Which 32 airlines can you book with Avios points?

In this article I want to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points.

You know about British Airways, of course.  But there are actually 32 airlines which let you use Avios for some or all of their flights.

The list has got bigger in the last couple of years as Qatar Airways and Finnair adopted Avios as their loyalty currency.  This means that you can now redeem via a number of Qatar Airways and Finnair airline partners which were not already partners with British Airways, Iberia or Aer Lingus, such as Virgin Australia and JetBlue.

You won’t find the information in this article in one place on any of the Avios websites – iberia.com, ba.com, aerlingus.com, qatarairways.com, finnair.com etc – but we have pulled it all together for you.

What flights can you book with Avios?

I have listed all of the airlines below which accept Avios redemptions.

The airlines marked ‘(BA)’ can be booked on ba.com.  This means that the process is the same as booking British Airways redemptions.

An airline marked ‘(EI)’ can be booked via Aer Lingus.  You can open an Aer Lingus AerClub account on its website and then use ‘Combine My Avios’ on ba.com to move your points across. Confusingly, you need to select ‘Avios Partners’ in the dropdown menu. Read this article to learn more about the new Aer Lingus reward booking site, launched in March 2024.

An airline marked ‘(IB)’ means that you can only book from an Iberia Plus account. 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.

An airline marked ‘(QR)’ means that you can only book it from a Qatar Airways Privilege Club account.  You can use your British Airways Avios balance on the Qatar Airways website by following the instructions here.

An airline marked ‘(AY)’ means that you can only book it from a Finnair Plus account. You can transfer your Avios from British Airways to Finnair by following the instructions here.

Vueling (VY) flights can only be booked by Vueling Club. You can open a Vueling Club account on its website and then use ‘Combine My Avios’ on ba.com to move your points across. Confusingly, you need to select ‘Avios Partners’ in the dropdown menu.

Which airlines can you book with Avios points?

This list is alphabetical. In brackets, I have added the programmes which let you redeem Avios for that airline:

• AY for Finnair Plus
• BA for British Airways Executive Club
• EI for Aer Lingus AerClub
• IB for Iberia Plus
• QR for Qatar Airways Privilege Club
• VY for 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 (EI, BA – taxes can be lower via EI)

Air Nostrum / Iberia Regional (IB, BA)

Airlink (QR)

Alaska Airlines (BA, IB, QR, AY)

American Airlines (BA, IB, QR, AY)

Avianca (IB)

Bangkok Airways (QR)

Binter Canarias (IB)

Braathens (AY)

British Airways (BA, EI, IB, QR, AY)

Cathay Pacific (BA, IB, QR, AY)

Fiji Airways (BA)

Finnair (BA, IB, QR, AY)

Iberia (BA, EI, IB, QR, AY)

Iberia Express (BA, IB)

Japan Airlines (BA, IB, QR, AY)

JetBlue (QR)

Juneyao Air (AY)

LATAM (BA, IB, QR, AY)

LEVEL (IB)

Malaysia Airlines (BA, IB, QR, AY)

Middle East Airlines (QR)

Oman Air (QR, Doha to Muscat route only)

Qantas (BA, IB, QR, AY)

QantasLink (BA – telephone only, read here)

Qatar Airways (BA, IB, QR, AY)

Royal Air Maroc (BA, IB, QR, AY)

Royal Jordanian (BA, IB, QR, AY)

RwandAir (QR)

S7 Airlines (BA, IB, QR, AY but currently suspended)

SriLankan Airlines (BA, IB, QR, AY)

SUN-AIR of Scandinavia (BA)

Virgin Australia (QR)

Vueling (VY, IB)

Oman Air has announced plans to join the oneworld alliance, so you will be able to redeem Avios for all of their flights – and not the existing one route via Qatar Airways Privilege Club – from some point in 2024/25.

Details of British Airways Executive Club partners can be found on ba.com here.

Details of Iberia Plus partners can be found on iberia.com here.

Details of Qatar Airways Privilege Club partners can be found on qatarairways.com here.

Details of Finnair Plus partners can be found on finnair.com here.

(This article is part of our ‘BA Q&A’ series which explains how British Airways Executive Club works.  You can see all of our ‘BA Q&A’ articles here. )

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (March 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:

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

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, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 8th April 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to 120,000 points. You receive 80,000 points when you spend £12,000 within three months and a further 40,000 points if you spend on the card between Month 14 and Month 17. Points convert 1:1 into Avios and many other programmes. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 8th April 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 60,000 points. You receive 40,000 points when you spend £6,000 within three months and a further 20,000 points if you spend on the card between Month 14 and Month 17. Points convert 1:1 into Avios and many other programmes. Click here to apply.

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