You receive your eticket receipt through to your email account. You can instantly see the savings available here up to a maximum of 400,000 avios in the unlikely event you were able to find two first class return seats to australia. We answer 175 key questions you may have about british airways executive club which will hopefully answer all of your issues about the programme. If you are looking for 2019, the peak and offpeak avios dates for british airways and iberia are here and for aer lingus here. British airways is the uks largest international scheduled airline, flying to nearly 600 destinations around the world. Reward flight finder is not affiliated with british airways or avios.
How do i cancel my avios reward flight without any penalty. British airways can book partner awards up to 355 days before departure. Trying to book qantas with ba avios flyertalk forums. However there is one function that i used to regularly recommend to readers the ba avios calculator map. The additional avios options follows a successful trial in may on select european destinations. You can book to any worldwide destination, where theres availability, with british airways and our one world partners. At this point at least 2 club seats should be available on avios. Can i fly on avios points to a city and back from another. Flights that you book using avios are called reward flights. Using avios points on aer lingus british airways avios.
Because british airways and aer lingus both belong to the same group of companies, international airlines group iag, their earning rates are almost. This might be a niche redemption but the excellent. Collect avios, the club currency, to experience the benefits straightaway. With the trial starting today, the new avios pricing options can be redeemed on flights in the uk and europe. You must have a valid, active executive club account to transfer your points. My executive club and search using book with avios. When you book or manage your flights with aer lingus, you can add your british airways executive club number.
It allows you to book two avios redemption seats on british airways for the points of one. British airways is happy to let you book oneway tickets with avios so you would simply book your trip as two single journeys. Avios will be credited to your account 6 8 weeks after youve completed stay. You can book to any worldwide destination, where theres availability, with british. What is the best way to use your ba amex 241 avios voucher. British airways still hasnt officially released the peak and off peak dates for reward flights in 2020 but we now have some clarity on what the calendar will look like next year. You can also collect avios with many different partners, both on flights and on the ground. British airways executive club trying to book qantas with ba avios hi i am trying to fly from adelaide, australia to alice springs, australia, and then from either alice springs or uluru, australia to sydney, australia. Browse and compare availability for up to three destinations at once. American express is not responsible for availability of flights, accommodation or any other rewards in the british airways executive club program. British airways executive club no longer publishes an award chart. Utilizing british airways executive club for flights in. How to book british airways reward flights using avios.
This will bring you to a dialog box that lets you input your desired airports, dates, class of service, etc. On top of the avios youll collect for your package holiday, you will also be rewarded with additional avios for the flight and car rental elements of your package. Avios is the reward currency of the british airways executive club. What are the 2020 peak and offpeak avios flight dates. You pay avios plus a cash amount to cover the taxes, fees and carrier charges. Whilst a lot of people dont believe that club europe offers great value for cash, unless you are chasing british airways executive club tier points, i believe that club europe redemptions using reward flight saver can be good value, especially if you have no status. Reward flight finder formerly ba redemption finder is a trading name of tim rogers ltd. Reward flights first open up at midnight 1am bst 355 days before departure. It would be worthwhile to try using the avios flight calculator on the ba website, and having a play with some example dates and destinations whilst logged into the ba website. When you join the british airways executive club the rewards start straightaway and the more you fly, the better it gets. Then under reward flights click on book a reward flight.
Instead, you can use the combine my avios feature to move your avios to british airways executive club or iberia plus to book oneworld and other partner airlines. Avios british airways executive club membership rewards. The british airways reward flight saver can save you cash on british airways europe flights and comair flights. You can also take your avios reward flight finding. If i applied a voucher on my original booking that i have now used to claim for a new voucher, the new voucher should contain the value of my. With the possibility of obtaining significantly reduced taxes, the lure of using avios points on aer lingus is a popular redemption option for many british airways executive club members.
Reward availability executive club british airways. British airways executive club part 1, overview of the program and the different tiers. How to book award flights using british airways avios. By this time, the chances are the seats may have gone. Whilst a lot of people dont believe that club europe offers great value for cash, unless you are chasing british airways executive club tier points. Your guide to spending avios 2018 edition flyertalk forums. Please see the executive club terms and conditions. Check availability of british airways reward flights in just one click, and receive email. There are two reasons why you might not want to do this, though. The best ways to redeem british airways avios for max. The required amount of avios for reward flights in the world traveller and world traveller plus cabins, travelling to or from london heathrow or london gatwick will be reduced by 50%.
At this point you will need to login to your account which is necessary to search for reward flights. Open up a world of benefits and make travel more rewarding with british airways executive club, the loyalty program. Do i earn avios and tier points if i book british airways flights via expedia or opodo. British airways executive club to book aer lingus flights. Upon completion of your flights you will automatically be credited the correct avios.
When you have collected enough avios, you can spend them on flights and a wide range of other travel rewards. Overview off all our british airways executive club tutorials. An executive club member can book between 7 november 2019 and 21 november 2019 for travel between 7 november 2019 and 30 april 2020. The seats are not always immediately available on ba. You pay with your avios plus a cash amount for taxes, fees and carrier charges. Enter your british airways executive club membership number at the checkout. For flights there is a scale of payment options, so you can pay with fewer avios and more money, depending on how many avios you want to spend. Avios are the reward currency for the british airways executive club, iberia plus, aerclub, vueling club and meridiana club, as well as the flybe frequent flyer programme. British airways executive club to increase avios prices on. The taxes, fees and carrier charges will always need to be paid with money.
Booking aer lingus with british airways avios travel. With the trial starting today, the new avios pricing options can be redeemed on flights. Use our ba avios calculator for british airways points. Theres dozens of examples of times that it makes sense to book american airlines award flights. British airways executive club your guide to spending avios 2018 edition i preface if you are new to the british airways executive club baec you may have realised that planning an avios redemption calls for a shift in mindset, especially to those more used to redeeming miles for flights with north american. The british airways executive club is slashing the number of avios needed to book a reward flight, in a new limitedtime offer from the airline. The carriers executive club has sent out emails to members and posted a message on its website, stating that from may 30, 2019, well be changing our avios prices on reward flights with. In this article, we highlight some of the best ways to spend avios, whether on flights or elsewhere.
Hi, im looking to book a couple of reward flights in y lhrgva the site says that they will be in euro traveller but i cant see which class of euro traveller they are, ie is it hbo or do a get a baggage allowance. You can take reward flights with british airways, iberia and our oneworld and other partner airlines. Reward flight saver makes club europe good value, at least from london. To book flights online with ba avios, you must log into your british airways executive club account at, then hover over the book menu item and click book a flight with avios. British airways executive club do reward flights include baggage. The british airways online booking system does not let you book open jaw reward flights using avios points. Ba redemption finder is the quickest way of checking avios availability for british airways flights. Download the smartest way to collect avios with your favourite brands when you are on the go. I have used it many times to confirm availability and then eventually book the reward flights on the ba website. You can take reward flights with british airways, iberia and our oneworld and other partner airlines, wherever theres availability. British airways executive club is an excellent airline loyalty scheme, with plenty of opportunities for good value earning and redeeming of avios its mileage currency. The ba avios flight calculator map how many avios for a flight lets face it, the closure of the programme in july 2018 to british airways executive club members has had limited impact on those who collect avios points. Review of executive club, the frequent flyer program of. Its relatively easy to book british airways reward flights using avios.
How to book reward flight saver flights with avios points. There is just one catch you need to be a member of bas executive club and you need to have enough points to. In 2011 british airways executive club went through some drastic changes that primarily revolved around moving to a distance based award flight structure versus a set reward chart. British airways executive club reward flights i am trying to use some of my avios balance and book flights for junejuly from west coast usa to london andedinburgh next year. Similar to delta, british airways has done away with an officially published award chart. You can book aer lingus flights with either aer lingus avios or british airways avios. Aer lingus, the national airline of ireland, is owned by british airways and therefore you can easily redeem avios points for aer lingus flights and at a great value as the british airways executive club charges significantly less taxes and fees on aer lingus which means you can save big in money and miles. Make travel more rewarding with the british airways executive club, a reward programme for people who love to fly as much as we do. You collect avios when you book flights, hotel stays, car hire and more with british airways and their partners, including american express. And by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. Executive club reward flight prices slashed by british. Lets say you booked a reward flight via your british airways executive club account. When does british airways release avios reward flights.