Get 2,500 – 3,000 bonus Avios on London City flights to Edinburgh and Dublin

In a very focussed promotion, British Airways is offering 2,500 or 3,000 bonus Avios for every flight you make from London City Airport to Edinburgh or Dublin.

Book a return flight and the bonus is doubled.  Unfortunately British Airways has messed up the wording of this promotion so we need to do our best to guess what you earn.

Is the bonus per one way flight, or per return flight?

Take a look at the promotional website here.

The headline says ‘Up to 3,000 Avios per flight’ which implies ‘per one way’

The body text says ‘If you book a return journey in eligible classes, you could collect a massive 6,000 Avios’ which clearly implies up to 3,000 per one way

However, the table on the site says that the bonus is ‘per return journey’

….. and the rules says ‘a Qualifying Flight is a published or corporate negotiated net fare return flight’

I hope that is clear.  You will receive 2,500 or 3,000 Avios per one-way flight.  Or per return flight.  Perhaps you earn 10,000 Avios if you fly Edinburgh to Dublin via London City?  Or perhaps just 5,000?

Not all fare classes qualify either.  It is likely that the cheapest tickets will fall outside of the qualifying fare buckets, which are listed on the site.

Here are the key details:

You must register for this promotion at this ba.com page

You must book by 31st December

You must fly by 31st January

Only the London City (BA Cityflyer) to Edinburgh and Dublin routes are included

You receive 3,000 bonus Avios per Club Europe one-way or return (depending on what the rules really mean) to Dublin

You receive 2,500 bonus Avios per Euro Traveller / UK Domestic one-way or return (depending on what the rules really mean) to Dublin or Edinburgh

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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:

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

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.

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.

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.

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.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.