British Airways Reward Flight Basics
Searching for a British Airways reward flight deal can seem daunting, which is why we created Reward Flight Finder, to make the whole process simpler. There are plenty of websites that cater for very frequent travellers, who revel in knowing all the ins and outs of loyalty point programmes. But it’s easy to forget that many people, perhaps without the time to read all the travel blogs, have some airline points but don’t really know what to do with them. So we asked our “Points Professor”, Alisha Collins, to answer questions from some UK based Reward Flight Finder members who are new to booking BA flights with loyalty points.
What is a BA Reward Flight? Reward flights are airline tickets that are bought using airline points or miles instead of cash. You will still have to pay money for any taxes and fees that apply to your booking, but there are opportunities to save a great deal of money on air travel. “BA” is the commonly used abbreviation for British Airways, one of the largest airlines flying from the UK. Tickets booked using their loyalty point currency, “Avios”, on a flight that has a number starting with the letters “BA” are called BA reward flights. Reward flights booked with Avios, at BA.com, can be taken with British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, American Airlines and other members of a group of international airlines that have partnered with each other within the Oneworld alliance.