Italian holiday airline NEOS joins the list of British Airways replacement carriers

British Airways is continuing to pick up aircraft wherever and however it can – within the EU rules – to fill the slots at London Gatwick which it recently acquired from the administrators of Monarch.

BA has now signed a deal with Italian holiday airline NEOS – which to be honest I’d never heard of – to supply “a small number” of aircraft to run flights from Gatwick this Summer.

If you find yourself booked on a NEOS plane, you will now receive free food and drink in Economy.  Seat reservation fees will be refunded.  If you do not want to fly with NEOS, you can ask to be moved to a BA-operated flight within three days of the date of your booked service, or receive a full refund of your ticket price.

There will be no Club Europe service on the NEOS aircraft.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (January 2023)

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:

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 21st February 2023, the sign-up bonus on the British Airways Premium Plus American Express card is increased to 35,000 Avios from 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points.

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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.

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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.