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British Airways Centenary documentary starts on Channel 5 tonight

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British Airways has given Title Role, the producers of last year’s ‘100 Years in the Sky’ documentary, exclusive access to the business as part of the #BA100 celebrations.

The four part series is called ‘British Airways 24/7: Access All Areas‘ and airs on Channel 5 tonight at 9pm.  It is narrated by James Nesbitt from Cold Feet.

British Airways Channel 5 documentary

The first episode focuses on the delivery of BA’s 30th Boeing 787 as well as meetings with DO&CO to produce new menus and the Queen’s visit to the British Airways offices at Waterside.

Filming has been taking place all year. I met the camera crew at the A350 arrival event so you may spot me in a later episode.


How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (September 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 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 card

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

10,000 Avios (to 26th September) 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

30,000 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 great travel benefits – for a large 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.

Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa

10,000 points bonus – plus an extra 500 points for our readers Read our full review

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

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

Up to 80,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

Get up to 40,000 points as a sign-up offer 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.

Comments (81)

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  • Shoestring says:

    Don’t you think they got Nectar to contribute the points?

    • Rob says:

      No. Nectar is absolutely not a charity. It comes out of the Oxfam marketing budget.

      • BJ says:

        Presumably they think it is worth it though, even if they are paying the full price, because it’s effectively cheap advertising? Their brand will be visible to a vast number of people, far more than the number they will have to stump up 100 points for. I don’t think Harry or anybody else need worry about their conscience on this one.

      • Shoestring says:

        @BJ they use your email address to try and get future donations

      • BJ says:

        @Harry, no worries, I have multiple email addresses and there is always the mark as ‘chopped pork’ option.

      • BJ says:

        And come to think about it, I would not put it past them to sell the email addresses too.

      • Lady London says:

        And some people would say Oxfam is not like you would imagine a charity either.

  • Cat says:

    You could sign up, get the 100 free nectar points, then donate some clothes to Oxfam…

    • Shoestring says:

      my conscience is clear, I read a lot so am always buying books from the charity shops, another £8 worth already this week 🙂

      plus as you suggest, I’m always giving hardly worn (teenagers’) clothes & shoes to one particular charity shop, maybe not Oxfam but it all evens out

      • Harry T says:

        Yeah, I’ve given plenty of clothes to charity this year, so my conscience is clear.

      • BJ says:

        Do you give the books back to the shop too? I used to buy used best sellers on amazon for 1p, read them and hand them in to charity shops who then sold them for a more reasonable price.

    • Freddy says:

      Oxfam probably desperate for some cheap advertising after the recent PR disasters in the news about their employees. Take the points and run!

  • Spaghetti Town says:

    Girlfriend has booked a hilton stay through booking.com, gave my HH number at check in and got upgraded to a suite. Can i expect points, probably not?

    • Pangolin says:

      I’ve sometimes got elite benefits by adding my HH number to an OTA reservation but I’ve NEVER been given points/stay credits and it’s not something you’re ever likely to get.

  • Ron says:

    OT- Amex Wheely offer, is it possible to ask the driver to drive around to get to £25?

    • Rob says:

      He doesn’t know the fare either! It is calculated when he stops the ride.

  • Andrew says:

    Interestingly, in Oxfordshire (where Oxfam is based) no domestic waste goes to landfill.

  • GRIMZ says:

    OT, Away to buy some disney tickets using my CURVE card linked to my Virgin cc. The charge is in dollars so is it best to change the card currency to dollars?

    • Rob says:

      No. Curve translates it to £ for no fee Mon-Fri.

    • Scallder says:

      Look at ticket sellers in the UK – quite often have deals (unless you’re just looking at going for a day or two) which makes it considerably cheaper than buying direct in USD.

  • Borntofly says:

    Anyone try the Emirates deal with any success? Ie if you spend £1,800 on Economy flights or on taxes and charges for Emirates Skywards redemptions. Thanks

    • Boon says:

      Would love to know the answer to this too! Looking at a pair of economy tickets on Emirates, coming up to about £2k, so this £200 savings would be very useful!

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