Maintain the current Avios and Tier Points earning rates on all BA flights
Maintain the current Avios and Tier Points earning rates on all BA flights
The Issue
This funny video made by one of the frequent flyers sums iit all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLe5aKSYgjM
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Lets make the points clearer so that everyone knows what we think and want:
1. We are unhappy about the the Tier Points and Avios Points (In particular) whcih is going to be enforeced by 28 April 2015
2. What we ask for is to, at least, revert the Avios earning system back to normal, where every passaanger in Economy (UK Domestic, Euro Traveller and World Traveler) can receive full mileage flown with British Airways
3. Plenty of Executive Club memebers are very unhappy about the new 'enhancements'. We believe that these new changes are only making the passangers who flies BA's premium to have more Avios Points (The fact is that unless there is a sale the majority of the passangers in Club World and First have their tickets paid by their firm!) while the passangers who paid for their own tickets at the back are losing upto 75% of Avios Points which they are entitled for.
4. For those who live outside London they are even more unpleased as BA has now removed free domestic sector flight (i.e. ABZ or EDI to LHR/LGW) on European award flights. This in order words causes all members to pay 100% or more in order to redeem the same flights comparing to the current rate.
(For example it used to cause 9,000 Avios Points plus £70 to have a return fligh tfrom Edinburgh to Paris but now it would cost 18,000 and £70 for such short-houl redemption. I can easily fly the same route for the same price on Easyjet!)
Please continue reading for the full story.
(If you want to know what are people thinking to this change please look at the following links and this one: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/1650439-end-love-affair.html)
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I apologise for my poor English writing ability. I am trying my best.
British Airways, the 'World's favourite airline' has announced significant changes towards the earning and spending of their air miles, Avios and Tier point (used to increase membership benefits) in the early hours of 28.01.2015
Having been flying with British Airways for numerous of times for the past 5 years the majority and myself are feeling unpleased and sorrowful to see British Airways enhances their loyalty scheme in such radical level.
It has always been the case that full mileage flown will be credited to you regardless of which fare classes (apart from reward flights and industrial discounts) you are booked into. It has always been a very good strategy to retain BA customers who are flying long-houls and short-houls as you are credited with 100% all the time...
...and things have changed.
For all bookings made after 28th April 2015 you would only earn 25% or 50% of mileage flown if you choose to buy 'discounted economy' ('lowest') tickets. This is recidivous, especially for budget flyers who have been flying with BA because of these Avios points. While decreasing the earnings economy passengers BA is now increasing Avios earnings for the richer ones, causing 'the rich to be richer'!
Moreover the Avios needed to redeem a premium class ticket, such as Club World and First has increased hugely. For example it has been the case that it would only costs you 180,000 Avios to redeem a First class return in zone 7 (i.e. EDI to HKG) and now it costs you... 240,000 Avios points to do the same thing (during peak times)! The increased costs of 60,000 of Avios is more than enought to give you one round-trip from EDI to DME (Moscow) FIRST CLASS as well as two more round-trip from Edinburgh to Heathrow!
Finally to summer up members of the BA Executive Club especially those who are in Silver tier are not happy with the new earning and spending system which would become effective from 28th April 2015. If BA refuses to revert back to the old Avios earning rates then... goodbye BA and hi Virgin Atlantic as some of them says.
P.S: I will be silver just two months before this thing starts enrolling and it's also very heartbreaking to see that BA in lowering the Tier bonuses for silver card holders from 100% to... 50% :(
P.S: BA mentions they are changing these things 'Due to customer feedback'. Well i hear the opposite from all Executive Club members which I know.
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For more information please visit the following webpages:
1. http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/executive-club/club-changes
2. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/1650090-executive-club-changes.html
4. http://thepointsguy.com/2015/01/british-airways-devaluation-coming-april-28/
5. Also please have a look on the comment sections under all the news headings related to this change.
The Issue
This funny video made by one of the frequent flyers sums iit all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLe5aKSYgjM
_________________________
Lets make the points clearer so that everyone knows what we think and want:
1. We are unhappy about the the Tier Points and Avios Points (In particular) whcih is going to be enforeced by 28 April 2015
2. What we ask for is to, at least, revert the Avios earning system back to normal, where every passaanger in Economy (UK Domestic, Euro Traveller and World Traveler) can receive full mileage flown with British Airways
3. Plenty of Executive Club memebers are very unhappy about the new 'enhancements'. We believe that these new changes are only making the passangers who flies BA's premium to have more Avios Points (The fact is that unless there is a sale the majority of the passangers in Club World and First have their tickets paid by their firm!) while the passangers who paid for their own tickets at the back are losing upto 75% of Avios Points which they are entitled for.
4. For those who live outside London they are even more unpleased as BA has now removed free domestic sector flight (i.e. ABZ or EDI to LHR/LGW) on European award flights. This in order words causes all members to pay 100% or more in order to redeem the same flights comparing to the current rate.
(For example it used to cause 9,000 Avios Points plus £70 to have a return fligh tfrom Edinburgh to Paris but now it would cost 18,000 and £70 for such short-houl redemption. I can easily fly the same route for the same price on Easyjet!)
Please continue reading for the full story.
(If you want to know what are people thinking to this change please look at the following links and this one: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/1650439-end-love-affair.html)
_________________________
I apologise for my poor English writing ability. I am trying my best.
British Airways, the 'World's favourite airline' has announced significant changes towards the earning and spending of their air miles, Avios and Tier point (used to increase membership benefits) in the early hours of 28.01.2015
Having been flying with British Airways for numerous of times for the past 5 years the majority and myself are feeling unpleased and sorrowful to see British Airways enhances their loyalty scheme in such radical level.
It has always been the case that full mileage flown will be credited to you regardless of which fare classes (apart from reward flights and industrial discounts) you are booked into. It has always been a very good strategy to retain BA customers who are flying long-houls and short-houls as you are credited with 100% all the time...
...and things have changed.
For all bookings made after 28th April 2015 you would only earn 25% or 50% of mileage flown if you choose to buy 'discounted economy' ('lowest') tickets. This is recidivous, especially for budget flyers who have been flying with BA because of these Avios points. While decreasing the earnings economy passengers BA is now increasing Avios earnings for the richer ones, causing 'the rich to be richer'!
Moreover the Avios needed to redeem a premium class ticket, such as Club World and First has increased hugely. For example it has been the case that it would only costs you 180,000 Avios to redeem a First class return in zone 7 (i.e. EDI to HKG) and now it costs you... 240,000 Avios points to do the same thing (during peak times)! The increased costs of 60,000 of Avios is more than enought to give you one round-trip from EDI to DME (Moscow) FIRST CLASS as well as two more round-trip from Edinburgh to Heathrow!
Finally to summer up members of the BA Executive Club especially those who are in Silver tier are not happy with the new earning and spending system which would become effective from 28th April 2015. If BA refuses to revert back to the old Avios earning rates then... goodbye BA and hi Virgin Atlantic as some of them says.
P.S: I will be silver just two months before this thing starts enrolling and it's also very heartbreaking to see that BA in lowering the Tier bonuses for silver card holders from 100% to... 50% :(
P.S: BA mentions they are changing these things 'Due to customer feedback'. Well i hear the opposite from all Executive Club members which I know.
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For more information please visit the following webpages:
1. http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/executive-club/club-changes
2. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/1650090-executive-club-changes.html
4. http://thepointsguy.com/2015/01/british-airways-devaluation-coming-april-28/
5. Also please have a look on the comment sections under all the news headings related to this change.
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