This is where two or more airlines share the same flight and the flight will be operated by one airline such as British Airways but it could have
a BA flight number or a flight number from a different airline.
Any flight operated under
a BA flight number will earn Avios and Tier Points as per the BA table above or click on the links above to find out more about the Avios and Tier Points you can earn with British Airways» partners.
Importantly, for those who are not excluded from this promotion, the double Avios offer applies to flights booked with
a BA flight number so this includes all flights on partner airlines (American, Finnair and Iberia) as long as the fare is purchased through BA.
Not exact matches
But
BA said it would increase the
number of its unaffected
flights to 70 % for long - haul destinations and 55 % for short - haul destinations.
Redemption
Flights and vouchers may only be used for flights on British Airways mainline service, which have a BA prefixed flight
Flights and vouchers may only be used for
flights on British Airways mainline service, which have a BA prefixed flight
flights on British Airways mainline service, which have a
BA prefixed
flight number.
With this card you effectively earn the same
number of Avios on British Airways
flights as the
BA Visa....
If
BA starts linking the cost of
flights to the
number of Avios needed and doesn't keep any kind of standard award in place the days of great redemptions on routes like NYC — Boston are over.
At airports like Heathrow where there are any
number of decent Priority Pass lounges we still get to have a bit of comfort before our
flight despite not having access to the lounges that
BA, American, Cathay etc... offer.
Yeah, it would be the same
number of miles, but the fuel surcharges would be crazy since it would be on a
BA flight
If AAdvantage EQM aren't important but you'd like to maximize the
number of redeemable miles (RDM) you'll earn in the AAdvantage program you should book through
BA and credit your
flights to AAdvantage.
As with all
flight redemptions with
BA, the
number of Avios required for an upgrade depends on the mileage flown.
BA is notorious for its fuel surcharges on its own
flights, but it also levies them on a
number of partner airlines, including American
flights to Europe and Asia, Finnair and Iberia
flights to and within Europe, and
flights to and within the Middle East and Asia on Cathay Pacific, JAL, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian.
Earlier this year, Iberia had an award sale where it offered a discount on the
number of Avios necessary for certain
flights, which were not available using
BA Avios.
Those
flight numbers used to apply to British Airway's iconic Concorde
flights between London Heathrow and New York Kennedy Airports, but were reassigned when
BA launched its classy all - business class A318
flights between these financial capitals.
Be sure to register before travel, and many codeshare partners are eligible as long as the
flight number has the
BA code.