Email from British Midland today announcing the closure – pretty much – of Diamond Club:

• During the past few months, we have been in contact with you regarding a number of changes that have been made to the Diamond Club, following the sale of bmi to IAG, the owner of British Airways.
• Following a detailed review of the Diamond Club, we would like to announce a series of further changes.

  From 27 October 2012, the following benefits will no longer be available:

  • Earning and spending your destinations miles on bmi operated flights with a bmi flight number
  • Earning and spending your destinations miles on airline partners British Airways, Jet Airways, Qatar Airways
  and Transaero Airlines
  • Earning destinations miles on bmi hotel partners, WorldPoints, through American Express Membership
  Rewards or when you shop online
  • Buying destinations miles
  • Upgrading your flight with destinations miles
  • Earning status miles

  However, Diamond Club customers will still be able to earn destinations miles by using the bmi Credit Card and can transfer these into Executive Club Avios at an attractive rate, using our transfer tool. Find out more about transferring your miles here.

  Please review the new terms and conditions here.

  From 28 October 2012 you will not be able to access your Diamond Club account on www.flybmi.com. However, we have created a new website for our UK and South West Pacific members called www.diamondclub.org, where you can access your destinations miles balance and full account information. The new website will be available from 27 October 2012.

  Tier match with the Executive Club

If you are a Diamond Club Gold or Silver member, don’t forget you can still apply for matching tier status within the Executive Club until 31 December 2012 at ba.com/tiermatch.

Gold and Silver members can also continue to access the bmi and selected British Airways lounges at London Heathrow and London Gatwick until 31 December 2012.

Worth noting the drop-dead date of 31 December to do your status matches.