Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points

Sydney: LOTS of Avios seats in Club World showing for April to June 2026

Links on Head for Points may support the site by paying a commission.  See here for all partner links.

A reader flagged this evening (Saturday) that a LOT of Avios availability in Club World is currently showing for April, May and June 2026.

On many dates you can get FOUR Club World seats.

Whilst its heading into winter, I’m sure demand is still there from the ‘friends and family’ market.

Avios seats to Sydney

There is also a LOT of inbound Club World availability in September, October and November 2025, but virtually nothing in business class going out.

Here’s a SeatSpy screenshot (our preferred seat search partner) which shows dates with TWO seats in Club World between London Heathrow and Sydney:

Avios seats to Sydney

Here is availability for FOUR seats in Club World:

Club World Avios seats to Sydney

This is not ‘phantom’ availability as far as I can tell. Of course, by the time you look things could have changed from 10pm Saturday when I wrote this.

Category

General

Comments (39)

  • JD says:
    6 Jul6 July 11:17

    Still plenty of availability this morning, though online journey keeps on crashing when trying to add a stopover in Singapore (either way). Called BA and all the inventory loaded is direct only. Not quite what I would have wanted but have actually managed to book reward seats to Sydney – something that I never thought that I would be able to do. Now we’ve got 10 months to plan and fund an itinerary!

    Reply
  • Sydneybound? says:
    6 Jul6 July 12:14

    Hi HFP community. I’ve always wanted to travel business class to Sydney using my BA Amex Companion voucher which expires April 2026. There are business class flights available over the end of August 2025 as well as the ones in April to June 2026. I want to book a one way with a stopover in Singapore for a few days. The cost including my voucher is showing on BA website as 200,000 Avios and £1000.00 taxes for two people. I had some questions I was hoping the community can answer for me:
    a) Does this appear to be a good deal? I know its on BA and not a better Middle Eastern airline, but it still seems great for a business class flight at short notice (just when I need it actually lol).
    b) Can I add a return fare for example May 2026 at a later date when and if flights become available, by calling BA service desk to book the return. I think I’ve read on this site that is the process.
    c) If my companion voucher expires April 2026, does the return have to be booked and flown before then or can I book before April 2026 but fly in July 2026 for example.
    d) If my BA Gold loyalty membership level expires in December 2025, does this make any difference to being able to book the said return prior to April 2026?
    Any advice much appreciated.

    Reply
    • FCP says:
      6 Jul6 July 12:31

      SydneyBound – my responses..
      a) generally anytime you can use miles for premium cabins and travel when you want to travel is a good deal. QR would maybe cost the same in miles, but no SIN stopover.
      b) you can add a return later when the availability is loaded if more than 12 months after your outbound / not loaded when booked, BUT..
      c) all travel has to be completed before the expiry of the voucher
      d) no. Gold opens extra economy seats, or the ability to open premium seats are double(i think) the normal miles. So unless you wanted to use many more miles, probably no difference.

      Reply
      • louie says:
        6 Jul6 July 12:37

        I’d say (b) Yes, but only before you have flown the outbound, so end August 2025 in your case, and (c) I believe you only have to have flown the outbound by the voucher expiry date.

        Reply
      • BBbetter says:
        6 Jul6 July 13:10

        (C) is incorrect. Outbound must be before expiry date.
        (B) may 2026 flights for your return leg are already loaded. If you don’t book both legs together now, adding a return leg for May later would be a ‘change to the booking’ and you’ll have to pay a change fee.

        Reply
        • meta says:
          6 Jul6 July 17:04

          The process is also cancel and rebook (though staff won’t tell you) and you run the risk of your outbound not returning to the award inventory (real risk with popular destinations like Sydney), though it’s less of a problem if you’ve already flown the outbound.

          Reply
          • sydneybound? says:
            6 Jul6 July 22:24

            Thanks everyone for your replies. Very helpful thanks

  • Davegreen1976 says:
    6 Jul6 July 12:51

    I was pleasantly surprised when I read this article first thing this morning. I hit 50 next June and always had it in my mind that I’d celebrate it down under using Avios collected over the years.

    So – began a frustrating morning at looking at the options (including travelling on QR with their better product). What I have found is:
    1. Off peak returns in Club from LHR are 145,000 Avios with AMEX solo discount and £775 fees.
    2. Adding a domestic connection from MAN is exactly the same price.
    3. Trying to reduce fees by departing DUB lowered the cash element to £608 but increased the Avios to 160,000 thereby wiping out the saving.
    4. Flying on QR is allegedly 90,000 Avios each way although availability of those tickets is extremely rare with the vast majority being 180,000. Their website is also very buggy leading to significant date trawling day by day and being caught in endless loops.
    5. Did manage to find a multi-city on QR flying from DUB and returning to LHR for June 2026 but at 270,000 (though only €300 in taxes), I wasn’t tempted.

    Ended up booking BA and then the expected 777 and Club Suite had turned into a Dreamliner and Old Club World. Finger is now hovering over the cancellation button and going back to square one.

    Reply
    • Throwawayname says:
      6 Jul6 July 13:52

      You can have this as a fall-back and just keep an eye out for offers. My preference would be grabbing a deal to Indonesia, spending some time there and then hopping on a daytime flight to Perth or something. You should be able to get change out of £2k for your tickets, with the long flights in business class and a bunch of miles for your troubles.

      In related news, I have seen that Vietnam Airlines are selling ex-BUD business fares to Australia and back for about €2800 all in. Those also come with enough XPs to bag you Flying Blue silver for a year.

      Reply
  • SL says:
    6 Jul6 July 13:13

    Something must be up. For the dates I booked, they’re not selling CW cash tickets but all other classes….

    Reply
    • Return2sender says:
      6 Jul6 July 16:31

      Mmmm…. a couple of days ago I booked a one way CW redemption with a 241 voucher for Sunday 5/4/26 (Easter Sunday) and the booking has been confirmed but now see (thanks for the heads up) that there’s no direct flight anymore for cash bookings. My confirmation says its a 787 (oh dear) but I’m now expecting this to be cancelled in due course … it would be bad luck if BA says there’s no other availability – how does this work in practice if BA cancels?

      Reply
      • NorthernLass says:
        6 Jul6 July 17:27

        They will have to reroute you to SYD, even if it means sending you on another airline. Obviously if you have no return leg booked, they will have no obligation to get you home!

        Reply
        • Return2sender says:
          6 Jul6 July 19:34

          It’s one way Syd-lhr. Not my favourite route or carrier but atm it is the best I’ve got using avios. Watching with interest…

          Reply
  • William says:
    6 Jul6 July 19:12

    This article promoted me to have a look at redeeming some of my Avios stash. I booked Tokyo next year in business. The outbound with BA and return with AY via Hel which gives me an extra day as it a nighttime departure.
    Redeemed for 180k Avios+£510 – I spilt the trip into 2 different bookings as if I had selected the same itinerary on a single booking the surcharge was £727 and 180k Avios. Not sure what prompts the change in surcharge by splitting?

    A bit of a novice when it comes to Avios bookings so if there is any risk in having the trip on 2 separate bookings, someone please shout out.

    Reply
  • Adam M says:
    6 Jul6 July 20:13

    I just wanted some advise. Done this before but unsure if BA still operate like this. If I book the outward leg but cannot book return as the date isn’t available, do BA hold the first flight until you call back to complete the booking.

    I dont want to book a one way flight, as I wont have enough Avios for the return if I do it that way. Im sure they have done that before. I did call BA but they were quite unhelpful.

    Thanks in advance.

    Reply
    • Reece says:
      6 Jul6 July 22:38

      No, you must book and pay for the outbound first and the call to book the return when there is availability or you have enough Avios. The price is the same as if you book both together (or sometimes cheaper as inbound taxes are less unless using an Amex voucher).

      Reply

Leave a Reply to Return2sender Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Please click here to read our data protection policy before submitting your comment

New to Head for Points?

Welcome!  We’re the UK’s most-read source of business travel, Avios, frequent flyer and hotel loyalty news. Let us improve how you travel. Got any questions? Ask them in our forums.

Get 25,000 Avios with the Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

GET A SIGN-UP BONUS OF 18,000 VIRGIN POINTS!

Latest Forum Posts

Get 50,000 bonus points (worth 50,000 Avios) and £400 of dining credit with The Platinum Card

Check reward flight availability instantly for free!

See a whole year of reward seat availability on one page at SeatSpy.com

Special offer: Get 30,000 bonus Hilton Honors points until 14th August 2025

Booking a luxury hotel?

Our luxury hotel booking service offers you GUARANTEED extra benefits over booking direct. Works with Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, The Ritz Carlton, St Regis and more. We've booked £1.7 million of rooms to date. Click for details.

SME? Get the only free credit card with points which convert to Avios

Get points worth 20,000 Avios with 'first year free' American Express Gold

The UK's biggest frequent flyer website uses cookies, which you can block via your browser settings. Continuing implies your consent to this policy. Our privacy policy is here.

Got it!