Jan 21, 2020 there currently isnt a published british airways avios award chart, but they do have peak and offpeak redemptions for british airways award flights. Using american airlines or alaska airlines miles instead, these. British airways collects fuel surcharges on almost all award redemptions. How to book alaska airlines flights using british airways avios. How to maximize british airways avios across the oneworld. Looking back it definitely wasnt the most economical use of miles, but i was still learning the ropes. Best ways to redeem british airways avios travel miles 101. Use your british airways avios to book short flights within the u.
Ba is part of a global airline alliance called oneworld, and this allows you to redeem avios for flights with all of the member airlines. If you live in one of 10 western cities with direct flights on american, us airways, or alaska to hawaii, you are better off redeeming 12,500 british airways avios each way to hawaii. Redeeming british airways avios on alaska airlines one mile. Here are the key things to know about redeeming avios on alaska. Sweet spots for british airways avios awards awardwallet blog. Theres also an offer to earn a total of 100,000 british airways avios points with the. British airways partners with alaska airlines, for example, while iberia partners with royal air maroc. Booking alaska airlines saver award space with british. Flights on alaska airlines do not show up on the british airways site. Alaska airlines flies direct to honolulu aulani from san diego, san jose, oakland, portland. In north america the sweet spots for booking with avios are flights that are less than 1,150 miles flying direct on american airlines. How to use avios on alaska airlines with this stepbystep guide to. British airways doesnt make this easy because you cant do award searches for alaska on the british airways website or on the alaska website.
British airways also partners with alaska airlines, iberia, and aer lingus. There currently isnt a published british airways avios award chart, but they do have peak and offpeak redemptions for british airways award flights. British airways airline partners mileage plan alaska. Best ways to redeem british airways avios comparecards. At the same time, american has lowered the cost of flights less than 500 miles in distance to 7,500 aadvantage miles itself.
So in this guide, were going to take a look at how the british airways avios program works. How to earn and use british airways avios points extra pack. As its rewards program is distancebased, traditional geographic borders rarely come into play when attempting to identify the best possible value out of each mile. On alaska airlines award calendar, sunday october 11 had. Dec 16, 2015 and folks in dallas will pay 2,500 fewer points in coach with british airways avios points, but for business class and first class, its cheaper to use united airlines miles. Aug 07, 2019 to book flights online with ba avios, you must log into your british airways executive club account at, then hover over the book menu item and click book a flight with avios. Spending avios executive club british airways book. A beginners guide to using british airways avios the. Best ways to book british airways first class with points. Finding award space on alaska airlines british airways is able to book both economy and first class awards on alaska airlines flights. British airways gives executive club members plenty of ways to collect avios aside from booking flights.
British airways avios are one of the best ways to book short flights on oneworld airlines. Flights to europe from the east coast can also be cheap in terms of avios, but british. As a ba partner you can book as flights using your avios through ba. How many avios will i need to book on alaska airlines. How do you book alaska airlines flights with avios. How to use avios for taxfree flights on alaska airlines. Booking alaska airline flights with british airways avios. Booking partner award flights using british airways avios. Guide to booking flights with british airways avios points. Theres also an offer to earn a total of 100,000 british airways avios points with the chase british airways visa signature card after meeting the tiered spending requirements. British airways and iberia also have different partners. Use british airways avios for flights on alaska airlines step 1. Find offers you can enjoy with your points using iberias avios calculator.
How to find oneworld alliance awards using british airways. Alaska airlines flies direct to honolulu aulani from san diego, san jose, oakland, portland, seattle, and anchorage. In north america the sweet spots for booking with avios are. One of the best british airways avios redemptions is using 25,000 avios points to book a roundtrip alaska airlines flight from the west coast to hawaii. Collecting avios and tier points on flights british airways. While british airways miles known as avios can be obnoxious to use, they do offer great value on certain trips. Create a british airways mileage account, transfer 7,500 ultimate rewards points youve earned from your chase sapphire preferred card to avios, and then use these points to book a flight through british airways with american or even alaska airlines. Booking alaska airline flights with british airways avios miles. Alaska airlines flies direct to honolulu aulani from san diego, san jose, oakland. As its rewards program is distancebased, traditional geographic borders rarely come. Unfortunately, british airways changed the rules in 2015 and now charges a minimum of the second lowest tier 7,500 avios for all flights to, from or within north america.
Sep 29, 2016 how to book alaska airlines flights using british airways avios the first thing i recommend doing is finding the alaska airlines flights available at your local airport. The best uses of 100,000 british airways avios the. However, award inventory on the programs two nonalliance partners aer lingus and alaska airlines is not displayed online. Jun, 2019 booking partner awards with british airways avios. How to book alaska airlines flights with british airways avios miles. From the west coast, flights to hawaii can be a good value 25,000 avios roundtrip to.
Note that this is for all nonavios partners, except the next award chart is modified to represent the changes for aa and alaska flights, as ba wanted to decrease the value for flights. Mush to alaska with british airways avios points on american airlines or alaska airlines. I find that many times economy flights are netting me just 1. These short distance flights start at 4,500 avios 4,000 offpeak and can be redeemed for any flight under 650 miles outside of the us. British airways has a separate pricing chart for reward flights on partner airlines. However, british airways avios can be used on alaska airlines, which means i can still use them for short hops up and down the coast. Since british airways has a distancebased award chart and american airlines is a oneworld partner, you can use avios to book any aa flight with. Jan 02, 2019 how many avios will i need to book on alaska airlines. From british airways homepage, click register now at the top right or click this link, enter your information then click join now at the bottom. Also you can book flights up to 330 days in advance is when the flight calendar opens up. Create a british airways mileage account, transfer 7,500 ultimate rewards points youve earned from your chase sapphire preferred card to avios, and then use these points to book a flight through british. Also note that from 2 february 2016, redemption rates for travel on american airlines, alaska airlines, and tam will start at 7,500 avios rather than 4,500 avios, effectively pricing distance. Well discuss what avios points are, as well as how to earn and use avios points for maximum value. For flights under 651 miles, british airways has separate pricing for north american flights.
Alaska redemptions are priced the same way as any other avios redemption. Sep 03, 2015 this can be part of a strategy for avoiding fuel surcharges because iberia includes generally lower fuel surcharges than british airways. Full article on the 12,500 avios routes to hawaii and how to book them. Book now this indicates a link to an external site that may not follow the same accessibility or privacy policies as alaska airlines. You can use avios for flights on any oneworld alliance airline like american airlines, or other partners such as alaska air.
British airways executive club and its avios program has some of the most diverse sweet spots available. Jul 05, 2018 british airways avios are one of the best ways to book short flights on oneworld airlines. Discover where you can get to with iberia, vueling and british airways. This can be part of a strategy for avoiding fuel surcharges because iberia includes generally lower fuel surcharges than british airways. Whilst you do not need to transfer avios to alaska airlines to redeem a flight, unfortunately you are unable to book alaska flights online and as such the only way of booking alaska flights with avios is to call british airways executive club. In fact, taxes make up a small share of the cash component of most british airways awards. On the homepage, simply enter flight details into the book a trip section of the website and make sure to check the use miles. How to book it you can find american airlines and alaska airlines award flights on the american airlines website. The first thing i recommend doing is finding the alaska airlines flights available at your local airport. Miles april 30, 2017 alaska mileage plan, british airways executive club, upgrade with avios, upgrade with points 5 comments we may receive a commission when you use our links.
Flights that you book using avios are called reward flights. There are a couple of things you could do online before you call. The best uses of 100,000 british airways avios the points guy. How to book alaska airlines flights using british airways avios the first thing i recommend doing is finding the alaska airlines flights available at your local airport. Monkey miles has partnered with cardratings for our coverage of credit card products.
My brother had accumulated a boatload or should i say a planeload har har of. Using iberia avios as an alternative to british airways one. Transfer avios points to alaska airlines tax free flights. British airlines says it is 12,500 avios to fly sea to hnl. Dec 22, 2015 mush to alaska with british airways avios points on american airlines or alaska airlines. American airlines award availability issues on the british. Whilst you do not need to transfer avios to alaska airlines to redeem a flight, unfortunately you are unable to book alaska flights online and as such the.
Flights around europe flights to from london on british airways. Their offpeak redemptions can deliver great value on your ba avios points, especially given you can find offpeak pricing for nearly 8 months of the year on flights operated by ba. Award travel rules for redeeming british airways avios. British airways award chart one way avios redemption requirements how to use avios points to book north american domestic flights. Since british airways has a distancebased award chart and american airlines is a oneworld partner, you can use avios to book any aa flight with saverlevel award availability and have the price based on the avios chart. These short distance flights start at 4,500 avios 4,000 offpeak and. My favourite use of british airways avios points is for shortmedium haul nonstop flights in economy class. You can book to any worldwide destination, where theres availability, with british airways and our oneworld partners. For instance if you use british airways avios to book an iberia flight, you may have higher fees than if you transfer those avios to your iberia plus avios first, and then book the flight with iberia. How to fly to hawaii with british airways avios points. In theory, you can use the british airways website to search for available award seats on american, alaska, or virgin america. Oct 30, 2015 im sure this makes sense to someone, but while british airways and iberia are owned by the same company, and share the same avios currency, the programs are completely separate. In general, its best to book flights using avios points as far out as you know your travel. Youll want to search from one of those cities, select use miles, and pick some dates youre thinking about.
Also note that from 2 february 2016, redemption rates for travel on american airlines, alaska airlines, and tam will start at 7,500 avios rather than 4,500 avios, effectively pricing distance band 1 flights as band 2. Mar 01, 2020 how to book alaska flights with avios. And folks in dallas will pay 2,500 fewer points in coach with british airways avios points, but for business class and first class, its cheaper to use united airlines miles. Nov 30, 2018 british airways executive club and its avios program has some of the most diverse sweet spots available. British airways also has additional partnerships with aer lingus, alaska airlines and air italy. This is 7,500 avios in economy and 15,000 in business, one way. How to book alaska airlines flights with british airways. British airways is a member of the oneworld alliance, which means you can use miles from any of the oneworld carriers along with their own executive club avios to book flights. The other two partners are aer lingus an excellent option as they do not charge fuel surcharges and meridiana. Apr 21, 2020 since british airways avios has a distancebased award chart, you can spread out your avios for short distance flights. To book an alaska flight with british airways avios, call british airways at 800airways, since alaska flights are.
How to fly to alaska with british airways avios points. These include american airlines, cathay pacific, and qantas, as well as other partners like alaska. These include american airlines, cathay pacific, and qantas, as well as other partners like alaska airlines. Fiji airways and royal air maroc will be added during 201920. But in practice, the british airways website is not a very good. How to use avios points for alaska airlines flights to hawaii. You need to book on the phone through your local service centre you cannot currently book online.
The cost will be based on the distance you are travelling. Vancouver to seattle is only about 120 miles flown, so it is only 4,500 avios. Booking alaska airlines with avios page 6 flyertalk forums. Whilst not a member of the oneworld alliance, alaska airlines is one of three additional partners of british airways allowing ba executive club account holders to book alaska airlines with avios. Here is a list of my favourite ways to redeem avios all flights should be nonstop for the best price in avios. You pay with your avios plus a cash amount for taxes, fees and carrier charges. Jul 08, 2018 one of the best british airways avios redemptions is using 25,000 avios points to book a roundtrip alaska airlines flight from the west coast to hawaii. Such sweet spots arent exclusive to the united states.
North america is a great example, since alaska airline and american airlines each have several hubs and are partners with british airways. Use british airways avios for flights on alaska airlines. When does british airways add fuel surcharges to avios awards. Alaska would charge 25,000 mileage plan miles for a roundtrip saver award ticket between any domestic city pair, while british airways would only charge 15,000 avios. You can see the partner airline avios redemption chart in this hfp article. Apr 30, 2017 miles april 30, 2017 alaska mileage plan, british airways executive club, upgrade with avios, upgrade with points 5 comments we may receive a commission when you use our links. Airways allowing ba executive club account holders to book alaska. Jun 07, 2018 best ways to redeem british airways avios. The only way to book is by calling british airways executive club.
Whenever and wherever you fly, you can earn avios with british airways, our oneworld alliance partners and our other airline partners. Redeeming british airways avios on alaska airlines one mile at a. Book alaska airlines award flights with british airways avios. One of the best uses of british airways miles is to use them to fly alaska airlines to southern california. Apr 19, 2020 here are the key things to know about redeeming avios on alaska. To book flights online with ba avios, you must log into your british airways executive club account at, then hover over the book menu item and click book a flight with avios. Using british airways avios can seem challenging and even. Dec 18, 2017 just remember that alaska airlines award space isnt shown on the british airways website, so youll need to search elsewhere and call in to book using avios. Just remember that alaska airlines award space isnt shown on the british airways website, so youll need to search elsewhere and call in to book using avios. In addition to oneworld partners, ba also partners with alaska airlines, aer lingus, and meridiana.
Step by step guide with detailed pictures on exactly how to use british airways avios miles to book alaska airlines flights. A beginners guide to using british airways avios the globetrotting. Oct 03, 2014 alaska would charge 25,000 mileage plan miles for a roundtrip saver award ticket between any domestic city pair, while british airways would only charge 15,000 avios. White dates do not have saver award space, so you will not be able to use british airways avios or american airlines miles for those flights. So in this guide, were going to take a look at how the. This will bring you to a dialog box that lets you input your desired airports, dates, class of service, etc. Dec 22, 2019 however, british airways avios can be used on alaska airlines, which means i can still use them for short hops up and down the coast.