Which 27 airlines can I use my Avios on?
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As we haven’t looked at this for a couple of years, I thought it was worth updating my list of all Avios airlines, ie airlines which let you redeem Avios points for their flights.
You won’t find this information in one place on any of the Avios websites – iberia.com, ba.com, aerlingus.com etc.
There are 27 airlines which let you use Avios for some or all of their flights.
Remember that you can transfer Avios points between the main Avios schemes using the ‘Combine My Avios’ function in whichever programme you are using.
This article will help you move your Avios between BA and Iberia now that Avios Travel Rewards Programme accounts have been closed.
To transfer to or from an Iberia Plus account, the Iberia account must have been open for 90 days and have ‘earned’ at least 1 Avios. The easiest way to ‘earn’ an Avios in Iberia Plus is to transfer 1,000 Amex Membership Rewards points.
Full list of airlines where you can redeem Avios:
This list is alphabetical. In brackets, I have added the programmes which let you redeem Avios for that airline – BA for British Airways Executive Club, IB for Iberia Plus and AC for avios.com / AerClub / Vueling Club.
Some partners can only be booked by telephone via the service centre of the relevant programme, eg Avianca. You cannot necessarily book all routes operated by a particular airline.
Aer Lingus (AC – online and BA – telephone)
Air Nostrum / Iberia Regional (IB, BA)
Alaska Airlines (BA – telephone)
American Airlines (BA, IB)
Avianca (IB)
Binter Canarias (IB)
British Airways (AC, BA, IB)
Cathay Dragon (BA, IB)
Cathay Pacific (BA, IB)
Comair (BA, Southern Africa franchise)
Finnair (BA, IB)
Iberia (AC, BA, IB)
Iberia Express (AC, BA, IB)
Interjet (IB, only valid when linked to an Iberia flight to/from Mexico)
Japan Airlines (BA, IB)
LATAM (BA, IB)
LEVEL (IB)
Malaysia Airlines (BA, IB)
Qantas (BA, IB)
QantasLink (BA – telephone only, read here)
Qatar Airways (BA, IB)
Royal Air Maroc (BA, IB)
Royal Jordanian (BA, IB)
S7 Airlines (BA, IB)
SriLankan Airlines (BA, IB)
SUN-AIR of Scandinavia (BA)
Vueling (AC, IB)
Please post below if I have forgotten anyone! I have purposely excluded partners which do not allow redemption but which do let you earn Avios, such as the Bangkok Airways codeshare.
Fiji Airways will be added to this list at some point when they resume flying and formalise their associate membership of oneworld.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (March 2021)
As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.
Until 9th April 2021, American Express is running the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card.
You will earn 100,000 Membership Rewards points on American Express Business Platinum (apply here) and 50,000 Membership Rewards points on American Express Business Gold (apply here) which is FREE for your first year. Points transfer 1:1 into Avios. Here are links to our reviews:

American Express Business Platinum
100,000 points sign-up bonus – SPECIAL OFFER TO 9th APRIL – and a long list of travel ….. Read our full review

American Express Business Gold
50,000 points sign-up bonus – SPECIAL OFFER TO 9th APRIL – and free for a year Read our full review
Here are your other options. There are two official British Airways American Express cards:

British Airways American Express
5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and a companion voucher for spending £20,000 Read our full review

British Airways American Express Premium Plus
25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review
You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points, such as:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express
30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee 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.
If you have a small business, we especially recommend Capital On Cap’s Visa card which comes with a generous bonus worth 10,500 Avios:

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa
The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review
(Want to earn more Avios? Click here to visit our home page for our latest articles on earning and spending your Avios points and click here to see how to earn more Avios this month from offers and promotions.)
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