British Airways launches Nashville – Avios seats now available – and adds other US flights
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The rumours I reported on Sunday were correct. British Airways announced a new route to Nashville in Tennessee yesterday.
The service will start in May 2018 and will, amazingly, be the only direct flight from anywhere in Europe to Nashville.
The flights will operate five days per week, with departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. It will be a Heathrow Terminal 5 service.
The aircraft will be a new Boeing 787-8. This means that it will be a three-class flight with no First Class available (none of the British Airways 787-8 aircraft have First Class).
These flights are already bookable, for cash or Avios, on ba.com. British Airways has loaded the standard two Club World and four World Traveller seats for each flight, so if you are looking for US redemption flights for next Summer then you might want to jump in now.
Further Avios availability is likely to be added in time, but BA will want to wait to see how well the flights are selling.
And extra US flights added ….
British Airways also added two other services yesterday:
Philadelphia gains an additional three flights per week on top of the existing daily flight. These will operate on Tuesday and Friday (from 27th March 2018) and Sunday (from 6th May 2018).
Phoenix gains an additional three flights per week on top of the existing daily flight. These will operate on Monday, Friday and Sunday from 9th April 2018.
These flights are also available now at ba.com and have the standard initial Avios allocation showing. Again, this is an opportunity to pick up flights to the US on dates when you might previously have given up trying to find Avios availability.
In one final announcement, the morning flight to Chicago will switch from a Boeing 747 to an Airbus A380 from 8th May.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2024)
As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!
In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.
You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:
Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard
Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review
Barclaycard Avios Mastercard
5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review
There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:
British Airways American Express Premium Plus
25,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review
British Airways American Express
5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review
You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
The Platinum Card from American Express
40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review
Run your own business?
We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.
Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa
Huge 30,000 points bonus until 12th May 2024 Read our full review
You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.
British Airways Accelerating Business American Express
30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review
There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.
American Express Business Platinum
40,000 points sign-up bonus and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review
Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.
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