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Bizarre British Airways Tier Points Postings Since April 1st?
British Airways launched its new loyalty program, “The Club,” replacing the old “Executive Club,” on April 1, 2025. While the program was already revenue-based for Avios accrual, this latest overhaul eliminates the traditional Tier Points system entirely, moving to a fully dynamic, revenue-based model—with absurdly […]
British Airways launched its new loyalty program, “The Club,” replacing the old “Executive Club,” on April 1, 2025.
While the program was already revenue-based for Avios accrual, this latest overhaul eliminates the traditional Tier Points system entirely, moving to a fully dynamic, revenue-based model—with absurdly high spend requirements.
You can access BA here.
Our Coverage of BA’s “The Club”:
British Airways Moves To Revenue Based Tier Points From April 1, 2025 (Read It & Weep)
British Airways Makes Significant Changes How Lifetime Gold & Gold Guest List Is Earned
BA’s Obnoxious “Announcing The British Airways Club” Email
British Airways The New “Cub” Tiermageddon FAQs April 1, 2025
British Airways Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Contribution For Tier Points – Now Live
I’ve shared my experience of trying to squeeze in a few final Tier Point-earning flights before the change took effect.
My Journey To 35,000 British Airways Tier Points Before March 31, 2025, Program Massacre
My BA flight last Monday posted correctly under the old system. However, an earlier Finnair flight (part of the same itinerary) posted yesterday with bizarre new Tier Points:
This was the second-to-last leg of a round-the-world trip I booked last year, originating in Cairo at a great price.
Oneworld Business RTW Trip Frequent Flier Program Crediting Dilemma
The Finnair segment should have posted with the same (new) Tier Points as the BA segment—but it didn’t.
To make things even more confusing:
- It shows 80 Tier Points earned toward next year’s status (which was the old amount).
- Yet the incorrect number of new Tier Points was added to my lifetime tally.
These Tier Points should have been credited to last year’s earnings. That matters, because with just a few more, I could qualify for one more “joker”—a perk that lets you open award inventory even when it’s otherwise unavailable (earned after 6,000 old Tier Points).
The lifetime tally isn’t impacted for me personally, as I’m now over the 550,000 Tier Points required under the new rules. But I’ll never qualify for GGLfL (Gold Guest List for Life); the revenue requirements are, frankly, insane.
The Bigger Problem with Revenue-Based Programs
This is the issue with revenue-based loyalty schemes: you have to micromanage every itinerary to ensure correct crediting. What happened here with Finnair is a perfect example.
Conclusion
I’m certain I’m not alone—there are likely many “The Club” members who have received too few Avios or Tier Points, just as I’ve been credited with far too many.
If you reissue, change, or encounter irregular operations, revenue-based systems often fail to account for it accurately. You must audit every single flight post to ensure accuracy.
In my case, I received 17,612 excess New Tier Points (at least toward lifetime status). BA also appears unable to properly credit flights taken before April 1 but posted after—leading to major discrepancies across lifetime, last year’s, and current year’s Tier Point balances.
What a mess—but honestly, I expected nothing less.
