Get 1,000 bonus Avios with a new British Airways American Express deal with BA Cityflyer

A new offer has appeared on British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit cards, and potentially also on the free version.

You should find it on the ‘Offers’ page of the American Express app or website on your BA Amex account.

It is simple enough. Once registered, you will receive 1,000 bonus Avios when you spend £200 on BA Cityflyer flights at ba.com by 10th March.

The bonus Avios will be sent via American Express along with your normal monthly Avios, and not added to whatever flights you book.

Cumulative spend is OK.

Note that the offer appears more generous than it is. Amex talks about ‘British Airways spend’ but when you click the list of participating airports you will see that ONLY BA Cityflyer services are included. This means that only BA Cityflyer flights from London City, Edinburgh, Southampton and Stansted count. You can’t use the offer on any flights to/from Heathrow or Gatwick.

Flights must depart from the UK and must be a round trip. The bonus will not trigger if you book a one-way BA Cityflyer flight to the UK, and in theory won’t trigger if you only book a one-way outbound.

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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.