How to collect Avios with airline partners

To collect Avios on flights, you need an account with an airline loyalty club that uses Avios. These are:

Thanks to agreements including the oneworld Alliance and Transatlantic Joint Business (AJB) partnership, there are more than 30 different airlines you can collect Avios with if you're a member of one of the seven Avios airline clubs.

When booking an eligible flight, add your Avios airline club membership number (this number will be on the account page of whichever Avios club you are booking with) to your booking.

Any Avios you collect will be added to your club account after you travel, so it’s well worth checking your club's partners before you book any flight.

An airline club is a membership scheme run by a specific airline. For example, The British Airways Club is run by British Airways, AerClub is run by Aer Lingus, and Iberia Plus is run by Iberia.

By joining one of these clubs, you get an account where your Avios balance is stored. Depending on the club, you could also receive other benefits such as exclusive offers or tier status.

A simple way to think about it is: Your airline club account is your wallet. Avios is the currency inside your wallet.

You join an airline club to get an account, and then you collect Avios that goes into that account.

You can be a member of more than one airline club if you want to. Having more than one airline loyalty programme account can give you more flexibility when collecting and spending Avios with different airlines.

For example, you might join The British Airways Club and later decide to join AerClub or Iberia Plus as well.

If you have multiple airline club accounts, each account will have its own Avios balance.

Avios are not automatically shared between accounts – you’ll need to manually transfer them between accounts. This can be useful if you'd like to combine balances for a specific reward or manage your Avios more easily.

Each airline loyalty programme has its own process for moving and transfering Avios, so visit the transfer Avios section of our website to learn more.

Small changes to how you book your flights can make a big difference to how quickly you reach your Avios goals.

Say you're booking a flight with United Airlines. If you book directly with United Airlines and add your AerClub membership number during booking, you’ll be able to collect Avios which will automatically be added to your AerClub account. If you don’t do this then you won’t collect any Avios on your booking.

It also works if you add your Qatar Privilege club number. However, these are the only Avios airline clubs that allow you to collect Avios with United Airlines.

Agreements and partnerships like this are common across the different Avios clubs but just because one club allows you to collect Avios with another airline, doesn’t mean that all clubs will.

This is why you should always check the relationships between the different airlines if you’re making a booking with an airline that isn’t the one you have your primary Avios account with.

The airline operating your flight is not the only thing that can affect whether you collect Avios. The airline you book with, your ticket and your fare can also matter. There are several things to think about when booking:

Partner airlines and collection rules can change, so check the latest terms with your airline club before you book.

Below is an extensive list of all the different airlines you can collect Avios with, depending on which club you are a member of.

The British Airways Club (BA)

Iberia Club (IB)

AerClub (EI)

Vueling Club (VY)

Qatar Airways Privilege Club (QR)

Finnair Plus (AY)

Loganair Loyalty (LM)