For more information, check out our detailed guide to using points and miles to fly to ireland. Go to, enter manage my booking and select the relevant flight. In the past, finding available american airlines award flights on the british airways site has been hit or missat best. Although you wont be charged a lastminute booking fee, british airways reward flight availability is better the farther out you search.
You can take reward flights with british airways, iberia and our oneworld and. Use our ba avios calculator for british airways points. This free website allows you to see all dates where seats using avios are available in your desired cabin. Beginners guide to spending avios using vouchers, lounge. In general, its best to book flights using avios points as far out as you know your travel plans. Learn the correct strategy to earn and utilize british airways avios points for cheap domestic flights on american airlines. Confusingly, avios also became the company that administers and runs the avios scheme, though the avios travel rewards programme closed this year. The ba avios flight calculator map how many avios for a flight lets face it, the closure of the programme in july 2018 to british airways executive club members has had limited impact on those who collect avios points. In this case, you can use ba avios to fly on any of their oneworld.
And by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. Using avios points to book a flight with ba aa air travel. May 29, 2018 british airways avios are incredibly easy to earn and therefore their value can truly be maximised on bas partners with low taxes and fees and thanks to bas distancebased award chart, you can save big when redeeming avios on shorter flights such as those from the east coast to europe. Flights that you book using avios are called reward flights. Best value with flat tax rates on eligible bookings. The simplest and most obvious way to use avios is to book british airways flights from your british airways executive club baec account. The distances are split into a total of 9 zones as summarised below. Vouchers one of the easiest way to get enough avios for a business class flight is to use a voucher. Shorthaul nonstop flights for 9,000 avios americanalaska image credit. We can be quite flexible on dates and so have found ba great for booking city breaks.
As you will notice there is a further variable which affects the number of avios required to book a british airways reward flight booking. Signing up for credit cards through partner links earns us a commission. Nov 11, 2018 its relatively easy to book british airways reward flights using avios. How do i use british airways avios to book american airlines. You log into your baec account, choose spending avios, then book a reward flight. So, theres certainly value to be had from british airways avios. A beginners guide to using british airways avios the globetrotting. You can also set free alerts, which will email you when and if a seat opens up. Their offpeak redemptions can deliver great value on your ba avios points, especially given you can find offpeak pricing for nearly 8 months of the year on flights operated by ba. There are quite a few scenarios when it makes sense to book an aa award flight using british airways avios, even after the londonbased carriers partner award chart changes that took effect may 30, 2019. Book american airline flights with british airways avios. As you can see, it is very easy to book qantas flights with avios points and it opens up a large number of new travel destinations for you.
Lets dive in, starting with using your avios for very short flights which is one of the most valuable ways to use your points. Mar 02, 2020 cancelling avios flights all you need to know. You can also spend your avios on reward flights on. British airways has a separate pricing chart for reward flights on partner airlines. Most of the time when american airlines has milesaaver availability you can book the same award flight on using avios. Use your british airways avios to book short flights within the u. Call british airways book the flight when you want to redeem your avios, and dont forget to ask the british airways representative to waive the phone booking fee. How to book award flights using british airways avios the points guy. But if youve never booked using british airways website, it can take some getting used to. How to book award flights using british airways avios.
How can i book american airlines flights with british airways avios. It would be worthwhile to try using the avios flight calculator on the ba website, and having a play with some example dates and destinations whilst logged into the ba website. Using avios points on aer lingus british airways avios. Jan 21, 2020 there currently isnt a published british airways avios award chart, but they do have peak and offpeak redemptions for british airways award flights. This will take you to the main search page for award flights, where you can start inputting your search criteria. Or use them on iberia flights to upgrade from flexible economy fares y, b or h to business class. Theres dozens of examples of times that it makes sense to book american airlines award flights with british airways avios. If i buy these flights will i be able to add and presumably pay for checked baggage afterwards. A beginners guide to using british airways avios the.
For example, for 9,000 avios you can book a oneway ticket covering a. Ba is part of a global airline alliance called oneworld, and this allows you to redeem avios for flights with all of the member airlines. A brilliant guide to british airways upgrades using avios or. However, whether intentionally planned or not, there is no ability for executive club members to book an avios aer lingus redemption flight directly through the ba. Booking partner award flights using british airways avios. You are essentially part paying with avios, except, unlike when you do this on the british airways website there is one key difference.
One of the most common misconceptions for beginners is that you need to transfer airline currencies between each other in order to book these flights. May 05, 2020 i asked the same thing on flyertalk, sometimes takes a while to reflect changes if your flight was just cancelled i would wait another day or so, note i rang up today and had my avios with 241 booking rebooked as it didnt quite work via manage my booking i could only select up to 7 of april 2021 which i think was the original 2 year expiry of my voucher, and the mmb didn. At the bottom of the page will be an option entitled upgrade using avios. Can you book a flight for someone else using your avios points. How to book vueling flights using avios tricks of the trade. Feb 12, 2020 british airways renamed airmiles to avios in 2011. Part 11 the best domestic awards using british airways avios points.
You must cancel your flight at least 24 hours before your outbound flight to receive a refund of both the avios points used and taxes. I am thinking of using my avios points to book two tickets for las vegas to lax one way. With the possibility of obtaining significantly reduced taxes, the lure of using avios points on aer lingus is a popular redemption option for many british airways executive club members. You can take reward flights with british airways, iberia and our oneworld and other partner airlines, wherever theres availability. Pay with avios to get money off the cost of any aer lingus flight when you book through. British airways reward flights using avios to book ba flights. Much like when trying to book alaska using ba avios. In short, avios are the miles earned for flying, and thus the currency that customers can use for reward flights, upgrades or other. You can book to any worldwide destination, where theres availability, with british airways and our one world partners. February 3, 2015 by million mile secrets million mile secrets. Aug 07, 2019 the ultimate guide to japan airlines domestic flights booked using british airways executive club avios air travel february 22, 2018 august 7, 2019 by keishi nukina a couple of times in the past, especially in connection with groupon spain and venteprivee france promotions, i wrote about how using british airways avios miles for japanese. You can get excellent value from british airways avios, but if youve never booked an avios award, youll want to read our guide on how to do it. Yet another time when it can make sense to book with british airways avios rather than aadvantage miles is for flights to the central america region on american airlines award chart.
This is part 1 of our 15article series which will cover all the secret tricks you need to know to successfully redeem avios points for flights on ba. You pay avios plus a cash amount to cover the taxes, fees and carrier charges. How to upgrade british airways flights with avios points. British airways american express cards offer the best reduction in avios. Apr 23, 2019 how to use avios to book vueling flights the first thing you need to know is that redeeming avios on vueling isnt a straightup avios redemption. Book flights directly with any of our airline partners and use your. How to book award flights using british airways avios the. There are two options for using avios points on aer lingus and these are as follows. By flying from london to cape town in economy youd be able to use the least amount of miles for the furthest distance travelled. Mar 03, 2020 how is a british airways rewards flight priced.
Oct 27, 2016 american airlines and british airways are both part of the oneworld alliance, which means they have access to each others award flight availability and you can book flights with each others miles or points. Using iberia avios as an alternative to british airways one. Today i want to look at how flexible your avios actually are and show you how you can use avios for someone else the good news is that, yes, you can use your avios points to book flights for anyone you want there are a couple of exceptions relating to household accounts which i will cover below. All flights have a minimum number of guaranteed seats for purchase with avios. The good news is, you dont have to fly on british airways aircraft with your avios. Best ways to redeem british airways avios without huge fees. Ok, so lets now take a look at how to book aer lingus with avios. Mar 19, 2019 flights can be made much cheaper if travellers are savvy with their british airways avios points. I will cover using avios to book flights with bas partner airlines, and iberia plus in separate articles. Now, everyone knows using british airways ba avios to redeem premium cabin award space on actual ba flights is a terrible idea and should be avoided at all costs. Now there are only two main rules when it comes to cancelling ba reward flights. Did you know you can use british airways avios points to book with more than 20 partner airlines. Jun 27, 2019 the final way to earn avios is to fly paid british airways or british airways partner flights and credit the flights to your british airways executive club account. Booking aer lingus with british airways avios travel miles 101.
Pay for the flights using your avios you just need to pay the taxes fees and charges with cash. Nov 26, 2019 and by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. The good news is that you are not restricted to spending avios points on british airways. Search for flights with aer lingus or our aerclub airline partners british airways and iberia book your reward flight using your avios, plus taxes, fees and charges payable in cash feel like adding a seat, bag or priority boarding to your reward flight booking. As you can see, any oneway flight under 650 miles in actual flying distance only costs 4,500 avios points in economy, for a roundtrip of only 9,000. This will allow you check for availability in the club world cabin. One way flights in any cabin from no surcharge countries. May 11, 2020 if youre new to british airways avios, the mileage currency of the british airways executive club frequent flyer program, you may be looking for tips on how to maximize your miles for free flights, or even how to search and book avios award flights. Here is our guide to maximizing award travel with ba. The first 2 are by owning a particular credit card and the 3rd is by earning 2500 tier points as a member of the ba executive club. In general, its best to book flights using avios points as far out as you know. You pay with your avios plus a cash amount for taxes, fees and carrier charges. Yet another time when it can make sense to book with british airways avios rather than aadvantage miles is for flights to the central america region.
Using british airways avios points for amazing reward values. Mar 03, 2019 the best tool for upgrading british airways flights is rewardflightfinder. After logging in, youll want to mouse over the book option in the menu on the homepage and then click book a flight with avios. Apr 28, 2016 booking british airways flights with british airways executive club. Flying ba metal inout of london heathrow will rack up huge taxes, fees and fuel surcharges. However, theres one thing you should never do with the scheme if youre looking to collect a. Travel whatever your budget with very economical basic fares to which you can add services like extra baggage, onboard food or wifi. May 10, 2018 and by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. Cancelling avios flights the british airways avios. How to book british airways reward flights using avios points. Like most airlines, the number of avios points required to book ba reward flights is based upon the distance of the flight flown.
Reward flight finder allows you to search once and see a year of availability. The ultimate guide to using bas avios for japanese domestic. British airways reward flights using avios to book ba. Aug 26, 2018 one of my favorite ways to use british airways avios points is to book domestic award flights with american airlines because youre often able to book the same flight for fewer miles. Aug 06, 2019 other blog posts ive seen have said to book aer lingus using ba avios, you would call british airways and ask them to waive the phone charge because it cant be booked online. The key point to remember is you can only upgrade a flight if there is reward seat availability in the higher class.