BA unleashes new cash savings from Reward Flight Savers and Companion Vouchers
Christmas came early for British Airways Avios collectors looking to travel long-haul. At the beginning of December, the airline expanded its Reward Flight Saver options across the globe and to most cabin classes. Reward Flight Saver is now available on all long-haul and short-haul routes on the British Airways network in any cabin except First Class. It’s a big expansion of the scheme for long-haul, particularly because it’s the first time Saver fares have been available beyond economy. As American Express Companion Vouchers can be redeemed on Reward Flight Saver bookings there are also now increased ways to maximise the value of this perk. It all adds up to more ways to reduce flight costs by using Avios. What are Reward Flight Saver fares? There are three ways you can use British Airways Avios to reduce the cost of your flight: Part-pay with Avios: as it says, this is a way BA enables you to use some cash and some points. It’s not as good value as a Reward Flight but handy if you have limited Avios or need a wider choice of seat availability. You can do this on any flight and will be able to see the price for part-payment with Avios when you are logged in to your Executive Club account. Reward Flights: these are flights paid for entirely with Avios (except the fees and taxes, which must be paid in cash). Reward flight fares are restricted to a certain number of seats per flight, so you need to be on the ball (or using our Reward Flight Finder alerts) to grab them before someone else does.