Avios partner Juneyao Airlines adds Manchester flights

When Finnair adopted Avios on Monday, it brought two new airlines into the Avios-earning fold. One is Scandinavian regional carrier Braathens, and the other is Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines.

When you fly with Juneyao Airlines, you can now earn Avios in a Finnair Plus account. From May/June 2024 it will be possible to move them across from Finnair to a British Airways Executive Club account.

The earn rates are:

• Economy (classes Y, B, M, U, H, Q, V, W, S, T, Z, K, E) – 100% of miles flown

• Business (classes J, C, D, A, R) – 200% of miles flown

You can see more details on this page of the Finnair site.

The reason I mention this today is that Juneyao Airlines has just announced flights to Manchester from its base in Shanghai.

There will be three flights per week, launching on 3rd July.

Flights will operate on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. It’s a sensible 10.40am departure from Manchester, although that means a less sensible 5.50am arrival into Shanghai! The return is entirely overnight, leaving Shanghai at 1.55am and landing in Manchester at 7.30am.

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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.