Just signed my partner up to the BAEC and created a household account so I can get my hands on his miles for some upcoming long haul flights he's doing in J.

His BAEC number is 18xxxxxx which compares to mine which is 34xxxxxx. I joined BAEC about 10 years ago so was interested to see that his number starts with a 1 vs mine with a 3.

Anyone have any idea how these numbers are allocated?

By the way, just booked him yesterday on IB down to Sao Paulo on Dec 3, returning in mid-Jan. Just �1.8k in J, compared to �1.3k in cheapest Y class available on IB, and �5.2k in J on BA. His ticket is flexible which he may need for the return on payment of a �120 fee plus any fare difference.

So ex-EU tickets are still available and relatively good value, on IB. Yes I know he could have gone to Oz after Easter next year for $200 quid more in the recent QF 241 sale, but this is peak season, bought 3 weeks ahead of travel, and flexible.

James

A good thread to start as I have often wondered this too. My membership number starts 32xxxxxx and I joined around 1996, yet Mrs BA1A who joined last year got allocated 11xxxxxx. I always wondered if anyone had 0000000x for example.

Surely husband these days

No idea, but similarly signing up various members of the Other Half's family last year saw numbers in the 18xxxxxx range being allocated. I similarly signed up about 10 years ago or so, and I've got a 4xxxxxxxx card.

At least unlike BD/VS, the BA number doesn't change with status (though BD at least only change the first digit - VS issue an entire new number )/

Pure conjecture, but I would guess it's random or using some non-sequential algorithm.

I'm 10****** from 2004, but was previously a member from the early '90s with 76******. And my Dad was among the original members from way back when you paid for it, and I'm fairly sure his started with a 1 a well.

Now that I think about it though, the card that started 76 was one that I got from a form in HighLife (or was it BusLife - can't remember) where you tore out a paper version of the card, and unlike LH the number on it was the actual one - not a temporary one.

So maybe that would point to them allocating batches at a time for different purposes (at least historically if not now)...

IIRC Prem's have a specific formatted number. For the rest, I think it is just random.

Another FTer and I seem to have numbers where the first half is identical so they're pretty close sequentially. Had to do a quick double take the first time I saw it in MMB like that. As yet another FTer would say "Ooh, it's a small world, isn't it?"

Mrs Teece and I joined within minutes back in 2005, both starting 122***** and differ only by their second-last digit, I signed the kids up earlier in the year and theirs begin 179***** and have the last three digits different.

Yes my 12 year old membership is a 41XXXXX series. I started a thread about this a few months ago - it is a question that tweaks my curiosity.
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First 4 digits of mine are the same and the last 4 are my month and year of birth in MMYY format.

Cool, you paid extra for a personalised number?

That would make mine 3333126x which it isn't by the way.

As a veteran of the 1992 intake, I am 228XXXXX.

Joined in 1996 and have 11XXXXXX

Signed up the rest of my family in February this year and all have 180XXX

I also joined around 1992 or thereabouts. 210xxxxx and no relationship to my date of birth as far as I can judge.

the birthday thing is there with mine too. the last 4 are my b'day backwards 0141. B'day 14 10. there may be more to this than meets the eye

My BAEC number starts with a '9' and I can't actually remember when I joined.

My wife joined several years later and her number starts with a '1'.

No relation with our dates of birth in our BAEC numbers.

bjorns