What happens to your airline status when you (or your partner) have a baby?

Leo says:

I’m pretty much with Quark999 on this one.
The only area where I see possible debate is around the relatively tight window where existing pregnant status holders are medically advised against and indeed prevented from flying – maybe this period could be added to the status year etc.
The obvious response to this suggestion however would seem to be why not include other medical conditions in this extension? I don’t say illness because pregnancy is not an illness of course.

sandgrounder says:

I saw a newspaper article on the prospect of under 21s being bannded from buying alcohol in Scotland the other day and thought ‘that’s a good idea’. I doubt I would have if I was a 17 year old Glaswegian. I’m sure the people with the screaming child in WTP on BA2167 on Monday felt they were perfectly entitled to subject us to the blood-curdling performance in the overheating cabin prior to take-off. I mentally considered the practicalities some kind of secure skycreche arrangement, preferably in the hold. If Virgin are doing this it will be for purely selfish reasons, i.e. to maximise profit. Their informal service appeals to a younger crowd than BA I suppose.

Moral of the story is to look after yourself, because nobody else could care less.

Simon says:

I’m sorry but having children is a choice and part of the choice you make when you decide to have children is what impact it will have on you financially, including airline status.

It is simple: the more you fly, the more you get return. Why should an airline extend someone’s status when they go on maternity or paternity leave when the rest of us who do not have children have to adhere to the rules.

I am BA Gold and had to work hard to get it. I’ll always be of the opinion that when you choose to have children, you need to understand the consequences and not expect freebies left right and centre.