Claim Expired Avios Points

[Alk123]

Hi,

I wonder if anyone has successfully claimed expired Avios points back?
P2 used to collect them when travelling for work but these expired about 9 months ago as we didn’t travel during Covid had no Amex/CC earning points automatically.
We’ve seen a few articles online from people saying they’ve managed to get these back with a fee – however I can’t seem to find any reference on the BA/Executive Club sites.

[Rob]

You can’t pay a fee to get them back.

You can ask nicely and they may well be reinstated for free.

[BA Flyer IHG Stayer]

I really don’t see BA doing anything for you after this length of time – if it’s been nine months since the avios expired that means you’ve done no activity with BA for almost 4 years and that predates the pandemic.

There are plenty of ways to keep an account active that don’t involve a credit card.

[Man of Kent]

We tried to get some points back last year as BA never advised us they were about to close an account. No joy at all. Although it’s within the T&Cs I wasn’t pleased as they didn’t warn us – fortunately it wasn’t a huge amount.