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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.

British Airways launches flights to The Azores

British Airways has announced a handful – and it is only a handful – of flights to The Azores for Summer 2022. The airline will be flying to the islands of São Miguel and Terceira. .....

British Airways has announced a handful – and it is only a handful – of flights to The Azores for .....

by Rob Burgess

Which British Airways European lounges are open?

During the pandemic, British Airways has been quietly cutting lounge access at many of its European destinations. This has not been well communicated to customers who often did not find out until they .....

During the pandemic, British Airways has been quietly cutting lounge access at many of its European .....

by Rob Burgess57 comments

BA CityFlyer expands at Belfast City Airport

When the Air Lingus Regional franchise holder Stobart Air collapsed in June, BA CityFlyer stepped up to operate some of the services that the airline had been flying from Belfast City to the UK. This .....

When the Air Lingus Regional franchise holder Stobart Air collapsed in June, BA CityFlyer stepped up to .....

by Rob Burgess30 comments

Avios launches a new ‘first time’ transfer bonus from Nectar

I assume, by now, that almost all Head for Points readers in the UK will have linked their Nectar account to Avios and made a transfer. Some of you prefer to move Avios to Nectar, getting 0.8p per .....

I assume, by now, that almost all Head for Points readers in the UK will have linked their Nectar account to .....

by Rob Burgess

This is how the new British Airways low cost subsidiary at Gatwick will work

Last week we covered the announcement that British Airways was planning to set up a new low cost subsidiary at London Gatwick. This was a very vague announcement, made internally to staff and not to .....

Last week we covered the announcement that British Airways was planning to set up a new low cost subsidiary at .....

by Rob Burgess51 comments

A few photos from the reopened British Airways Concorde Room at Heathrow

The British Airways Concorde Room lounges in London and New York, for ticketed First Class passengers, reopened on Wednesday. Reader Daniel was in the Heathrow lounge and sent a few pictures to show .....

The British Airways Concorde Room lounges in London and New York, for ticketed First Class passengers, .....

by Rob Burgess37 comments

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