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BA is shuffling its A380s around again, but overall this is a good thing as they're finally going for their refits! They've now filed a wave of schedule changes covering September 2026 through March 2027. If you were looking to use your Avios on one of the routes affected, here's what's changing. Club Suite finally arrives on the Johannesburg route. Los Angeles becomes a guaranteed Club Suite route. Singapore now cops the old Club World seat, but that isn't necessarily a bad

British Airways has now confirmed what many suspected. The recent wave of surprise BA Club status renewals was, in fact, an error. British Airways confirms status extension error Earlier this week, thousands of BA Club members discovered that their Silver or Gold status had been extended through to 30 April 2027, despite not having re-qualified. Some had earned few, if any, tier points over the past year. Others who had come frustratingly close to the threshold received nothi

If you have to abide by school holidays, you already know the problem. You are locked into the same travel windows as everyone else, and the Avios price reflects it. BA treats every school holiday as peak. There are two ways around it though, depending on which school holiday you are trying to escape. Half terms: fly Aer Lingus or Iberia BA, Iberia, and Aer Lingus all use Avios and all run peak and off-peak pricing, but their calendars are not the same. Aer Lingus keeps it si

British Airways have put Avios on sale with a 40% bonus promotion on purchased and gifted Avios, running for five days from today, Thursday 23rd April until Sunday 27th April 2026. The offer at a glance Promotion period: Until 27th April 2026 at 23:59 BST Bonus rate: 40% extra Avios on all purchases and gifts Eligibility: British Airways Club members Where to buy: avios.com/collect-avios/buy Gifting: Recipient must hold a BA Club account with at least 1 Avios The bonus Avios

If you woke up to an email this morning telling you that your BA status has been retained for another year, and you're pretty sure you didn't earn it, you're not going mad. It also appears that you're not the only one. And if you didn't get the email despite getting ever so close, you've every right to be fuming (please do let us know if this is you). Quick refresher Tier points are how you earn status with British Airways. Since April 2025 they're based on spend: £1 on a BA

This is, without a doubt, one of the most frequent questions we get on our Instagram right now, so let's clarify it once and for all. In this article: What is the British Airways Companion Voucher? Why does this matter? How does booking each leg separately actually work? Which call centre should you ring? What if I have enough Avios to book the return at full price? Does BA waive the change fee? Can I book the return before the outbound? Does the voucher only work on British

You may have already known that you can earn Avios with Avios, but did you know that didn't include Uber Eats? Worry no more, Uber and Avios have expanded their partnership this week to include Uber Eats. If you're already linked your Avios and Uber accounts then you will automatically benefit from this improved partnership automatically, but here's what's new, what you could already do, and how to link your accounts. The new bit: Uber Eats 1 Avios per £1 on Uber Eats order

British Airways Club has launched a prize draw offering two lucky members a million Avios each, timed to "celebrate partnership milestones with Finnair and Loganair" (whatever that means). It's a big headline, and in theory entering is simple. But there's a wrinkle worth knowing about before you get your hopes up, like I did … The offer To enter, you need to link your British Airways Club account with either a Finnair Plus account or a Loganair Loyalty account (or both) via t

Less than a month after we covered BA's biggest ever route announcement — Melbourne, Colombo, and frequency boosts across 11 routes — there's been another significant round of schedule changes. This time, the story is in two halves. A bit of geopolitics for you first. A two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran came into effect on 8th April, but it's already under strain. Israel says it doesn't cover Lebanon, Iran briefly closed the Strait of Hormuz again within hours, and

Yesterday we covered Virgin Atlantic's limited-time Tier Point promotion, which can get the lead booker to Silver (or even Gold) from a single holiday booking. You can read that one here . Turns out the timing wasn't a coincidence, because both British Airways Holidays and American Express have now jumped in with their own spring offers. Here's what's available to you. British Airways Holidays: 10,000 bonus Avios offer You can collect 10,000 bonus Avios when you book a packa