british airways logo and site links

Login details and information
Login help

United Kingdom

Change country


Benefits and features

Earn 6,000 bonus BA Miles the first time you spend on the Card.

The British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card is the fastest way to earn BA Miles, enabling you to collect more on everyday spend and double BA Miles on flights3.

Typical rate 19.9% p.a. (variable) on card purchases, that's a typical rate of 46%APR (variable) incl. the £150 fee. See the Summary box for full details.


Clock up BA Miles faster

  • Apply for the Card and collect 6,000 bonus BA Miles when you use the Card for the first time2
  • Collect 1.5 BA Miles for virtually every £1 you spend4 and earn double BA Miles on British Airways flights and BA Holidays4
  • If you're not an Executive Club member already, you will automatically be enrolled when you get your British Airways American Express Card. That means you can collect even more BA Miles on British Airways flights, BA Holidays, selected car rentals and hotels as well as through other British Airways Executive Club partners

Get a Companion Voucher

Redeem your BA Miles on a British Airways flight, and if you've spent £10,000 on your Card in one year, we'll give you another ticket for a companion, for the same flight5.


Frequently asked questions


Membership benefits

Share the benefits
Free Additional Cards for your friends and family to help you clock up BA Miles even faster6.


Online Fraud Guarantee
Shop online with confidence. You will not be held responsible for unauthorised online purchases7.


Travel Accident Benefit
You'll receive a generously enhanced level of up to £250,000 worth of Travel Accident Benefit when you use the Card to book scheduled travel on flights8.


Purchase Protection
For eligible items which are stolen or damaged accidentally, the purchase protection benefit will replace, repair or refund the item for up to 90 days after the date of purchase8.


Refund Protection
Assured product satisfaction. Should any UK retailer refuse you a refund for any eligible items within 90 days of purchase, American Express will refund the purchase price8.


Emergency Card Replacement
Should your Card be lost, damaged or stolen, American Express can get a replacement to you virtually anywhere in the world.


  1. Reward flights are subject to availability. Taxes, fees and charges remain payable. Please visit ba.com/spendmiles for further information. 
  2. The BA Miles will be awarded onto your Account once you have been approved and you have made your first transaction. Premium Plus Cardmembers will receive 6,000 bonus BA Miles. Please note that it can take up to one month for bonus BA Miles to be awarded to your account.
  3. For the Premium Plus Card, you will be awarded 1.5 BA Miles for virtually every £1 you spend and 3 BA Miles for virtually every £1 you spend direct with British Airways and British Airways Holidays. BA Miles are not earned on Balance transfers, Cash Advances, American Express Travellers Cheques purchases, Foreign Exchange and Express Cash transactions, interest, any spending in excess of your credit limit, charges for dishonoured cheques, late payment or referral charges and American Express Credit Card finance charges. Written details available on request.
  4. Applicable for bookings made direct with British Airways and British Airways Holidays. For details contact British Airways. Eligible fares only. Terms and Conditions apply.
  5. Subject to availability. Taxes, fees and charges remain payable. Terms and Conditions apply. Once members reach the applicable billed expenditure target on their BA/Amex Card (the “Target”) they will receive a Companion Voucher, which must be exchanged for a Companion Ticket and outbound travel taken within 12 months from date of issue. Cardmembers must have accrued the Target within a 12 month period ending each year on the anniversary of their Promotion Commencement Date. Companion Vouchers cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion. One additional Companion Ticket per Cardmember per year. Companion Tickets are not extendable. Redemption Flights and Companion Tickets may only be used for flights on British Airways mainline services which have a BA prefixed flight number. Travel on franchisee, codeshare or alliance airlines is not permitted. Return flights must be booked at the same time as the outward journey is booked. All travel must originate in and return to the UK.
  6. Additional Cardmembers must be aged 18 years or over.
  7. When you use your Card online you will not be held responsible for unauthorised charges.
  8. a) Travel Accident Benefit: Up to £250,000 per event when you use the Card to pay in full for public transport. Exclusions apply. See Summary of Benefits for full details and requirements. b) Purchase Protection Benefit: Up to £20,000 for every 365-day period, for eligible items stolen or accidentally damaged within 90 days of purchase. Exclusions apply. See Summary of Benefits for full details and requirements. c) Refund Protection Benefit: Up to £300 per item and £1,000 for every 365-day period, should a UK retailer refuse a refund for any eligible items with 90 days of purchase. Exclusions apply. See Summary of Benefits for full details and requirements. d) Travel Inconvenience Benefit is only applicable when you use the Card to pay in full for scheduled flights. Exclusions apply. See Summary of Benefits for full details and requirements. e) American Express Services Europe Limited ("AESEL") makes various benefits available to Cardmembers. These benefits derive from contracts which AESEL has made with third parties which AESEL is free to amend, extend or terminate at its sole discretion. These benefits do not form part of AESEL's contract with you but AESEL will aim to inform you 30 days in advance of any changes to the available benefits which may be to your detriment. One of the benefits currently available is the benefit of contracts of insurance made between AESEL and certain insurers, for example travel insurance benefits. You will lose these benefits if you cease to be a Cardmember. Exclusions apply. Full details of the insurance benefits currently available can be found in the Summary of Benefits document which will be provided with your Card.