Originally Posted by
Final 3 Greens
Well I've never encountered a problem with Skyteam or Star Alliance, but perhaps I've been lucky.
Proportionately to the amount of *A flying I do, I've had plenty of problems. As has a friend who had to fly *A for work, until he chucked in that job.
I take the same view as you: As *A isn't my primary alliance, there is a limit to the amount of time and energy I can spend chasing and just give up after a while.
Originally Posted by
Final 3 Greens
The point I was making was that BAEC sets an expectation of XXX points by way of a simplistic calculator, but I believe that the reality is far more complex - I just thought that this aligned with the sentiment of the OP.
I really don't think that it is any more complex than that. There's only one level of business class earn (plus status bonus if applicable) - qualifying partner booking classes listed
here.