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London Airways, indeed!
Absolutely!
LHR is my local airport and thus BA is likely still going to be my main airline because they easily have the best network from there, however much I try to find other experiences (eg. IcelandAir or KM Malta business – I’d recommend both!). Time is crucial for us on short haul flights, hence an aversion to connecting flights, and the tier point change won’t alter that. What it will change is my behaviour on long haul cash fares. To see the eclipse last last year I built a great ex-EU itinerary but only considered one world carriers so I could get status. I’ll now be looking at other alliances next time I do similar.
If you’re elsewhere in the UK and therefore connect at Heathrow for BA destinations then I can totally understand the attraction of throwing your lot in with other airlines now. “Some bloke who travels” released a video about moving to Lufthansa and in his situation I don’t blame him. https://youtu.be/AXOYxZ97218?si=7kiM1OFl4dYunQIk
I won’t work for me though…
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