pb3

Hello again folks,

I'm after a bit of advice on how the Executive Club tier points sytem work, and the implications for a flight I plan to take in June.

I'm on the Executive Club blue tier and my membership year ends on June 9th 2009. I currently have only 240 tier points and understand that I need another 360 before June 9th to achieve silver tier, otherwise my tier points resets to zero.

As it happens I plan to take a return F flight going out on June 6th and returning on June 22nd. The calculator shows that the 2 legs would give me a neat total of 360 tier points

However as I understand it the tier points are not applied when the flight is booked, but only after the legs are flown. Is my understanding correct here ?

If so then my tier points for this membership year would increase to 420 on June 6th (out leg) but would then be reset to zero on June 9th when my membership year expires In the next membership year I'd then get 180 tier points on June 22nd (return leg).

If my understanding is correct then it surely makes more sense for me to delay my outbound leg until after June 9th as then all 360 tier points would go into my next membership year.

Unfortunately I can't time my trip so that it completes before June 9th as the First discounts for the route in the current BA Sale do not start until June 1st

Could you knowledgeable folk please advise me if my analysis above is correct?

henkybaby

You are correct. I am sure that people here have experiences where BAEC was a little understanding and willing to up you to Silver since you only missed the window by 14 days but officially you are screwed.

Call BAEC, explain your situation and ask if they are willing to extend your current membership to July.

finflyer

I had a similar situation. Called to BAEC in UK and they told me they can extend 14 days.

Rickers

Hey pb3

Good luck with this -- please post your reply from BAEC, because the same situation is likely to happen to me (and I'm sure many others), so anecdotal evidence is often very helpful ^

pb3

Thanks indeed to all who took the trouble to reply so far.

I just rang the EC. The agent's advice was that he could not grant the extension now, but that I should ring on the morning of travel and request a two week extension. He also suggested I take the name of the agent I speak to on the day.

So fingers crossed I should have a great holiday and attain Silver tier at the end of it all. ^

I'll post an update in June to let the board know how I get on. To be safe I'll probably leave on June 2nd rather than June 6th, to ensure my return date does not fall too far after my membership anniversary date.

So it look like an extension is possible - my guess is that if that if your trip commences before the anniversary date, and your return leg is less than two weeks afterwards you should be in with a shout.

Divanli

do you know how to get the BAEC premier status?

Rambuster

Yes.

2035

Or just 'move' to Europe before June 6, and move back afterwards...

Officially you have to wait 6 months to move back, but rules are made to be broken.

HighLife

Don't call BA. They will call you.