Use british airways avios for flights on alaska airlines step 1. When using british airways or iberia avios to book an award ticket, peak and off peak pricing is not available for oneworld partners. How to use american airline miles to europe and avoid fees. Ive booked many flights with miles, but the cheapest flight i have ever booked was a first class american airlines flight from chicago to tokyo in january 2014. How to get lower fees on british airways award tickets. Earn up to 50% discount on flights with flight pass. You can now book qatar airways flights online with aa miles. British airways executive club how do i book an aa flight using ba miles. Fly american airlines with chase points million mile secrets. Business or first class award flight requests are not available for infants children younger than two years. December 21, 2015 by brad 9 comments travel miles 101 has partnered with cardratings for our coverage of credit card products. For example, you can earn american airlines aadvantage miles when you are flying british airways and vice versa.
British airways charges 7,500 avios for a nonstop award flight within north america that covers up to 650 miles in distance or 9,000 avios for one up to 1,151 miles. My company announced plans to sell to a competitor and. You can take reward flights with british airways, iberia and our oneworld and other partner airlines, wherever theres availability. But as i researched it more, i came to understand that it can be a worthwhile card because avios miles can be used to book flights on british airways oneworld alliance partners such as american airlines, iberia and cathay pacific, as well as nonallied partners such as alaska airlines. How to use american aadvantage miles for qatar airways flights. How to book american airlines flights with british airways avios miles. The bolded statement above is a very important statement so ill repeat it. Can i book ba and as flights using avios in one booking. British airways customers flying on a scheduled flight in business or first class. You will need to book these flights through your ba account, not aa.
But quite often the best way to use chase points is by using chase transfer partners instead of booking through the chase portal. In this guide, well show you just where to search for award space on specific airlines. I doubt this will last for long, and for that matter it wont be useful to everyone, but yhbu notes an interesting workaround to avoid a bulk of the british airways surcharges on award tickets the iberia plus program is an avios program. Over 30 airlines across netherlands, united kingdom, india, italy, egypt, oman, dubai, uae, jordan etc. I need to book some intraeurope travel and aa doesnt give me the option to do so on codeshare so i have to do it direct. Easy way to avoid fuel surcharges to europe using american airlines miles. Travel miles 101 and cardratings may receive a commission from card issuers. Home points and miles how to use american airline miles to europe and avoid fees. Aa notified me that all flights to china are canceled until october 2020. Luckily, weve done all the hard work so you can book award travel as seamlessly as possible. However, british airways also imposes big surcharges on many award redemptions. You pay avios plus a cash amount to cover the taxes, fees and carrier charges.
The solution here is to avoid british airways flights at all costs when youre booking awards. You can search and book awards for aa and latam on the ba website, but for alaska, youll need to search availability at and then call the british airways executive club reservations line on 18004521201. Using the table you pointed me to suggests 30k miles x 4 120k miles. Risks of connecting between flights on separate tickets. How to book qatar awards with american airline aadvantage miles. It might sound odd, but using miles from the spanish airline iberia is one of our favorite ways to book domestic flights in the u.
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. Flying between north america and europe will cost 70,000 alaska miles each way. British airways has a distance based award chart, meaning the currency is valuable in instances where other points wouldnt be as valuable. Book a new trip by may 31, 2020 and there is no change fee if your travel plans change. Easy way to avoid fuel surcharges to europe using american. You can book qatar flights using miles on, which has a new website capability. September 14, 2016 by brad 36 comments travel miles 101 has partnered with cardratings for our coverage of credit card products. Book award travel in premium economy using our new desktop award booking search. British airways flights between north america and either europe, africa, or the middle east are bookable on the alaska airlines website. Avoid paying high fuel surcharges when booking flights. To find open award seats search on british airwayss ba website. Weve broken down every major airline and summarized the best way to search for award space, and then put it all together in a concise table for your benefit.
Use your british airways avios to book short flights within the u. Move to the next cabin on american, british airways and iberia flights. How to book inexpensive aer lingus award flights to ireland. British airways launches flight pass head for points.
How to book awards with american airlines aadvantage miles jason steele. And youd have to call american to actually book the flight it wasnt available online. If you cant get access to the seat availability andor book seats directly on the aa website then you need to call aa directly. Codeshare flights marketed by british airways and operated by another carrier are not eligible to earn miles. You pay with your avios plus a cash amount for taxes, fees and carrier charges. Its best to book british airways avios flights on british and iberia avios flights on.
Enjoy a host of flexible options when redeeming your qmiles for award flights to any of the more than 160 places we fly to. We booked flights in economy on ba using aa miles for a trip next fall. Book american airline flights with british airways avios. Never feel like you have to fork over hundreds of dollars just to use your miles. How to book oneworld award seats using british airways miles. So in this post i wanted to look at some of the great ways that you can redeem british airways avios without paying huge fees. Signing up for credit cards through partner links earns us a commission. American airlines aadvantage aa needs to book with ba booking standalone ba flights as aa codeshares is there a tie one world via aa into ba reservations. January 28, 2015 by million mile secrets million mile secrets. British airways and iberia have different award charts, so these prices will vary depending on your route. The cheapest flights ever booked with miles and points. British airways airline partners mileage plan alaska.
But like some of the best partnerships out there, it hasnt been so simple to actually book qatar airways flights with american miles. How to book american airlines flights with british airways. Award tickets for first class are not available on our a380 services to or from london. Another great way to book british airways first class is through the alaska airlines mileage plan program. British airways gets all the love for the best workaround to book american airlines. This was a rare family opportunity to take such a vacation not. How to book qatar awards with american airline aadvantage. If you use british airways or iberia to book other partner flights, there are no offpeak dates. Qatars flights dont show up at, but rather at british airwayss site. Save miles by using british airways avios to book american. Ive had to call the aa australian center to book etihad awards since the american agents couldnt find it.
Youll want to search from one of those cities, select use miles, and pick some dates youre thinking about. The email said the value of the tickets can be used on a future flight only by the person named on the ticket. British airways booked with american airlines miles. Best ways to book british airways first class with points. It may be common when using british airways own executive club program, but most u. American airlines, on the other hand, typically requires 12,500 miles for all domestic awards that cover more than 500 miles in distance. British airways award flights booked into the fare classes above are not eligible to earn. Use british airways avios for flights on alaska airlines. You cant use iberia miles to book american airlines. Best ways to redeem british airways avios without huge. British airways offers a distancebased award chart, so flights from the west coast of the usa on alaska airlines or american airlines can be a great value with avios. Or you can redeem british airways avios for american flights or any other oneworld carrier. Aa needs to book with ba booking standalone ba flights as. In other words, there are no offpeak dates if you are using british airways avios to book an american airlines flight.
Alaska airlines flies direct to honolulu aulani from san diego, san jose, oakland, portland, seattle, and anchorage. How to book awards with american airlines aadvantage miles. As i said earlier, using these partners is often a better deal than using american airlines miles. Old british midland flyers may remember that bmi let you buy a carnet ticket which gave you 10 flights on a particular route for a discount and occasionally came with free bmi status thrown in. Book flights no change fee on flights ticketed by may 31. You can earn and redeem alaska airlines mileage plan miles on flight with british airways. In 2015 i flew over 50,000 miles before june and was well on my way before my life changed forever. Flight pass option buy flights for up to 50% discount with flight pass. Emerald and sapphire level members of any oneworld airline frequent flyer programme on a scheduled flight operated by british airways or one of.
When we click through, we see all that availability is only on the partner airline that adds hefty fuel surcharges british airways. I thought we could upgrade to economy plus world traveler plus either by paying or with miles which i have done on other airlines i first spoke with a rep at american who said i needed to work with ba. When i look at, the flights for 2 people are 50k miles return. At the same time, the australian agents could not spot. I also received 6,250 miles back for having an american airlines credit card. British airways executive club can i book ba and as flights using avios in one booking.
Flights that you book using avios are called reward flights. Phone booking fees may apply if the flight you choose is visible on the american airlines website. The ultimate guide to searching for airline award space 2020. You can use british airways avios to book on american airlines planesflights. British airways is now quietly trialling something similar. On british airways flights that offer premium economy, upgrades from economy will be to premium. Earn more miles, opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines. Aer lingus flights can also be booked using a united mileageplus account and miles. The good news is, you dont have to fly on british airways aircraft with your avios. British airways doesnt fly anywhere near where i live.
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