bmi Diamond Club och dess framtid (2012-DEC-31 är slutdatum)

[Mikael]

Är inte detta en smula motsägelsefullt? Man kan inte tjäna miles med LH-gruppen, men de säger inte att man inte kan tjäna miles med övriga Star Alliance. Det kanske är underförstått, men i så fall tycker jag det är otydligt.

 

[Dr. Miles]

Är inte detta en smula motsägelsefullt? Man kan inte tjäna miles med LH-gruppen, men de säger inte att man inte kan tjäna miles med övriga Star Alliance. Det kanske är underförstått, men i så fall tycker jag det är otydligt.

Nej, det gäller status miles, typ HON Circle Member grundande miles.

 

[Swisser]

Jag tolkar denna del av meddelandet som beträffar Lufthansagruppen:
"From 19 April 2012, the ability for Diamond Club members to earn Status and Destinations miles and to redeem miles will cease on the Lufthansa Group airlines (Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines)."
på följande sätt:
- Ingen intjäning av vare sig status eller destination miles from 19 april på Lufthansagruppens flighter
- Ingen möjlighet att göra reward bookings på Lufthansgruppens flygbolag from 19 april
- Betr övriga bolag inom Staralliance antar jag att allt är som vanligt tills något nytt meddelas

 

[stewigriffin]

Fick du någon klarhet i detta?

Dvs gör man bort sig om man köper poäng i syfte att t. ex. ta sig Stockholm ✈ Tokyo ToR i jul/aug?

Det gick bra att boka en bonusresa i maj. Även LH flyg var möjlig att flyga med. Angående ombokning och ändringar gäller samma regler som idag, dvs senast 7 dagar före.

 

[Hamilton]

I'm writing to advise you of some important changes to the Diamond Club programme following the sale of bmi to IAG, the owner of British Airways, on 20 April 2012.

As a result, there are some key changes to your Diamond Club membership, which I would like to outline below, which also includes an invitation from British Airways.

Announcement of bmi's exit from Star Alliance
A new partnership with British Airways
Business as usual for Diamond Club

1. bmi's exit from Star Alliance

I'd firstly like to advise that from 20 April bmi will no longer be a member of Star Alliance.

However, you will still be able to enjoy the following Star Alliance benefits associated with your membership tier level until 31 May 2012.

You will continue to earn membership status miles and earn and spend destinations miles on bmi and Star Alliance carriers (excluding Lufthansa Group airlines) until 31 May 2012
For all Star Alliance carriers you will also be able to take advantage of your bmi and Star Alliance status benefits, including lounge access, priority check-in and priority boarding until 31 May 2012
From 1 June 2012 any benefits associated with your tier membership and the ability to earn status miles and earn and spend destinations miles on Star Alliance airlines will end
Star Alliance award bookings made before 31 May 2012 will be honoured

For further information including changes to award bookings, retrospective claims and award flight bookings please visit flybmi.com

2. A new partnership with British Airways

We're pleased to announce that Diamond Club members will benefit from a new partnership with British Airways from 20 April 2012.

All members will be able to earn destinations miles on BA, for flights taken from 20 April 2012, and we will shortly introduce the option to spend your destinations miles on BA award flights
From today, Diamond Club Gold and Silver members will be able to access the British Airways lounges at London Heathrow and London Gatwick, when flying with bmi or British Airways - please present your Diamond Club Gold or Silver card on arrival to gain access

As part of the transition of bmi into British Airways, from 1 May 2012 British Airways is inviting you, as a Diamond Club member, to also join the Executive Club at your equivalent tier status level. Diamond Club Gold customers will be invited to become Gold members of the Executive Club and Silver members to become Silver, which will be in addition to your Diamond Club membership. Further details will follow shortly.

You will also be able to transfer your destinations miles to Executive Club Avios points at a rate of 1:1. British Airways will also be offering Executive Club customers the ability to transfer from Executive Club Avios points into destinations miles at a rate of 1:1. For example 100 destinations miles could be transferred into 100 Avios points and vice versa.

We are creating an online tool that will allow Diamond Club and Executive Club customers to undertake transfers, which will be available from 3 July 2012. We will contact you nearer that date to explain how the tool will work and how to access it.

3. Business as usual for Diamond Club

Although today we are announcing a number of changes to the programme, we would like to assure you that it is business as usual for Diamond Club, including members who have a bmi Credit Card Account with MBNA.

We very much appreciate your loyalty to bmi and hope that you continue to enjoy the benefits of Diamond Club membership.

For more information on the changes please visit flybmi.com

We look forward to welcoming you onboard again soon.

Regards


Keeley Downing
Diamond Club Manager

Fick följande i mailen idag, ganska trevlig uppgradering från BMI's guld till BA guld.

 

[Erik Bernskiöld]

Det var inte illa ju!

 

[Dr. Miles]

Det var inte illa och plötsligt blir jag BAEC Gold!

As part of the transition of bmi into British Airways, from 1 May 2012 British Airways is inviting you, as a Diamond Club member, to also join the Executive Club at your equivalent tier status level. Diamond Club Gold customers will be invited to become Gold members of the Executive Club and Silver members to become Silver, which will be in addition to your Diamond Club membership. Further details will follow shortly.

 

[gdaily]

Mer info, från hemsidan:

Star Alliance Exit
Up to and including 31 May 2012 status miles will continue to be earned by Diamond Club members when travelling on a bmi or a Star Alliance operated flight.

Destinations Miles Earning
Up to and including 31 May 2012 destinations miles will continue to be earned by Diamond Club members when travelling on a bmi or a Star Alliance operated flight.

From 20 April 2012 destinations miles can also be earned by Diamond Club members when travelling on a bmi or a British Airways operated flight.

Other Diamond Club Airline Partners
Diamond Club members will continue to earn destinations miles with Diamond Club airline partners who are not associated with Star Alliance. These airline partners are:

Transaero
Virgin
bmibaby
Qatar
Jet Airways


Retrospective Flight Claims
From 1 June 2012 any retrospective claims made by Diamond Club members, for flights flown up to 31 May 2012 on Star Alliance member carriers but not credited to Diamond Club member accounts, will be accepted by bmi up to and including 31 October 2012.

Any retrospective Star Alliance claims made by Diamond Club members after 31 October will not be credited to Diamond Club members’ accounts.

Award Flights
When is the last date that I can make an award flight booking for a Star Alliance member flight?
The last date that a Diamond Club member can make an award flight booking on a Star Alliance airline is 31 May 2012.

Will my award flight booking be honoured after 31 May 2012?
Any award flights booked and ticketed, on a Star Alliance airline, on or before 31 May 2012 will be honoured.

Can I change my award flight booking after 31 May 2012?
The last time that you will be able to make a change to an award flight booking for travel on a Star Alliance airline is 31 May 2012.

If you need to make a change to an award flight booking after 31 May 2012 the booking would need to be cancelled because no changes can be made after this date.

Lufthansa Group Airlines
As communicated to Diamond Club members on 11 April 2012, the earn and spend agreement with the Lufthansa Group ended on 19 April 2012. This included Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines. This means that Diamond Club members are no longer able to earn destinations and status miles and are also no longer able to spend destinations miles on these airlines.

All other Star Alliance benefits associated with membership tier level (such as lounge access) will still apply on flights with Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines until 31 May 2012.

Can I change my award flight booking on Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines?
Award bookings changes are no longer allowed on these 4 airlines. If a change needs to be made, alternative award flight options can be discussed with bmi reservations, by reviewing alternative available award flights on other Star Alliance airlines, subject to availability. Alternative Star Alliance award flight options can be booked subject to availability until 31 May 2012.

If there is no suitable alternative award flight available, the award flight booked for travel on Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines may be cancelled.

Can I transfer my miles to another Star Alliance frequent flyer programme?
The Diamond Club programme will remain in operation after the sale of bmi to British Airways and therefore, as usual, there is no option to transfer miles to another Star Alliance frequent flyer programme.

Key Dates
Key Date
19 April bmi Star Alliance Exit

20 April
Diamond Club members can no longer earn status and destinations miles on Lufthansa Group airlines – Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines

31 May
Last day for earning status and destinations miles on Star Alliance airlines
Last day for booking Star Alliance airline reward flights using Diamond Club destinations miles
Last day for changing Star Alliance airline award bookings
Last day for Diamond Club members Star Alliance tier benefits

31 October Last day to submit retrospective claims for Star Alliance airline flights taken on or before 31 May 2012

 

[gdaily]

Tycker lite synd om dom som på FlyerTalk skrikit "burn your miles" - själv köpte jag fler i hopp om att de skulle föras över 1:1 till BA...

 

[Dr. Miles]

Med andra ord, man kan tjäna bmi miles från Virgin Atlantic flygningar och kan boka bonusresa med British Airways.

Other Diamond Club Airline Partners
Diamond Club members will continue to earn destinations miles with Diamond Club airline partners who are not associated with Star Alliance. These airline partners are:

Transaero
Virgin
bmibaby
Qatar
Jet Airways