stuck out in the far outposts of the colonies trying to ensure that the natives are still subdued and that the High Commissioner is not facing a revolution by bottom pinching anachists.
The status/tier levels are now:
H2GT2G blue with white spaceship on re-entry
HMS Belfast racing grey
QF bronze
So close to the weather radar upgrade black for the "important Friends of Sir Colin etc club".
There is only one thing worse than lower class people in the lounge and that is us Upper Middle class QF members denied entry on premium tickets by the lounge dragons as we don't have our cards with us. Being rejected even though the cabin of travel entitles is a bit rich...
No, I am English Upper Middle class stuck out in the far outposts of the colonies trying to ensure that the natives are still subdued and that the High Commissioner is not facing a revolution by bottom pinching anachists.
Oct 14, 2004, 9:33 am
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Originally Posted by dnw
Not sure which is worse, that or all the Gold card holders packing out all the lounges except T4 with their non-F-ticketedness
BA should just build lounges sufficiently large to accomodate our inflated egos, completed T5 or not. (BTW, since we are on the topic of designs associated with BA, does anyone have any inside knowledge or ideas of how the new T5 lounges will look like/be like?)
Last edited by SchmeckFlyer; Oct 14, 2004 at 9:58 am
Oct 14, 2004, 10:54 am
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Originally Posted by SchmeckFlyer
BA should just build lounges sufficiently large to accomodate our inflated egos, completed T5 or not.
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices...s/photo02.html
Oct 14, 2004, 10:57 am
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Originally Posted by apudme
Jan 24, 2005, 4:39 pm
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Scoop!
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Jan 25, 2005, 4:31 am
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It's a bit dark.... 
Surely having the oneworld symbol and the oval designator below (i.e:ruby/sapphire/emerald) is a bit condescending?
What colour would a Premier card be in the oneworld alliance - Emerald?
Surely none of it applies - or maybe Fraser is right with the photo, above Emerald is 'Onyx' - well, it's closer to grey than anyother stone I can think of....
Surely having the oneworld symbol and the oval designator below (i.e:ruby/sapphire/emerald) is a bit condescending?
What colour would a Premier card be in the oneworld alliance - Emerald?
Surely none of it applies - or maybe Fraser is right with the photo, above Emerald is 'Onyx' - well, it's closer to grey than anyother stone I can think of....
Jan 25, 2005, 6:39 am
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Emerald is as high as you can get in the OW system.
Appanretly it is a bit of a ******* to photograph or scan as it is matt grey and quite resistant to any attempt.....alas no photoshopping your own cards off this one folks!
Appanretly it is a bit of a ******* to photograph or scan as it is matt grey and quite resistant to any attempt.....alas no photoshopping your own cards off this one folks!
Jan 25, 2005, 6:59 am
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Originally Posted by fbgdavidson
Emerald is as high as you can get in the OW system.
Jan 25, 2005, 8:07 am
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Originally Posted by flyclub
I quite like the name 'Onyx' as a status level, then again 'Diamond' would probably go quite well with the Black of the Premier card....
I think Diamond has too many chav connotations, if you know what I mean.
Jan 25, 2005, 8:22 am
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Originally Posted by fbgdavidson
I want one
I prefere the old styles to the new.... apart from the new Prem
If anyone get's any better pics of old or new prem card let us know ^
Jan 25, 2005, 9:24 am
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Originally Posted by PhilH
I think Diamond has too many chav connotations, if you know what I mean.
OK, all agreed on Onyx?