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bmi Diamond Club: 31 March Deadline for Star Redemptions?
29/03/12 | Forum post in reply to VintageKrug
In the first instance, the impact comes when BMI resign from Star Alliance which I understand they will do immediately upon completion of the sale to IAG.
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bmi Diamond Club: 31 March Deadline for Star Redemptions?
20/03/12 | Forum post in reply to VintageKrug
@littlemonster - there has been no information given as to what will happen to the Diamond Club or each members miles.
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TAM, LAN amalgamation
19/03/12 | Forum post in reply to antipodes
Correct, as I mentioned earlier, it was stipulated that the combined entity has to be a member of one alliance only and could not be in the same alliance as Avianca-Taca, which is in the process of joining Star Alliance.
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BA proposes deal to buy BMI
19/03/12 | Forum post in reply to Bucksnet
@transtraxman - I think you only get 50.5% of slots of IAG as LH transferred a number of BMI's to LH which I assume must be as guarantee for IAG's £60m investment into BMI to keep it running. I suspect these slots would be transferred back to IAG...
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TAM, LAN amalgamation
15/03/12 | Forum post in reply to antipodes
I believe that one of the conditions is that they can't belong in the same alliance as Avianca.
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Do use / trust Tripadvisor
23/02/12 | Forum post in reply to Binman62
I use TA but generally look for 3 key things - good location, cleanliness and if in a safe area.
I ignore one-off complaints but do look for patterns where there are many complaints/issues, particularly if they are all recent!
I also...
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Flybe ... or not?
08/09/11 | Forum post in reply to Swissdiver
I fly them regularly from Glasgow to Beflast and Birmingham. Can't say I have had any major issues with them at all.
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Batten Down the Hatches: Avios is Coming!
01/09/11 | Forum post in reply to VintageKrug
From a first look and reading the FAQs so far I'm quite pleased.
I like the simpler redemption process for Europe and they certainly make Euro redemptions better value for money, particularly on longer routes.
Also pleased to see a...
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BA 50% Miles deal
03/08/11 | Forum post in reply to openfly
At least Club Europe is included.
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BA 50% Miles deal
03/08/11 | Forum post in reply to openfly
Do you have a source for this?
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