Please contact the contact centre to make a booking on 39 0287 103600. Simply contact us on your local aer lingus reservations number where the team will be happy to help you. Theres dozens of examples of times that it makes sense to book american airlines award flights with british airways avios. You can book a maximum of nine guests in one transaction. You can book to any worldwide destination, where theres availability, with british airways and our oneworld partners. Apr 29, 2019 booking a flight with british airways avios can be complicated and fees can be high, but executive club members who dont mind doing some digging can find a great deal. Mar 04, 2020 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. They even mention the number of available award seats. Select your preferred option from the search results and then click continue at the bottom.
You can book flights with iberia for yourself or for whoever you want in exchange for your avios. This is a much better option than british airways avios, which would require 30,000 avios for the foursegment routing. Flights that you book using avios are called reward flights. Apr 23, 2019 earlier this week i booked a vueling flight using avios and thought it would be a good idea to share some details about the booking process as there doesnt seem to be a whole lot of information out there about this. How to book british airways reward flights using avios. Avios is complicated the points are all avios, but each airlines version of avios has its own award ticket availability, options, prices, and booking method. And is it worth redeeming avios for hotels, wine, car hire or experiences. Pay for the flights using your avios you just need to pay the taxes fees and charges with cash. Siamo spiacenti, lutilizzo degli avios per le esperienze non e al momento disponibile.
If youre hoping to book an american airlines flight with avios but dont have enough avios points for the flight there are a couple of available options. You pay with your avios plus a cash amount for taxes, fees and carrier charges. We hope that you have heard our calls and have converted all your wellearned avios to kulula travel bank credit. You can use british airways avios points to book flights to hawaii on american airlines or alaska airlines. If the flight is booked through and operated by vueling, you can collect avios for the price of the ticket. Spending avios executive club british airways book. Voli con british airways, iberia, american airlines e i nostri partner oneworld e altre compagnie aeree partner. Did you know you can use british airways avios points to book with more than 20 partner airlines. Book american airlines with avios using avios on american. This shorthaul flight can cost a couple of hundred dollars rt, but you can book it for only 12k avios rt. Same would work in japan, china, europe, us and beyond. How do i use british airways avios to book american airlines.
These short distance flights start at 4,500 avios 4,000 offpeak and can be redeemed for any flight under 650 miles outside of the us. May 10, 2018 and by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. After logging in, youll want to mouse over the book option in the menu on the homepage and then click book a flight with avios. My last experience of booking a vueling flight, about a year ago, was a bit of a horror story. The specific flight is a paid world traveller plus ticket lhr to dxb though club on the dxb to lhr leg, i can see on expert flyer there are a ton of seats available though none i can upgrade to. How to book award flights using british airways avios. Booking aer lingus with british airways avios travel. A brilliant guide to british airways upgrades using avios or. Whenever the topic of british airways avios comes up, theres a pretty consistent chorus of cries about how avios are worthless. A brilliant guide to british airways upgrades using avios. Plan and book your flights and travel with aer lingus here. How to book award flights using british airways avios the. For flights booked through and operated by vueling or iberia, the amount of avios you collect depends on how far you fly. Here are some tips to help you get the flights you want.
Enjoy bonus avios when you buy avios before 18 may 2020. How to book american airlines flights with british airways avios miles. Customer loyalty is very important to us here at flybe and. During offpeak periods, which are two thirds of the year, you need less avios for your reward flights. Oct 27, 2016 most of the time when american airlines has milesaaver availability you can book the same award flight on using avios. Our partnership with avios ended on april 30 th, 2019. The additional avios points will be debited from your account within 21 days. Its relatively easy to book british airways reward flights using avios. Book us airways flights with british airways avios. Jun 24, 2018 a roundtrip through phoenix would be 2,717 miles, which would require 23,000 iberia avios in economy. To book, simply login to your executive club account.
Also on the right side of the screen, it will show your individual avios, as well as the total balance of the household account. Ba agent was adamant that this could not be booked as a connection with avios due to the different airports in london. Sep 19, 2017 you can only book a gold priority reward on ba flights excluding, in most cases, london cityflyer services. Discover where you can get to with iberia, vueling and british airways.
Or use them on iberia flights to upgrade from flexible economy fares y, b or h to business class. Book a flight with etihad airways for more choice, more value and even better journeys. A discount of 10,000 avios would increase the price by. Reward flight saver allows anyone who has earned one avios in the last year to book a shorthaul economy reward flight with a subsidised level of taxes and charges.
This is because british airways has a distancebased award chart flights shorter in duration will cost less avios. Login to your executive club account, click executive club, then spending avios and then book a rewards flight. Apr 21, 2020 since british airways avios has a distancebased award chart, you can spread out your avios for short distance flights. You will need to determine the length of the flight in miles in order to determine the cost in avios.
That means the same flight can get 3 different avios prices and fees, while some flights may be bookable with one airline but not the other. How to find award availability with iberia avios one. Redeeming your avios for flights should be simple, but that is not always the case. 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. Also, if your booking is within 21 days, you dont have to pay. Book a reward flight to dublin and more for your next city break. From your account dashboard, near the top, click book with avios enter your from and to airports. Booking a flight with british airways avios can be complicated and fees can be high, but executive club members who dont mind doing some digging can find a great deal. How to book vueling flights using avios tricks of the trade. We explain how avios and money redemptions work in this university article. Best value with flat tax rates on eligible bookings. Pay with avios to get money off the cost of any aer lingus flight when you book through. After you have added everyone to your household account, when you go to book a flight with your avios, all your family members will be included at the bottom. Utilizzare gli avios executive club british airways.
The only exception is when booking a uk domestic connection tofrom london to connect to a longhaul flight. That means the amount youll pay depends on the length of your flight. September 14, 2016 by brad 36 comments travel miles 101 has partnered with cardratings for our coverage of. Booking aer lingus with british airways avios travel miles 101. Sign in to find out how to get your travel rewards faster theres lots of simple ways to collect avios on the things you buy every day. American airlines recently reduced the miles required for flights under 500 flights miles to 7,500 miles each way, so you could book this same flight on american for 15,000 american miles round trip in economy. You can only book a gold priority reward on ba flights excluding, in most cases, london cityflyer services. While some routes will cost you more milespoints, many routes are cheaper and. I asked the same thing on flyertalk, sometimes takes a while to reflect changes if your flight was just cancelled i would wait another day or so, note i rang up today and had my avios with 241 booking rebooked as it didnt quite work via manage my booking i could only select up to 7 of april 2021 which i think was the original 2 year expiry of my voucher, and the mmb didn. This combined payment option is valid on flights operated by iberia, iberia express, air nostrum and vueling british airways only available via call centres. When booking reward flights, you can choose all peak dates, all offpeak dates, or a mixture of the two. Once the avios are in your account, its time to book your flight.
So, theres certainly value to be had from british airways avios. You can book qatar redemptions through, as you would a normal ba avios flight. You can pay for your flights with a combination of avios and cash, whether you book through or your iberia plus service centre. How to find award availability with iberia avios one mile. We are currently working on an exciting new loyalty programme, designed to better suit the needs of our regional customer base. This is a much better option than british airways avios, which would require 30,000. Be aware of route and aircraft changes all airlines including ba. Jan 21, 2020 this shorthaul flight can cost a couple of hundred dollars rt, but you can book it for only 12k avios rt. How to book american airlines flights with british airways. The 8 best ways to redeem iberia plus avios for max value 2020. Depending on where you depart, youll often pay much fewer miles with british airways avios points to hawaii. Obviously if you book the outbound, then there is no guarantee you will get the inbound. With our new programme, vueling club, comes the currency avios.
All flights have a minimum number of guaranteed seats for purchase with avios. Using avios to book flights intereurope costs just 4. Short intercontinent and intercountry flights will be where british airways avios shine. How to book avios tickets even when there is no availability. The 8 best ways to redeem iberia plus avios for max value. If youve found a suitable return flight, select return.
You can also spend your avios on reward flights on. The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date. How to book reward flight saver flights with avios points. If the flight is operated by iberia, the amount of avios you collect depends on how far you fly. Booking partner award flights using british airways avios. Find offers you can enjoy with your points using iberias avios calculator. However there is one function that i used to regularly recommend to readers the ba avios calculator map.
Collect avios on your flights, hotels, online shopping, outlet shopping, transportation and much more. Enjoy your avios and use them to get a discount when you book your tickets. Earlier this week i booked a vueling flight using avios and thought it would be a good idea to share some details about the booking process as there doesnt seem to be a whole lot of. Or use them on iberia flights to upgrade from flexible economy fares y, b or h to. Jun 27, 2019 if a flight has milesaaver availability as shown by the american airlines awardsearch engine, it is available for booking with british airways avios and should but doesnt always display on the british airways website. I want to book a tenerife tfs to hel flight but the tenerife flight on ba goes to gatwick and the ay flight leaves within 24 hours from lhr. When you book your flight, the standard avios points price for a reward flight will be. Avios will take you to your favourite destinations around the world. However avios flights can be cancelled up to 24 hours prior, albeit for a.
May 29, 2018 by dominik zmuda 10 comments travel miles 101 has partnered with cardratings for our coverage of credit card products. Nov 26, 2019 and by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. If you dont have enough avios for your flight, british airways runs a scheme called avios and money which allows you to use fewer avios to book your flight in return for paying a cash fee. For longerhaul flights youd have the option to part pay with avios and pay the remaining in cash. How to book aer lingus award tickets with british airways. Spend your avios and get discounts, and you can even get free flights. You should call on the day that the outbound opens and book a one way ticket.
Most of the time when american airlines has milesaaver availability you can book the same award flight on using avios. Dec 16, 2015 that means the amount youll pay depends on the length of your flight. As expected, flight 3158 is available to use avios points. How to fly to hawaii with british airways avios points. If youd like to piece together your flight itinerary separately, select oneway. You just select who all is flying, and it will do the rest. You can even use your avios for hotel nights, car hires and leisure options, and when you shop at the more than 90 partners you. Collect avios with us and with other partner companies. Here is our guide to maximizing award travel with ba. Seats on other airlines will appear directly below the search results for british airways own flights, so be sure to scroll down the page. Beach dwellers, city hoppers and adventure seekers, where will you travel to next. Use our ba avios calculator for british airways points. If youre new to british airways avios, the mileage currency of the british airways executive club frequent flyer program, you may be looking for tips on how to maximize your miles for.
The time has come for us to say farewell to the avios travel rewards programme in south africa. When you book your flight, the standard avios points price for a reward flight will be debited immediately. Book your reward flight using your avios, plus taxes, fees and charges payable in cash feel like adding a seat, bag or priority boarding to your reward flight booking. The avios you spend on reward flights with aer lingus depend on the route distance in miles, the date of your flight peak or offpeak, and the fare class economy or business. Turn your stopover into a holiday and take a break in abu dhabi. You must find milesaaver american space in order to be able to book the american flight with avios. But if youve never booked using british airways website, it can take some getting used to. Guide to booking flights with british airways avios points. Being able to book us airways flights with british airways avios has opened up some great possibilities.
Meanwhile, connecting in dallas instead puts the roundtrip at 5,091 miles, pushing it into the 42,000 avios tier. Apr 07, 2020 reward flight saver allows anyone who has earned one avios in the last year to book a shorthaul economy reward flight with a subsidised level of taxes and charges. Ba agent was adamant that this could not be booked as a. A roundtrip through phoenix would be 2,717 miles, which would require 23,000 iberia avios in economy.
If a flight has milesaaver availability as shown by the american airlines awardsearch engine, it is available for booking with british airways avios and should but doesnt always display on. This will take you to the main search page for award flights, where you can start inputting your search criteria. A beginners guide to using british airways avios the. We can be quite flexible on dates and so have found ba great for booking city breaks. Mar 03, 2019 the specific flight is a paid world traveller plus ticket lhr to dxb though club on the dxb to lhr leg, i can see on expert flyer there are a ton of seats available though none i can upgrade to with avios. From now on you can collect avios when you book flights or hotels, hire cars and purchase from associated companies partners. How to book inexpensive aer lingus award flights to ireland. Looking across all frequent flyer schemes except avios, short haul redemptions are a waste of time unless you need flexibility or are travelling at short notice. Jun, 2019 after logging in, youll want to mouse over the book option in the menu on the homepage and then click book a flight with avios. Flybe limited in administration the company or flybe. It is easy to find out the number of miles needed using the usual reward flight calculator. Here you will find suggestions of great places to visit and all the information on how to get yourself there.
It should show you availability of partner airlines in the same way as if you were booking a ba flight. How do i use british airways avios to book american. Indeed, if youre looking for award flights from the us to europe on british airways. May 29, 2018 the flights costing the least amount of avios will depart from the east coast of america. Read and agree to the terms on the next page, clicking continue again to progress. Go to the website, select the option to book with avios and you will be able to book an american airlines flight using avios on the british airways website. It would be worthwhile to try using the avios flight calculator on the ba website, and having a play with some.