British Airways is raising the requirements for Silver and Gold status while cutting the bonus tier points earned on some premium tickets. For an airline that wants travelers to keep choosing it, making those expensive flights count for less strikes me as a rather strange way to encourage loyalty.
Those increases alone are relatively modest. But they arrive alongside reductions in the extra tier points awarded on certain premium tickets, making the combined effect considerably less modest for some travelers.
According to BA’s updated earning tables, those bonuses will change as follows:
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