I can totally understand that, however, what’s to say that in 6 months or a year, those will be withdrawn? Is there anything in the T&Cs that say those programmes are protected and will continue indefinitely? Those people have my sympathy and it could have been handled better but if BA had given..
longer notice, a lot of people would have walked away in that time period. I can see both sides of the argument but it’s IAG’s ball and they have decided to go home and take the ball with them.
...especially those of us who had 10 years of bmi*G that BA just went and completely ignored when they took over.
If those had been converted to BA gold years, I and many others would have been GfL by now! 🤬
So, @starflyergold.bsky.social, shall I come back to Star?! Much better coverage in Asia, but means I’d have to put up with getting lost for hours while connecting in Frankfurt and Istanbul… 🫣
TK may connect to more places, but have you see their timetable?
Flights at crazy times of the day & night and frequencies that mean many destinations aren't served daily (lot more than QR). They've gone for claiming 'the most number of destinations' rather than a quality timetable.
From Europe most connections work for me. The past midnight bank is ok for me if you consider the time difference. Is it perfect? No but it obviously works for them given the cash they make.
I'm 75% to GFL all personally funded so nowhere near as close as many but saw it as a realistic goal in the next few years. The remaining 25% would now cost well in excess of £137.5K given taxes not eligible spend on flights which is ludicrous for my circumstances so very dismayed by it all.
This is the fabulous point made at the end of the article. We can all see the monetary cost of achieving our targets and can shrug our shoulders and think "it's simply not achievable" and not even try.
I can't see them bouncing back from this, I've tried star alliance recently and they are ahead
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If those had been converted to BA gold years, I and many others would have been GfL by now! 🤬
Flights at crazy times of the day & night and frequencies that mean many destinations aren't served daily (lot more than QR). They've gone for claiming 'the most number of destinations' rather than a quality timetable.
I can't see them bouncing back from this, I've tried star alliance recently and they are ahead