For those of you who missed out before, it’s time to get booking on British Airways Avios-only flights.
This will offer an extra 1,250 summer holiday fares from as little as £1 + 25,500 Avios. The new options include Florence, Mallorca, Faro, Corfu and Ibiza, with all travel periods falling over the August Bank Holiday.
Avios-Only flights were launched earlier this year, on which 100% of the seats are exclusively available to British Airways Executive Club Members as reward seats.
The latest release brings the total number of Avios-Only flights to nearly 30 and includes departures from London City Airport for the first time. The new flights include:
Route |
Outbound |
Inbound |
From |
London City to Florence (FLR) |
23 Aug 2024 |
30 Aug 2024 |
Euro Traveller: £1 + 25,500 Avios |
London City to Ibiza (IBZ) |
24 Aug 2024 |
31 Aug 2024 |
Euro Traveller: £1 + 25,500 Avios |
London Heathrow to Corfu (CFU) |
24 Aug 2024 |
31 Aug 2024 |
Euro Traveller: £1 + 30,500 Avios |
Avios-only seats are sold as normal Reward Seats, with costs that can scale from the £1+Avios upward, depending on how much cash you want to put in.
British Airways guarantees a minimum of 12 and 14 Reward Seats on standard short and long-haul flights respectively, whereas Avios-Only flights mean that every seat is available to purchase using Avios. Members booking the Avios-only flight can do so in any cabin as they normally would through ba.com.
Don’t forget the earning changes.
Those of you paying attention will know there’s a seismic shakeup next week. as the earning model will change from a distance-based model to a revenue-based model.
Economy Class and Beyond will have our full view on this later in the week – but our advice aligns with Head for Points – if you have bookings to be made, it might be time to lock them in.
Because – I don’t honestly know how many miles you’ll earn in the future – no matter what British Airways says.
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