Changes to the Avios earning rate on the 7 (!) bmi credit card options

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• Zoe says:

  7 Mar7 March 05:54

  I have the fee free combination that was available just before the merger. Earning rate remains the same.

  • Trevor says:

    7 Mar7 March 09:52

    Confirmed. That’s the “Diamond Club credit card account” listed third above.

• Ian says:

  7 Mar7 March 07:40

  How do you get the 10pc ba discount?
  I have the amex/ visacard which is unchanged

  • Think Square says:

    7 Mar7 March 08:53

    Log into the Diamond Club website, then use the link at the top of the page

  • Trevor says:

    7 Mar7 March 09:52

    I don’t think this is available to fee-free cards.

    • kk says:

      7 Mar7 March 19:28

      It is available, I have the fee-free cards.
      The only thing that’s not avilable, are the hbo (hand baggage only) fares when getting the 10% discount.

• darrenf says:

  7 Mar7 March 07:40

  My letter, with the fee-paying MasterCard, says that the 10% discount on BA flights remains only until May 2016.

• Tariq says:

  7 Mar7 March 07:42

  Diamond Club MasterCard (no annual fee)
  Old rate: 1.25 miles per £1
  New rate: Unchanged (guess)

  I can confirm the above is correct.

• Volker says:

  7 Mar7 March 08:02

  “The loss of double miles on BA transactions on the other cards is a very minor adjustment.”

  To be honest, I was a bit surprised to read this, Raffles, as you usually point out each of Tesco’s “100 CC points for buying an Olly Murs CD” promotions. While it certainly won’t make me look for a different credit card, this is still another noticeable cut which adds to the current devaluation misery. Buy a few BA flights (including reward flights) and you’ll now be thousands of Avios worse off. Sad times indeed.

  • The_Real_A says:

    7 Mar7 March 11:01

    I think a lot here rely on the AMEX plat travel insurance which requires payment to be made by that card – so never been able to take advantage of this benefit.

  • Rob says:

    7 Mar7 March 11:28

    Truth is that I don’t spend much cash on BA tix and use my BA Amex when I do because of the Plat travel insurance.

• Think Square says:

  7 Mar7 March 08:58

  Do we know whether transactions made in March but billed in April will get the old or new rate?

  • Trevor says:

    7 Mar7 March 09:55

    The letter states “…will apply… from 31 March 2015.”

    • David says:

      10 Mar10 March 13:12

      I phoned MBNA today and was told that any transaction made until 31st March would be awarded at the 2 times rate, any from April 1st at the 1.25 times. I did not, however, get the feeling that the person I was speaking to was entirely sure. Has anyone else been told this?

• Trevor says:

  7 Mar7 March 10:01

  I know I have an old MasterCard and I know there is no annual fee. What’s confusing is that listed above are the last 2 options called “Diamond Club MasterCard” earning 1.25 Avios/£1, and “Diamond Club Classic MasterCard” earning 2 Avios/£1. Well my letter states that mine is the former yet had the earning rate of the latter (which I already knew). That bad news is that its rate will be dropping to 1.25 Avios/£1 – boohoo! I always loved this grandfathered earning rate. Whatever the name though, it appears that all free Mastercards will be earning the same lower rate now of 1.25 Avios/£1.

• Bill says:

  7 Mar7 March 12:32

  Perhaps worth a mention that the letter is from Andrea Burchett, Commercial Director, Avios Group (AGL) Limited

  • Lady London says:

    7 Mar7 March 18:05

    Is that “Avios Group (AGL) Limited” as in “ripe for sale” ?

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