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British Airways and Avios

British Airways Club is the frequent-flyer program for British Airways.  It uses a reward currency called ‘Avios’. This article looks at what an Avios point is worth.

If you are new to collecting Avios, we suggest you start with the basics with our Beginner’s Guide to Collecting Avios.

If you are interested in earning Avios from credit cards, you should read this article comparing all the Avios-earning credit cards.

You can learn more about British Airways Club on the British Airways website here.

How does the 2024 Avios peak and off-peak chart compare to previous years?

We recently published, exclusively, the 2024 Avios peak and off-peak calendar for British Airways flights. Reader Andrew did an analysis of the trends for his own blog which you can read here. Here .....

We recently published, exclusively, the 2024 Avios peak and off-peak calendar for British Airways flights. .....

by Rob Burgess

Avios Group under investigation by HMRC for its VAT policies

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, issued its first half financial results yesterday. Tucked away in the notes is a lengthy statement explaining that Avios Group is .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, issued its first half financial results .....

by Rob Burgess106 comments

British Airways orders six more Boeing 787-10 aircraft

Anyone following British Airways closely might be left wondering how they hope to return to pre-pandemic capacity with fewer aircraft than they had in 2019. British Airways still remains 23 aircraft .....

Anyone following British Airways closely might be left wondering how they hope to return to pre-pandemic .....

by Rhys Jones41 comments

Iberia joins the British Airways and Qatar Airways joint venture

The existing Joint Business Agreement between British Airways and Qatar Airways is the biggest of its type globally, swamping the transatlantic JVs. It effectively lets BA and Qatar Airways .....

The existing Joint Business Agreement between British Airways and Qatar Airways is the biggest of its type .....

by Rob Burgess82 comments

What are the 2024 British Airways peak and off-peak Avios flight dates?

What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2024?  Unfortunately British Airways no longer officially publishes its peak and off peak dates for reward flights in .....

What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2024?  Unfortunately British .....

by Rhys Jones18 comments

British Airways makes short haul schedule changes for Winter 2023

British Airways has been firming up its short haul schedule for the winter / spring flying season which begins on the last Sunday in October. Flyertalk has a full list of changes, according to BA .....

British Airways has been firming up its short haul schedule for the winter / spring flying season which begins .....

by Rob Burgess56 comments

How to earn Avios and get the best deals on Heathrow airport car parking

“How to get a discount on airport car parking” is a difficult and long-winded question, especially at Heathrow.  Luckily for me, the good people at moneysavingexpert.com have written .....

“How to get a discount on airport car parking” is a difficult and long-winded question, especially .....

by Rob Burgess34 comments

British Airways extends the Air Belgium charter on the Chicago route

As we’ve covered previously, British Airways is currently using Air Belgium to operate one of the two daily flights to Chicago. It is a wet lease with Air Belgium also providing the pilots and .....

As we’ve covered previously, British Airways is currently using Air Belgium to operate one of the two .....

by Rob Burgess31 comments

BA Holidays extends its ‘double tier points’ offer to December 2024

If you had been worrying about how you are going to retain or earn British Airways Executive Club status next year, BA Holidays can help. BA Holidays has extended its double tier points offer by .....

If you had been worrying about how you are going to retain or earn British Airways Executive Club status next .....

by Rob Burgess132 comments

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