Multiple connections on BA award booking

[Scott]

For award bookings, do BA permit more than one connection on a flight, e.g. xxx-MAD + MAD-LHR + LHR-GLA ?

I’m searching online using a 241 for what would be a mix of IB and BA flights.

If I search xxx-LHR I get shown a direct BA flight from xxx-LHR as well as connecting partner flights xxx-MAD + MAD-LHR with both legs on IB.
When I change the final destination to GLA only the BA flight is offered for the LH leg, so no option of flying IB with a connection in MAD.

Searching again to LHR but for a date when the direct BA flight has no award availability I get shown IB xxx-MAD as before, this time with a choice of BA or IB for MAD-LHR.
However, when I amend the final destination to GLA, no results are returned.

It’s possible on the Iberia website, offering xxx-MAD + MAD-LHR (both on IB) + LHR-GLA (on BA). However, I want to use a 241 so needs to be booked through BA.

It looks like if it is even possible, it would have to be done by phone.

[JDB]

There isn’t anything to prohibit this with a 241 voucher the use of which is also subject to the BAEC Avios terms that require the most direct route to be taken and a maximum of eight sectors in total. So in theory this ought to be possible but obviously requires availability on every sector and quite probably a call to book.

[Scott]

Thanks for the reply.

That’s interesting about the T&Cs requiring the most direct route – what does this mean in practice? As BA are offering both a direct to LHR and via a MAD connection, then it appears this term doesn’t apply in every circumstance.