Tiers and benefits

The 12-month status extension will be applied automatically to those memberships with Tier Point collection end dates of July 2020 – December 2021 irrespective of how many Tier Points have been earned. There is no need to contact us to arrange this.

You don’t need to have met the minimum eligible flights requirement to benefit from the 12-month extension, which is being applied to those memberships with Tier Point collection end dates of July 2020 – December 2021.

The eligible flights requirement will apply for members to qualify for the 25% Tier threshold reduction in order to upgrade, or subsequently renew their membership for the following year.

The further 12-month status extension will be applied automatically within a week of launch to those memberships with Tier Point collection end dates of July 2021 – December 2021.

All eligible memberships with a Tier Point collection end date of July 2020 – June 2021 have had a 12 month extension to their benefits applied already.

This is represented by your card expiry date which can be viewed on the My Executive Club page on ba.com or the mobile app. This is shown underneath the “View more account information” drop down on ba.com, or at the bottom of the 'My account' page on the mobile app.

If you are eligible for a Tier upgrade under the reduced Tier Point or eligible flight requirement, there is no need to contact us. This will be processed automatically once the required number of Tier Points or flights have been credited to your account.

If you are eligible to renew your Tier under the reduced Tier Point or eligible flight requirement, there is no need to contact us. This will be processed automatically once your Tier Point collection year ends and you will receive an email from the Executive Club team to confirm this.

In addition, members will need to have flown a minimum number of British Airways or Iberia flights to qualify for the 25% Tier threshold reduction in order to upgrade, or subsequently renew their membership for the following year. This is 2 for Bronze membership, and 4 for Silver and Gold membership.

All unused vouchers had a 6-month extension applied to their validity in March 2020. Subsequently, all unused vouchers that were due to expire before 31 March 2021 had a 6-month extension applied to their validity in October 2020. We have recently (in February 2021) added a further 6-month extension to all vouchers that were due to expire before the 31 December 2021, giving members more chance to enjoy them.

We’re also added an additional 6-months validity to all new Companion Voucher or Travel Together tickets earned between June 2020 and the end of December 2021.

If you’ve applied a Voucher, or Travel Together Ticket to a booking for travel from 1 March 2020, we have already applied a 6-month extension to your voucher. If your voucher was due to expire before 31 December 2021, we’ve also automatically added a further 6-month extension.

Should your flight(s) get cancelled or you defer your travel to a later date, the extended validity has already been applied and there is no need to request this.

All unused Gold Upgrade Vouchers had a 6-month extension applied to their validity in March 2020 and in October 2020; we recently (in February 2021) added a further 6-month extension to all vouchers that were due to expire before the 31 December 2021, giving members more chance to enjoy them.

Remember, you only need to book your trip or apply your voucher to an existing booking by the expiry date, for travel up to 12 months after.

If you’ve applied a Gold Upgrade Voucher to a booking for travel from 1 March 2020, we have already applied a 6-month extension to your voucher. If your voucher was due to expire before 31 December 2021, we’ve also automatically added a further 6-month extension.

Should your flight(s) get cancelled or you defer your travel to a later date, the extended validity has already been applied and there is no need to request this.

We’ve decreased the amount of Tier Points needed by 25% to make it easier for members to retain or upgrade their membership. This reduced Tier Point requirement doesn’t apply to earning Gold Upgrade Vouchers or other membership benefits.

We want to maximise the opportunity for Members to use their well-earned vouchers. If your Companion Voucher, or Travel Together Ticket, earned via a British Airways credit card is issued between June 2020 and the end of December 2021, we will be automatically applying a 6-month extension when your voucher is awarded to your account.

This does not currently apply to Gold Upgrade Vouchers.

This policy covers vouchers earned using a British Airways credit card.

This includes: American Express Companion Vouchers, Chase Travel Together Tickets, RBC Companion Award Vouchers, Absa Companion Vouchers, RSB American Express Companion Vouchers, RSB World Mastercard Companion Vouchers.

This policy also includes Gold Upgrade Vouchers.

As per the explanation at the beginning of the FAQ section, we decreased the amount of Tier Points needed by 25% for members upgrading to higher Tiers until 30 June 2022. This is the same for upgrades thresholds too, making that next Tier more achievable. Further measures will be considered in time, we’re continuing to assess the fluid situation and are keeping developments under close observation.