Qualifying flight points

You can now collect On Business Points with us, and our eligible partner airlines, on selected routes.

Opportunities to earn points include:

flights operated by British Airways and its subsidiary BA Citiflyer when booked with a BA flight number
direct flights between London and Japan operated by Japan Airlines and when booked with a BA flight number
Japan domestic flight connections operated by Japan Airlines and booked with a BA flight number, that are in conjunction with flights from the UK operated by British Airways or Japan Airlines and that also have a BA flight number
direct flights between Europe and the US operated by American Airlines, OpenSkies or Iberia and when booked with a BA flight number
US domestic flight connections operated by American Airlines and when booked with a BA flight number, that are in conjunction with transatlantic flights operated by British Airways, American Airlines or Iberia and that also have a BA flight number
selected South African international and domestic flights with British Airways that are operated by Comair
Qantas international flights when booked with a BA flight number between Australia and the UK and Singapore (which can be British Airways or Qantas operated)
Qantas domestic flights with a BA flight number when booked in conjunction with a BA coded international flight
direct flights between London and Spain operated by Iberia and when booked with a BA flight number
Spanish domestic flight connections operated by Iberia and when booked with a BA flight number, that are in conjunction with transatlantic flights or flights from the UK operated by British Airways, American Airlines or Iberia and that also have a BA flight number.

On Business Points earned on an American Airlines or Iberia operated flight will be the same as when flying on a British Airways operated flight between these destinations.

To see how easily your On Business Points can accumulate, take a look at the tables below.

British Airways qualifying flight points Eligible partner airlines qualifying flight points

British Airways qualifying flight points

The table below shows eligible booking classes and the number of points you will earn on
return¹ flights operated by British Airways and booked with a British Airways flight number².

Eligible cabins	First	Club World/ Club Europe	World Traveller Plus	World Traveller/ Euro Traveller (flexible fares)	World Traveller/ Euro Traveller (discounted fares)
Here’s an example to help you calculate the points you will earn: If you are making a return Club World flight from Dubai to New York, via London, you will earn 3,780 points (1,680 + 2,100 = 3,780).
Eligible booking classes	F A	J C D R I	W E T	Y B H	K M L V S N Q O G
Routes between London and:
UK Domestic³ Intra UK & Ireland routes excluding Jersey	n/a	120	n/a	120	60
Europe A All European countries including Jersey, excluding Cyprus, Greece, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine	n/a	480	n/a	240	120
Europe B & North Africa Algeria, Cyprus, Greece, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Russia (excluding Moscow), Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine. Excludes Egypt.	n/a	720	n/a	360	180
Israel & Russia Tel Aviv and Moscow	1,620	1,260	720	360	180
Middle East Includes Egypt	2,160	1,680	960	480	240
North America East & Caribbean All North American routes excluding those listed under North America West	2,700	2,100	1,200	600	300
North America West Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver	3,240	2,520	1,440	720	360
Africa and South Asia All African countries excluding Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. Includes Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Lebanon and Maldives	2,970	2,310	1,320	660	330
Central & South America & Far East Argentina, Brazil, China, HongKong, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand	3,240	2,520	1,440	720	360
Australia Sydney	4,320	3,360	1,920	960	480
Routes within:
Caribbean Intra Caribbean routes	540	420	240	120	60
Middle East Abu Dhabi to/from Muscat, Bahrain to/from Doha	540	420	240	120	60
South America Sao Paulo to/from Buenos Aires	1,080	840	480	240	120
Notes: ¹ A single sector of a return flight will earn 50% of the return points value. ² Points can be earned on eligible British Airways published fares. Points are not earned on corporate or marine dealt fares. Fares booked on oneworld alliance airlines will not earn On Business Points, except on selected American Airlines, Iberia and Qantas flights when booked with a British Airways flight number. See table below for further information. ³ Routes operated by franchise partner SUN-AIR of Scandinavia A/S will earn the same points levels as UK Domestic. ⁴ Direct services between Australia to/from Singapore will earn the same points levels as Africa & South Asia.

Eligible partner airlines qualifying flight points

The table below shows eligible booking classes and the number of points you will earn on
return¹ flights operated by American Airlines, Comair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, OpenSkies or Qantas when booked with a British Airways flight number.

On Business Points cannot be redeemed on American Airlines, Iberia, Japan Airlines or Qantas operated flights.

Eligible cabins	First Class	Business Class	Premium Economy	Economy (flexible fares)	Economy (discounted fares)
Eligible booking classes	F A	J C D R I	W E T	Y B H	K M L V S N Q O G
Routes operated by Comair:
Africa Domestic including all other Comair routes except Mauritius	n/a	400	n/a	200	100
South Africa to Mauritius	n/a	720	n/a	360	180
Routes operated by Iberia:
London to/from Spain	n/a	480	n/a	240	120
Spain domestic²	n/a	120	n/a	120	60
Routes operated by either American Airlines, Iberia or OpenSkies between all European countries (excluding Cyprus, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine) and:
North America East & Caribbean All North American routes excluding those listed under North America West	2,700	2,100	1,200	600	300
North America West Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver	3,240	2,520	1,440	720	360
US Domestic³	400	400	n/a	200	100
Central & South America Only London to/from all Central & South American destinations, via Madrid	3,240	2,520	1,440	720	360
Africa Only London to/from Johannesburg, via Madrid	2,970	2,310	1,320	660	330
Routes operated by Japan Airlines:
London to/from Japan Only Tokyo Narita	3,240	2,520	1,440	720	360
Japan domestic⁴ Haneda to/from Fukuoka, Osaka Itami, Sapporo Chitose Tokyo Narita to/from Fukuoka, Nagoya, Sapporo Chitose	400	400	-	200	100
Routes operated by Qantas:
Australian domestic⁴	n/a	400	n/a	200	100
London to/from Far East	3,240	2,520	1,440	720	360
London to/from Australia	4,320	3,360	1,920	960	480
Far East to/from Australia	2,970	2,310	1,320	660	330
Notes: Points will be credited according to the relevant cabin and booking class. Not all cabins and booking class choices might be available on all routes as carriers have different on board products. ¹ A single sector of a return flight will earn 50% of the return points value. ² Only bookable in conjunction with a transatlantic flight or flight to/from the UK, with a BA flight number, which can be operated by British Airways, American Airlines or Iberia. ³ Only bookable in conjunction with transatlantic flights, with a BA flight number, which can be operated by British Airways, American Airlines or Iberia. ⁴ Only eligible when booked in conjunction with an international flight with a BA flight number.

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