With BMI futures week, I'm now going off into the wild possibilities of what might happen. This is based on the following: Gut feeling Prescience and things that have happened before. What we know: IAG Group is the preferred buyer for British Midland Airways, although Virgin is making its usual noises. There's about zero chance of being migrated to Miles and … [Read more...]
BMI Futures Week – Where Next with my miles/status?
What I am about to do in is open up one hell of a can of worms and suggest programmes for those of us who are looking for a new home for our miles post BMI Diamond Club shut down (if/when it happens). Now, this affects me personally as I target the "value" range of flying, and I can see what might happen (and lets face it, it could be completely wrong) so here are a few … [Read more...]
BMI Futures Week – Should I re-qualify for BD*G/BD*S?
Well the clue of the post is in the title - Should you be aiming to re-qualify for Gold or Silver? Well the short answer is Yes. Because when BMI finally goes, it's pretty much a given status will be matched by the overtaking airline - be it IAG's British Airways or Virgin Atlantic. Based on the current timetables, here's my thoughts on when if to go for the full … [Read more...]
BMI Futures Week. Next steps….
As most of you sadly know, I am an ardent supporters of BMI and their Diamond Club programme. Heck, I've even flown with BMI. So yes, it is an airline and not just a frequent flyers programme that we all dump miles into ;) However, as the Bob Dylan song goes, The Times, They Are A Changing... For this week, I'll be talking about a few different things such as: Should … [Read more...]