What's the best incorrect credit you have had?
Aug 16, 2008, 2:36 pm
#16
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Indeed, or e.g. future prospective employer. Just remember that a few simple google searches could find a lot of information. As well there are several services dedicated to storing copies of historical web pages, so even if you remove the offending item it may still be searchable....
Aug 16, 2008, 3:08 pm
#17
Join Date: Feb 2005
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To be fair to ourselves, the recent amendment to TP earning rates on BAH-DOH-BAH runs was not undertaken as a result of chatter on FT. BA has in place sophisticated systems that allow it closely track route/pax telemetry. The BAH-DOH-BAH route had for a long time appeared as a significant spike on BA's scopes. There are other routes in the network where BA is aware of 'abnormal' patterns but it has so far decided not to act on them.
Aug 16, 2008, 3:42 pm
#18
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As I understand it, a wildly disproportionate level of individuals fleeting back and forth in quick succession, booked in premium classes.
Aug 17, 2008, 3:29 am
#19
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Can't understand why they'd want to stop it, though. Surely the holy grail for an airline is to have an FFP that makes people take unnecessary flights at premium prices on their own metal.
Aug 17, 2008, 3:45 am
#20
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Bristol, UK
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The problem was that you would have F packed with MR trippers on the BAH-DOH-BAH sectors for £200 making it impossible to sell the far more lucrative full fare F ticket DOH-LHR costing up to 20 times more. So even if the cabins are quieter now the yields are now presumably higher.
Aug 17, 2008, 4:40 am
#21
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: London-Nice
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Why? It's trivial for the right people to work out who you are if you post enough relevant info. Especially if you use the BA97 calendar too. If 'they' want to find out who you are, it's a piece of piss for them based on snippets of info. about your travel patterns. I rather think in most cases 'they' don't care (and have no reason to) and have better things to do! If 'they' want to, TDKWYA though!I can recall a couple of threads where someone has posted about some massive problem/grievance and someone from BA has intervened to resolve the issue, and the OP has posted to that effect afterwards.
. I didn't challenge that they CAN find out who you are, of course that is pretty straightforward. I was merely surprised that they WOULD. Like you say why would they care and make the effort. I guess only if something illegal has taken place it is justified, otherwise I would consider it highly unprofessional from any company to contact anyone in this manner.
Aug 17, 2008, 4:42 am
#22
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That is exactly what happened. In my post, I described a flight the previous morning to Lyon in CE where I had observed the Purser facilitating the theft of some CE mugs for some off duty French crew members, after upgrading them.
Evidently, BA were not happy about this, so what did they have to do to find out my identity?
1. Look at the very finite number of flights between LHR and Lyon, the previous morning
2. Look for one with a female purser (it was a "she")
3. Look for one with off-duty French crew travelling on
4. Look at my BA status on FT profile
I was the only Gold cardholder in a very empty cabin. So, very easy to work out.
BA security called me up. Tentatively and politely tested whether I was the person. Asked if I stood by my post. I said I did. Asked if I would put it in writing, which I did. And evidently some action was taken.
So, yes it does happen. And if that isn't evidence that this forum is closely monitored, I don't know what is...
Evidently, BA were not happy about this, so what did they have to do to find out my identity?
1. Look at the very finite number of flights between LHR and Lyon, the previous morning
2. Look for one with a female purser (it was a "she")
3. Look for one with off-duty French crew travelling on
4. Look at my BA status on FT profile
I was the only Gold cardholder in a very empty cabin. So, very easy to work out.
BA security called me up. Tentatively and politely tested whether I was the person. Asked if I stood by my post. I said I did. Asked if I would put it in writing, which I did. And evidently some action was taken.
So, yes it does happen. And if that isn't evidence that this forum is closely monitored, I don't know what is...
Aug 17, 2008, 5:28 am
#23
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