ba.com is only showing Avios seats for 335 days – but we have a fix

For a couple of weeks now, ba.com has not been showing Avios reward availability correctly.

I assumed, because it shouldn’t be a difficult one to fix, that it would be cleared up quickly and we wouldn’t need to write about it. By this point, however, I’ve changed my mind!

If it has actually been fixed overnight, at least you are spared any further problems.

British Airways allows Avios bookings (and indeed cash bookings) for flights at 355 days before departure.

Seats open up at midnight GMT, so 1am at present as we are in British Summer Time.

Whilst many people aren’t bothered about booking Avios seats well in advance, it is important for some – especially on popular routes where the four guaranteed business class seats are likely to be the only availability offered.

There isn’t much logic in booking cash seats 355 days in advance. Unlike low cost carriers, British Airways pricing usually starts high and then drops down.

(Outside school holidays, the only routes where you generally must book at 355 days out for business class Avios seats are Sydney, The Maldives and Cape Town. These are routes with high Avios and cash demand, with little chance of additional reward seats opening up unless additional flights are added.)

What is the issue with ba.com?

The 355 day rule means, yesterday, it should have allowed booking for flights up to 13th October 2025.

And yet, looking at ba.com, you got this:

The last bookable day you could select was 24th September 2025. This was 335 days – not 355 days – before departure.

However, all is not lost.

Go into the last possible booking day, which yesterday was 24th September 2025:

As you can see, it IS possible to select dates beyond 24th September. If you click the ‘>’ sign at the end of the date list, you can navigate forwards.

After a couple of clicks, you end up at the ACTUAL final booking date, which yesterday was 13th October 2025:

Problem solved!

Hopefully the ba.com dropdown calendar will be fixed before too long.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 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.

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