Status run hits the news

[The Rok]

Man travelled 29739 kms in FIVE DAYS for British Airways gold card | Daily Mail Online

If only people knew just how rife this was before the end of JASA's

 

[Buzzard]

I wonder how much he paid for Gold

 

[opusman]

His blog is here.

 

[dajop]

I wonder how much he paid for Gold

Remembering that BA Gold = QF Platinum, probably similar amount to some on AFF!

 

[Himeno]

Shrug.

I once did 23255 mi over 8 flights in 3 days. Another 12 hour flight would have beaten this "record" in less time.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I feel the QF response would have been somewhat different... like cutting the number of status credits we can earn to stop this happening again

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Shrug.

I once did 23255 mi over 8 flights in 3 days. Another 12 hour flight would have beaten this "record" in less time.

I suspect you did in fact beat his record - the title claims he travelled kilometres - which you would surely have beaten in miles. I did the same last week as well - 24000 miles in 6 days. Not hard.

Clearly some YUPPs in his itinerary!

 

[dajop]

Clearly some YUPPs in his itinerary!

Yes, and transcontinentals at that.

One of the peculiarities of the BA program is there is a magical distance at which the tier points (SC) jumps significantly. This eliminates anything in the 48 via DFW or ORD, and also the 3 class JFK transcontinental services are out. The addition of hubs at PHL, PHX and CLT I think has made it easier though.

 

[JohnK]

I feel the QF response would have been somewhat different... like cutting the number of status credits we can earn to stop this happening again

Ah the good old days.

Except it's not just QF doing it. Is it?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Ah the good old days.

Except it's not just QF doing it. Is it?

No - but i can't imagine Qantas encouraging status runs like BA did. They embraced it as good PR. Qantas punishes us with reduced SCs.