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. Best ways to redeem british airways avios comparecards. Use british airways avios for flights on alaska airlines. How to book award flights using british airways avios.
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. British airways has a separate pricing chart for reward flights on partner airlines. Use british airways avios for flights on alaska airlines step 1. And by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. Upgraded on alaska airlines award flight booked using ba. British airways avios are fantastic for short, direct, economy flights on american airlines and alaska airlines because the number of avios needed for an award is determined only by the distance and cabin of each flight. In general, its best to book flights using avios points as far out as you know your travel.
Monkey miles has partnered with cardratings for our coverage of credit card products. You need to book on the phone through your local service centre you cannot currently book online. The same holds true for alaska airlines flights, which has a huge network in the western part of the us, but for. As a ba partner you can book as flights using your avios through ba. Why british airways fans should consider earning asiamiles.
Redeeming british airways avios on alaska airlines one mile at a. Book alaska airlines award flights with british airways avios. 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. British airways doesnt make the redemption process easy. Finding award space on alaska airlines british airways is able to book both economy and first class awards on alaska airlines flights. Using alaska airlines mileage plan, the mileage cost and taxes were the same as british airways avios. So if you have to connect, youll have to pay for each individual flight. Apr 19, 2020 here are the key things to know about redeeming avios on alaska. British airways avios charges no booking fees, however, yielding a relatively straightforward but very poor 1. Fortunately, this change wasnt enough to change the fact that british airways is a great way to book american airlines and other oneworld partner flights. How to book american airlines flights with british airways. 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.
Theres dozens of examples of times that it makes sense to book american airlines award flights with british airways avios. There are a couple of things you could do online before you call. 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. 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. By continuing to use you will be agreeing to the website terms and conditions and the use of cookies while using the website and our services. 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. How to maximize british airways avios across the oneworld. Nov 26, 2019 and by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. Looking back it definitely wasnt the most economical use of miles, but i was still learning the ropes. 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. 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. How to fly to alaska with british airways avios points. This video walks you through exactly how i would go about searching for and booking a flight on american airlines, us airways or alaska airlines see note below on booking alaska airlines using british airways avios often for only 9,000 or 15,000 avios points for a roundtrip flight.
Many other airlines have started to offer reduced mile awards as well. Best ways to book british airways first class with points. Aug 21, 2018 use british airways avios for flights on alaska airlines. The first thing i recommend doing is finding the alaska airlines flights available at your local airport. You can see the partner airline avios redemption chart in this hfp article. How to book award flights using british airways avios the.
You cant book alaska airlines avios redemptions online, you have to call the executive club call center. For more information, check out our detailed guide to using points and miles to fly to ireland. 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. Redeeming british airways avios on alaska airlines one. Transfer avios points to alaska airlines tax free flights. This is 7,500 avios in economy and 15,000 in business, one way. For flights under 651 miles, british airways has separate pricing for north american flights. How to figure out the value of your travel rewards. May 07, 2019 for flights from london to new york in business class round trip, british airways would require 100,000 avios and. Also you can book flights up to 330 days in advance is when the flight calendar opens up. A beginners guide to mastering british airways avios. British airways and iberia also have different partners.
Collecting avios and tier points on flights british airways. The british airways award chart is per leg, so make sure your search includes only. The good news is that you are not restricted to spending avios points on british airways. How to earn and use british airways avios points extra pack. Using british airways avios points for amazing reward values. One of the most common misconceptions for beginners is that you need to transfer airline currencies between each other in order to book these flights. Weve spoken and emailed with many people through our free travel rewards coaching program and so many are astounded when they hear the deals you can get by using british airways avios points on actual american airlines flights. The other two partners are aer lingus an excellent option as they do not charge fuel surcharges and meridiana. How to book it you can find american airlines and alaska airlines award flights on the american airlines website. Therefore, we only recommend transferring points to an avios account if youre trying to book a route that united or another star alliance member doesnt. British airways also partners with alaska airlines, iberia, and aer lingus.
British airways flights between north america and either europe, africa, or the middle east are bookable on the alaska airlines website. May 11, 2020 if youre new to british airways avios, the mileage currency of the british airways executive club frequent flyer program, you may be looking for tips on how to maximize your miles for free flights, or even how to search and book avios award flights. Mar 01, 2020 how to book alaska flights with avios. Full article on the 12,500 avios routes to hawaii and how to book them. Its not huge savings, but asiamiles charges 100,000 points on dates british airways considers peak, and. The known bugs on the british airways website are well documented. As of may 30, 2019, british airways has slightly increased the amount of avios required for partner flights such as aa operated flights. How to earn and use british airways avios points extra. You also have the usual options hotels, car rentals, vacation packages, experiences and merchandise to redeem your avios.
Jan 21, 2020 even though were searching for award flights on british airways and using british airways currency, avios, the actual flight booked will likely be flown by one of their partners. 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. Flights on alaska airlines do not show up on the british airways site. Here are the key things to know about redeeming avios on alaska. Ive written in the past about calling british airways, and its never a fun experience. Once you have the points transferred to your british airways account, you can book your flight at any time. Upgraded on alaska airlines award flight booked using ba avios. How to fly to hawaii with british airways avios points. Booking partner award flights using british airways avios. Spending avios executive club british airways book. How to find british airways avios reward availability. Sep 14, 2016 if youve gone through our free travel miles 101 course you know that we love using british airways avios miles for sweet spot redemptions the british airways award chart is based on distance, so for short, direct flights on british airways and their partners throughout the world most notably american airlines and alaska airlines in north america you can save a lot of miles over. Book now this indicates a link to an external site that may not follow the same accessibility or privacy policies as alaska airlines. This will bring you to a dialog box that lets you input your desired airports, dates, class of service, etc.
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. The first thing i recommend doing is finding the alaska airlines flights available. Dec 22, 2015 mush to alaska with british airways avios points on american airlines or alaska airlines. Using british airways avios to book shorthaul flights on american airlines or alaska is one of the best miles and points deals out there.
British airways doesnt make this easy because you cant do award searches for alaska on the british airways website or on the alaska website. Using british airways avios can seem challenging and even. Using british airways avios points for amazing reward. A beginners guide to using british airways avios the globetrotting. 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. And lastly, to search for british airways award availability and book your trip, use the book with avios tool in your executive club account. A beginners guide to using british airways avios the. You can use the reward flight calculator to determine how many avios you need for both domestic and. You pay with your avios plus a cash amount for taxes, fees and carrier charges. Such sweet spots arent exclusive to the united states. How to book partner award flights with british airways avios.
While it is not as good as it once was since there are no 4500 avios flights available in north america any more, you can still pay only 7500 avios for any flight up to 1,151 flown miles. You can book to any worldwide destination, where theres availability, with british airways and our one world partners. Jan 02, 2019 how many avios will i need to book on alaska airlines. Weve put together a detailed guide of how to book your flight using the book with avios online tool. Alaska airlines is also a british airways partner, though not a oneworld alliance member. Fly to hawaii using british airways avios points to. You can now book us airways with avios online travel codex. How to book alaska airlines flights using british airways avios. How to find oneworld alliance awards using british airways. Jun, 2019 booking partner awards with british airways avios. If youre thinking about a trip to aulani, this is a great option to consider.
You can use british airways avios points to fly nonstop on airline partners alaska airlines and american airlines. How to redeem avios for direct flights to hawaii on alaska airlines. Call british airways book the flight when you want to redeem your avios, and dont forget to ask the british airways representative to waive the phone booking fee. 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. How to use avios points for alaska airlines flights to hawaii. What airlines you can fly with british airways avios. Using british airways avios to book alaska and american airlines flights was the first travel hack i discovered and one of my first award redemptions. Booking these flights isnt the most straightforward process, but once you figure it. Latam awards using delta skymiles or british airways avios. British airways airline partners mileage plan alaska. So while you cant transfer your british airways points to a nonavios partner airline, using avios for flights operated by their partners can be a fantastic value.
Ironically, redeeming avios to fly british airways instead of a partner can accrue some of the highest fuel surcharges. The same holds true for alaska airlines flights, which has a huge network in the western part of the us, but for simplicity well focus on american airlines. Sep 27, 2019 the high fuel surcharges on actual british airways flights and the difficulty of using the british airways website make the program less appealing than competitors such as united. Booking alaska airline flights with british airways avios. Did you know you can use british airways avios points to book with more than 20 partner. Booking alaska airlines with avios page 44 flyertalk forums. 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. I booked an alaska operated by skywest first class flight using my avios. The good news is, you dont have to fly on british airways aircraft with your avios. 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.
Alaska redemptions are priced the same way as any other avios redemption. Redeeming british airways avios on alaska airlines one mile. Its now even easier to get your aa record locator on an. This product is not available to either i current cardmembers of this credit card, or ii previous cardmembers of this credit card who. Flights that you book using avios are called reward flights. Alaska airlines flies direct to honolulu aulani from san diego, san. Booking alaska airlines with avios flyertalk forums. The british airways avios multicarrier award chart. British airways partners with alaska airlines, for example, while iberia partners with royal air maroc. British airways executive club booking alaska airlines with avios please help me i am utterly confused if i just got a better deal than usual or got ripped off. Fly round trip from the west coast to hawaii for only 26,000 points. On the homepage, simply enter flight details into the book a trip section of the website and make sure to check the use miles.
Book alaska airlines award flights with british airways. May 17, 2019 like many global airlines, british airways has eliminated set award charts, but offers excellent offpeak deals when using avios for flights. Using iberia avios as an alternative to british airways one. Whats the main reason for using avios on alaska airline. Sep 03, 2015 the biggest downside of using british airways avios points are the fuel surcharges that get passed on when redeeming avios for flights. How to book alaska airlines flights with british airways avios miles. How to redeem avios for alaska airlines flights to hawaii. And, be aware british airways charges per flight segment. Flights to europe from the east coast can also be cheap in terms of avios, but british. Direct routes from canadian airports you can use british airways avios on. Flying between north america and europe will cost 70,000 alaska miles each way. The cost will be based on the distance you are travelling. British airways visa signature card british airways.