Another good option is
partner award flights within North or South America, including Hawaii and the Caribbean.
Not exact matches
Or transfer the points to
partners like United Airlines for travel such as a round - trip
award ticket
within the US and Canada or a 1 - way
flight to Europe.
Additionally, even if your goal happens to be short
flights on American Airlines
within the U.S., AA has sharply reduced their saver
award space (which is the space open to
partners such as British Airways) so Avios are less useful for those
awards.
Yes, it is possible to pay 18,000 miles to cover the cost of taxes and fees on
award flights within Europe operated by Lufthansa and Miles & More airline
partners.
A further 100,000 Qantas Points will also be
awarded when the Platinum One Member earns 7,000 Status Credits
flights with a Qantas (QF)
flight number (including
partner airline
flights with a Qantas (QF)
flight number) or on
flights with a Jetstar Airlines (JQ, 3K, GK and BL)
flight number (including
partner airline
flights with a Jetstar Airlines
flight number)
within a single Membership Year.
Award flights on
partner airlines need to be booked at least a few days out, as last - minute availability (
within 24 - 48 hours prior to departure) is blocked out.
If you have not flown with a
flight partner in the last 12 months you will be eligible for a bonus
award if you collect Avios through an airline
within the Promotional period.
Therefore, when you go to book
award tickets for
flights within the U.S. via British Airways» Executive Club program, you will see AA
flights show up under the
partner flights section.
The last two are both
partners with American Airlines in case you're looking for a domestic
award flight within North America.
Booking
partner awards can be a great use of miles for short
flights within another country or region.
Although British Airways does not pass on fuel surcharges for American Airlines
flights within North America, they unfortunately do add charges for
award tickets between the US and Europe on American Airlines and most other
partner flights.
Additionally, even if your goal happens to be short
flights on American Airlines
within the U.S., AA has sharply reduced their saver
award space (which is the space open to
partners such as British Airways) so Avios are less useful for those
awards.