ANNOUNCEMENT - A new revitalised Executive Club is coming
Sep 2, 2011 | 6:36 am
#481
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Confirmed changes to the BAEC:
I have it on excellent authority(1) that the following changes to the BAEC are certain to be introduced in November (2):
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1: My mate Dave in The King's Head
2: Until confirmed otherwise.
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- F redemptions will be available only to GCHs who have previously been Blue, Bronze and Silver in the same membership year.
- 10,000 TPs will provide a OW Sapphire for life (assuming you have the life-span of a mayfly)
- Forward-facing CW seats will be reserved solely for GCHs. Silvers must always sit facing rearwards.
- Euro-cheating will be prohibited unless you live in Monaco and own your own helicopter.
- Redemptions from LHR-JFK will be available to absolutely anyone who can fly a 737 underneath the LGW air-bridge (the first attempt may be conducted in the simulator).
- Bronze tier will be introduced. Eligibility will be determined by an interview with Pucci and selection may be made only if you are of "the right sort."
- Bronze card-holders will be allowed into the lounge no more than 5 minutes before the gate closes and given the choice of a funnel or a straw. Binge drinking is preferable to clogging up all the best seats.
- Premiers may access sunrisegirl's hot-tub (subject to ... er ... capacity).
- GCHs will henceforth be required to describe the difference between Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Champ Gain 2007 and Corton Bressandes Grand Cru 2008 in a blind taste-test before being given their card.
- However, GCs to be made of actual gold.
- Blue lounge to be introduced under the Bring Your Own principle (limited to 100ml bottles and situated within 10m of the gate).
- MFU: You may MFU to the exit row (actually, perhaps I shouldn't give them ideas.)
- Avios, Aviae, Aviatum, Aviato, Aviamus, Abi Titmus.
- JER to be regarded as part of France for the purposes of amusement.
1: My mate Dave in The King's Head
2: Until confirmed otherwise.
Sep 2, 2011 | 6:37 am
#482
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: East Anglia, England
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Bloody heck! The last time I saw this page (last night at around 17:00BST) it was on page 18.
And now it is on page 46
Just thought I would point that out
Oh, well there was an article in this morning's Times pointing
out how AirMiles users will basically get done over by the changes.
H
And now it is on page 46
Just thought I would point that out
Oh, well there was an article in this morning's Times pointing out how AirMiles users will basically get done over by the changes.
H
Sep 2, 2011 | 6:49 am
#484
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
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- Threaten to break someone's neck if they don't agree with you.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/17039610-post5.html
Sep 2, 2011 | 6:53 am
#485
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Sep 2, 2011 | 7:00 am
#487
Join Date: Jan 2005
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* From reading the "Giving you more recognition when you fly with us" line, I'm wondering is that increased recognition going be based on the introduction of a two tiered redemption system coming into play, whereby Blues / (Bronzes) will be required to spend more miles on redemptions & MFU's than Silvers & Gold. More recognition for Silvers & Golds but done with a slap in the face for Blues / (Bronzes) !!
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Sep 2, 2011 | 7:02 am
#488
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I think that it's more likely that there would be greater recognition of miles collected through actually flying rather than all the other avenues. Coincidentally, AA have just announced that after November 2011 their Lifetime status programme will no longer count anything other than miles flown and that's caused almost as much anger on the AA board.
We shall wait and see.
Sep 2, 2011 | 7:13 am
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Sep 2, 2011 | 7:21 am
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Sep 2, 2011 | 7:31 am
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