(DEAD) Cape Town for £900 in Business with a British Airways fare error – will go quickly

British Airways has, almost certainly in error, launched sub-£900 Business Class fares to Cape Town.

You need to depart from either:

• Prague
• Warsaw / Krakow
• Stockholm / Oslo / Denmark / Gothenburg / Copenhagen

You need to travel between February and April 2024.

You need to stay for at least five days.

Here is a ba.com example taken at 7.45am:

PLN 4,833 is £955. However, since I did this screenshot it seems that Prague has cheaper fares at just under £900.

Some online travel agents may have it even cheaper – one reader mentions Prague at £810 – but I’d strongly recommend direct booking to make the refund easier later when BA cancel it ….

WARNING

It is fairly likely that British Airways will cancel your ticket. Do NOT make any other plans (hotels, car hire etc) for a few weeks.

Your ticket is non-refundable except for the 24 cooling off period.

You MUST take the first flight from Central Europe / Scandinavia or your entire ticket will be cancelled, so add in the cost of getting there. If you only had hand baggage you could hop out at Heathrow on the way back.

If you don’t care about tier points, do not credit this flight to BA Executive Club. The base fare is very low and you will only earn a handful of Avios. However, I suspect most HfP readers WILL want the tier points.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (January 2025)

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 Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

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

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

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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

50,000 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

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Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits 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

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

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