Get a 2p per Avios discount on British Airways cash flights from Gatwick

If you are opted in to British Airways Executive Club marketing emails, you may have received an interesting offer today.

If you book a BA short haul Gatwick flight for cash by 23:59 on Monday, you can ‘part pay with Avios’ and receive 2p per Avios in value.

Full details are on ba.com here.

The offer is fairly flexible, and is valid on economy (Euro Traveller) and business (Club Europe) flights from London Gatwick.

That said, the terms and conditions for the offer suggest it is only “valid on selected travel dates between 20 October 2022 – 30 April 2023.” We assume this means school holidays, although it seems to work for February Half Term so perhaps not?

You need to have at least 250 Avios in your account to be eligible.

Can you pay for your entire flight with Avios?

No.

Unlike Virgin Atlantic, which lets you ‘part pay with points’ up to the entire value of your booking, British Airways only lets you pay the base fare, excluding all taxes and charges.

There are further limits as part of this deal.

For return flights, the only discounts available are (per person)

• £10 off for 500 Avios
• £18 off for 900 Avios
• £32 off for 1,600 Avios
• £56 off for 2,800 Avios
• £80 off for 4,000 Avios
• £100 off for 5,000 Avios

For one-way flights, these numbers are halved:

• £5 off for 250 Avios
• £9 off for 450 Avios
• £16 off for 800 Avios
• £28 off for 1,400 Avios
• £40 off for 2,000 Avios
• £50 off for 2,500 Avios

Each option gives you 2p per Avios, which is exceptionally generous. If you are making a BA booking from Gatwick this weekend, you’d be crazy not to take advantage of this offer up to the maximum number of Avios allowed.

How to get 2p per Avios on British Airways flights

In order to make use of the offer, you need to book a ‘standard’ cash ticket, flying from Gatwick. Once you’ve selected your flight and class, you’ll be presented with various options to use Avios to save on the cash element of the ticket:

All you need to do is select the option you want to use. As you are getting a flat 2p per Avios with all the options, there is no benefit to choose one over the other – just how much you want to save (and how many Avios you have to spend!)

Conclusion

If you had been planning to book any British Airways Gatwick flights, this offer is a great opportunity to redeem some Avios for a discount at an exceptionally good rate.

The offer ends at 23:59 on Monday evening, so you only have a few days to make the most of it.

You can find full details on this page of ba.com.

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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.