Reward Flights

We’ve kept our Reward Flight prices at the same level for some time, but we’re having to make these changes as a result of increasing Air Passenger Duty and third-party charges, as well as changing market conditions and ongoing inflation.

We’ve included examples of changes for some popular routes in the table above.

Once logged in to your British Airways Club account from 15 December, the new costs will be displayed as Avios plus a cash amount when you search for a reward seat.

If you have an existing booking and you want to change the flight to depart on or after 15 December, then the existing rates will apply as long as you make the change before 15 December.

If you make a change on or after 15 December, then the new rates will apply if you wish to change:

• destination
• cabin
• seasonality (for example, changing from an off-peak to a peak date)

If you make a change after 15 December to the time or date of your flight, within the same seasonality and to the same destination, then there won’t be an additional Avios charge.

Examples:

1. You made a Reward Flight booking on 1 December to fly from London to New York, using 40,000 Avios to travel on 10 January. On 7 January, you decide to change from a morning flight to an afternoon flight on the same day. There will be no additional Avios charge to make this change.
2. You made a Reward Flight booking on 1 December to fly from London to New York, using 40,000 Avios to travel on 10 January. On 7 January, you decide to upgrade the cabin from World Traveller (economy) to World Traveller Plus (premium economy). You’ll be charged the difference between the original amount of Avios paid (40,000), and the new higher amount for World Traveller Plus which was introduced on 15 December.

No, if you have an existing Reward Flight booked for travel on or after 15 December 2025, and you don't want to make any changes to it, there’ll be no impact to your booking, and you can travel as planned.

If you make a change on or after 15 December, then the new rates will apply if you want to change destination, cabin or seasonality (for example, changing from an off-peak to a peak date).

Yes, the changes will affect both the Avios and cash elements of the fare. You can see some examples of these changes in the table above.

These changes apply to all British Airways-operated flights, to all destinations.

Yes, these changes apply to all British Airways flights across each cabin.

Reward Flights booked in First will also still be subject to taxes, fees and charges.

The amount of Avios required to upgrade from one cabin to the other will be based on the updated Avios pricing.

If you have an existing booking and want to upgrade using Avios on or after 15 December, you’ll be charged the higher Avios rate.

Yes, these changes apply to all pricing options across all British Airways flights.

Once logged in to your British Airways Club account from 15 December, you'll be able to see the different Avios & Money options when you search for reward seats.

• If you’re using your American Express Companion Voucher to travel with another person, only the Avios price paid by the main customer will be affected by the changes – the companion will continue to travel without any Avios amount to pay.
• If you’re using your American Express Companion Voucher to travel solo, the 50% reduction in Avios for the Reward Flight will reflect the updated Avios pricing.

There’s no change in the way Barclays upgrade vouchers are used, but the amount of Avios needed for the Reward Flight will reflect the updated Avios prices.

Yes, these changes apply to all British Airways flights, so Avios-only flight reward seats will also change to reflect the updated Avios pricing. 

No, Avios part payment isn’t changing. These changes only affect Reward Flights.

Travel to Europe, UK & Ireland from 10,000 Avios + £1 each-way, or from just 55,000 Avios + £120 return for destinations further afield.

Reward Flights offer a fixed Avios amount and a fixed cash amount to cover taxes, fees and carrier charges. Treat yourself to a business (Club World) seat from 154,000 Avios + £250 return.

All examples are correct as of December 2025.

A Reward Flight consists of:

• Avios
• A fixed cash amount to cover taxes, fees and carrier charges

The Avios and cash price you pay for your Reward Flight is dependent on date, destination and class of travel.

Your chosen date of travel will dictate if you pay a peak or off-peak Avios amount. When booking Reward Flights, you can choose all peak dates, all off-peak dates or a mixture of the two.

If you don’t have a high enough Avios balance for either of our Reward Flight options, or you would simply like to carry on saving for your next reward, you can reduce the Avios cost by paying an additional cash amount. The fewer Avios used, the more you will pay in cash.

At checkout, you will be presented with a range of Avios & Money payment options, where available.

There are even more ways to top up your Avios to reach your next reward:

• Boost your Avios balance by buying some
• Ask a friend or family member to share some of their Avios with you
• Pool Avios with other members of The British Airways Club in your household

We have partnerships with several other airlines, including our partners in the oneworld alliance, so that we can offer a greater choice of destinations to our customers.

When you search for Reward Flights, we will show availability on British Airways first. We’ll then show availability with partners for this flight and on destinations we don’t operate or have availability.

For assistance booking with a specific partner, please call our contact centre.

Working out the cost

The number of Avios required for partner flights may vary from British Airways, depending on route and distance travelled.

As with British Airways, Avios prices for Reward Flights are dependent on date, destination and class of travel.

For flights with two or more oneworld partners, or British Airways plus two or more oneworld partners, use the link below to find out what you need to pay.

Avios costs for booking with two or more oneworld partner airlines.

In most circumstances, you'll be able to cancel or change Reward Flights subject to availability, for a small service fee. Please see our booking and service fees for further detail.

Please be aware:

• Some changes may require additional Avios, for example if you're changing your date of travel from off-peak to peak. All changes will be shown in Manage My Booking, or explained over the phone before they are made.
• When changing from a peak to off-peak date, we'll refund any difference in Avios price. However, for Avios part payment bookings, we'll be unable to refund any difference in the money portion of the price. You'll be able to cancel the original flights for a full refund and make a new booking instead.
• Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours before the first flight in your itinerary to be eligible for a refund.

Many changes to simple Reward Flights can be made online in Manage My Booking. You'll need to call our contact centre in the following circumstances:

• Changing a British Airways Reward Flight from an off-peak date to a peak date
• Changing a British Airways Reward Flight from a peak date to an off-peak date and require an immediate refund of Avios
• If the Reward Flight booking was made using any type of voucher, such as a Companion Voucher or Travel Together Ticket
• If the Reward Flight booking contains a connecting flight
• If the Reward Flight has been upgraded using Avios

These are specific flights operated by British Airways and its subsidiary Euro Flyer which will only be available to book as Reward Flights for direct journeys exclusively for members of The British Airways Club.

(Flights connecting to/from other destinations are not included and will only use commercial availability.)

See our latest Club updates to find out which flights are available.

Or you can be among the first to hear about our upcoming Avios-only flight destinations by downloading our Avios app and enabling push notifications.

We announce on our website and app when a phase of Avios-only flights are made available to book.

Flights can be booked until all seats are sold, or British Airways determines remaining seats may become available to all customers for direct journeys. Seats are available on a first-come, first served basis while seats last.

These seats will cost the standard Reward Flight price, which depends on whether the flight is operating at peak or off-peak times, and the flight distance.

For Avios-only flights that have already been announced, you can check our Club updates.

You can book these flights online through the normal Reward Flight booking journey or by contacting our contact centre.

Yes, you can book a return or a one-way journey.

Yes, Avios-only flights are available on all cabins depending on the configuration of the aircraft.

Yes, you can book one leg of your journey on an Avios-only Flight and the other leg on another Reward Flight, so you can choose to use your Avios to come back on a day that suits you.

You can’t combine an Avios-only flight (or any other Reward Flight) with a commercial flight on the same booking.

You can combine cabins within your booking. For example, you can choose to travel in economy (Euro Traveller) on the outbound and business (Club Europe) on the inbound, depending on availability.

• Like all Reward Flights, Avios-only flight tickets include one checked bag at 23kg.
• They can be cancelled up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund, minus a service fee of £35.
  • For bookings cancelled within 24 hours of outbound departure where the member has paid the taxes, fees and charges, these will be refunded to the original form of payment. For bookings made using Avios & Money, the cash portion of the price will not be refunded. Avios will not be refunded.
• A service fee will also apply for changes made to the booking.
  • When you change between a peak to an off-peak date, or vice versa, the difference will be calculated and if the original ticket cost more Avios than the new ticket, you will be refunded the difference in Avios. If the original ticket costs less Avios than the new ticket, you will be required to pay additional Avios.

Yes, your American Express voucher can be used within the cabin and dates it is eligible for.

By using a companion voucher, if the member is travelling with a companion they will pay the Avios for one person and the taxes, fees and charges for both.

Or if they're travelling solo they will pay half the Avios required for one person, and the taxes, fees and charges for one person.

Yes, you can use a Barclays upgrade voucher or a Gold upgrade for one/two voucher to upgrade between cabins on an Avios-only flight, availability depending. The upgrade price remains the same as for a standard Reward Flight.