NEW: Loganair adopts Avios

We knew that Avios was in discussions with a ‘small’ airline to adopt the currency, and now we know who – Loganair.

The Scottish airline will adopt Avios as its loyalty currency in 2025, making it the seventh airline to issue points.

The airline is promising to make ‘1 million seats’ available for redemption each year.

It isn’t clear if there will be a guaranteed number of seats per flight or not – I suspect it is unlikely given the VERY small aircraft that Loganair runs on some routes, especially those connecting the Scottish islands.

It is also possible, of course, that Loganair only makes redemptions via its own website available on a dynamic basis (0.6p discount per Avios or similar) whilst BA offers them based on a traditional award chart basis. This is what happens with Vueling in Spain where you can book via the Iberia or Vueling websites at different prices.

Loganair is the UK’s largest regional airline and carries over 1.5 million passengers per year.

It operates almost 70 routes from hubs in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and Newcastle, including a handful from London Heathrow. The airline has been a British Airways codeshare partner for some years with flights bookable on ba.com.

The key benefit, I think, will be the ability to book connecting British Airways / Loganair reward flights on a single ticket, giving reward customers the same flexibility as cash customers booking a BA codeshare.

Loganair will convert Clan Points balances into Avios at launch.

We do not yet know:

• when Avios will launch with Loganair
• what the Avios accrual rates will be
• what the Avios redemption rates will be
• what the conversion rate from Clan Points will be
• whether there will be any guaranteed availability

My review of a Loganair flight from Glasgow to Barra – the only scheduled flight in the world that lands on a beach – is here. This will be a great way for any avgeek to burn Avios.

The most expensive Avios redemption in the world ….

You may not know that the Loganair route from Westray to Papa Westray is the shortest scheduled passenger flight in the world.

The scheduled flight time is 90 seconds but in reality it can take a minute. The record is apparently 53 seconds.

This means that Westray to Papa Westray will probably become the most expensive Avios flight in the system on a ‘points per mile flown’ basis.

The best value Avios flight on that basis, on a British Airways aircraft, is London to Sydney as this HfP article shows. A business class seat requires 13.6 Avios per mile.

Where does Loganair fly?

Here, courtesy of Cirium, is the current Loganair route list – this does not include routes annnounced but not yet launched:

Aberdeen — Belfast City
Aberdeen — Birmingham
Aberdeen — Bristol
Aberdeen — Dublin
Aberdeen — Esbjerg
Aberdeen — Kirkwall
Aberdeen — Sumburgh
Aberdeen — Manchester
Aberdeen — Teesside
Aberdeen — Newcastle
Aberdeen — Norwich
Benbecula — Glasgow
Benbecula — Stornoway
Bergen — Edinburgh
Bergen — Sumburgh
Bergen — Newcastle
Belfast City — Aberdeen
Belfast City — Inverness
Belfast City — Isle of Man
Birmingham — Aberdeen
Birmingham — Isle of Man
Barra — Glasgow
Bristol — Aberdeen
Campbeltown — Glasgow
Donegal — Glasgow
Cardiff — Edinburgh
Dundee — Kirkwall
Dundee — London Heathrow
Dundee — Sumburgh
Dublin — Aberdeen
Esbjerg — Aberdeen
Edinburgh — Bergen
Edinburgh — Cardiff
Edinburgh — Exeter
Edinburgh — Inverness
Edinburgh — Isle of Man
Edinburgh — Kirkwall
Edinburgh — Sumburgh
Edinburgh — Newquay
Edinburgh — Southampton
Edinburgh — Stornoway
Exeter — Edinburgh
Exeter — Glasgow
Exeter — Newcastle
Glasgow — Benbecula
Glasgow — Barra
Glasgow — Campbeltown
Glasgow — Donegal
Glasgow — Exeter
Glasgow — Islay
Glasgow — Kirkwall
Glasgow — Derry
Glasgow — Sumburgh
Glasgow — Southampton
Glasgow — Stornoway
Glasgow — Tiree
Islay — Glasgow
Inverness — Belfast City
Inverness — Edinburgh
Inverness — Kirkwall
Inverness — Manchester
Inverness — Stornoway
Isle of Man — Belfast City
Isle of Man — Birmingham
Isle of Man — Edinburgh
Isle of Man — London City
Isle of Man — London Heathrow
Isle of Man — Liverpool
Isle of Man — Manchester
Kirkwall — Aberdeen
Kirkwall — Dundee
Kirkwall — Edinburgh
Kirkwall — Glasgow
Kirkwall — Inverness
Kirkwall — Sumburgh
London City — Isle of Man
Derry — Glasgow
Derry — London Heathrow
London Heathrow — Dundee
London Heathrow — Isle of Man
London Heathrow — Derry
Liverpool — Isle of Man
Sumburgh — Aberdeen
Sumburgh — Bergen
Sumburgh — Dundee
Sumburgh — Edinburgh
Sumburgh — Glasgow
Sumburgh — Kirkwall
Manchester — Aberdeen
Manchester — Inverness
Manchester — Isle of Man
Manchester — Newquay
Teesside — Aberdeen
Newcastle — Aberdeen
Newcastle — Bergen
Newcastle — Exeter
Newcastle — Newquay
Newcastle — Southampton
Newcastle — Stavangar
Newquay — Edinburgh
Newquay — Manchester
Newquay — Newcastle
Norwich — Aberdeen
Southampton — Edinburgh
Southampton — Glasgow
Southampton — Newcastle
Stavangar — Newcastle
Stornoway — Benbecula
Stornoway — Edinburgh
Stornoway — Glasgow
Stornoway — Inverness
Tiree — Glasgow

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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.