BA Amex Premium (UK) Downgrade
Apr 25, 2024, 5:59 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2023
Posts: 4
BA Amex Premium (UK) Downgrade
Hi,
I have had the card for just under 12 months. Collected 156k points in that time, but change of job and the increased fees and limited to get a companion ticket makes this a pointless card for me now.
Couple of questions,
Thanks
I have had the card for just under 12 months. Collected 156k points in that time, but change of job and the increased fees and limited to get a companion ticket makes this a pointless card for me now.
Couple of questions,
- can I downgrade to the basic card?
- if so, can I still use the basic card to pay for club world reward flight with companion ticket?
Thanks
Apr 25, 2024, 6:02 am
#2
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: London
Programs: BAEC, QRPC, Amex MR, World of Hyatt, IHG one rewards, Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy, etc…
Posts: 693
Hi,
I have had the card for just under 12 months. Collected 156k points in that time, but change of job and the increased fees and limited to get a companion ticket makes this a pointless card for me now.
Couple of questions,
Thanks
I have had the card for just under 12 months. Collected 156k points in that time, but change of job and the increased fees and limited to get a companion ticket makes this a pointless card for me now.
Couple of questions,
- can I downgrade to the basic card?
- if so, can I still use the basic card to pay for club world reward flight with companion ticket?
Thanks
Apr 25, 2024, 6:11 am
#3
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,648
Downgrade link: https://www.americanexpress.com/en-g...rds/ba-classic
Apr 25, 2024, 8:00 am
#4
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,909
No, the reward can be used to halve the avios for a solo trip now not just for a couple travelling. It's much more useful.
Yes and Yes. But wait until the voucher is in your BAEC account. Once there it won't disappear until it expires or is used.
Most people believe you can use *any* Amex card to book the reward, not just the BA Amex (Black or Blue). But the phone agents often get it wrong.
Most people believe you can use *any* Amex card to book the reward, not just the BA Amex (Black or Blue). But the phone agents often get it wrong.
Apr 25, 2024, 8:20 am
#5
Join Date: May 2018
Programs: SAS Gold, Hilton Diamond, OWS
Posts: 258
No, the reward can be used to halve the avios for a solo trip now not just for a couple travelling. It's much more useful.
Yes and Yes. But wait until the voucher is in your BAEC account. Once there it won't disappear until it expires or is used.
Most people believe you can use *any* Amex card to book the reward, not just the BA Amex (Black or Blue). But the phone agents often get it wrong.
Yes and Yes. But wait until the voucher is in your BAEC account. Once there it won't disappear until it expires or is used.
Most people believe you can use *any* Amex card to book the reward, not just the BA Amex (Black or Blue). But the phone agents often get it wrong.
The phone agents have no way of identifying whether the Amex is a BA Amex or any other Amex card, so you can use whichever.
Apr 25, 2024, 9:05 am
#6
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,909
I think BA could tell which type of Amex card it is in the computer if they cared, but they don't.
There is a six digit IIN at the beginning of the card number. The first two digits identify it as an Amex card, the other 4 identify the sub-type and country.
(The whole number also includes a Luhn algorithm checksum at the end which stops single digit errors being accidentally typed in)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_card_number.
Try typing the first six digits of your credit card number in here...
https://bincheck.io/
Last edited by DeathSlam; Apr 25, 2024 at 9:14 am
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#7
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: London
Programs: BAEC, QRPC, Amex MR, World of Hyatt, IHG one rewards, Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy, etc…
Posts: 693
I have booked multiple times with different Amex cards (Platinum, standard rewards card etc.) with no issue, even after cancelling the BA Amex.
The phone agents have no way of identifying whether the Amex is a BA Amex or any other Amex card, so you can use whichever.
The phone agents have no way of identifying whether the Amex is a BA Amex or any other Amex card, so you can use whichever.
EG. Some of the earlier BA Amex BINs were:
BAPP Amex 374614
BA Amex 379108