Once you’ve collected some Avios and built up your balance, it’s time to get to the fun part – spending your Avios!
April 2025
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Let’s take a look at how you can upgrade your flights using Avios…
The full list of Avios airline partners you can use Avios to upgrade with are:
Aer Lingus
Alaska Airlines
American Airlines
Bangkok Airways
British Airways
Cathay Pacific
China Southern
Fiji Airways
Finnair
Iberia
Japan Airlines
JetBlue
Juneyao Air
LATAM
Malaysia Airlines
Middle East Airlines
Qantas
Qatar Airways
Royal Air Maroc
Royal Jordanian
S7 Airlines
Sri Lankan Airlines
Vueling
United Airlines
The full list of Avios airline partners you can use Avios to upgrade with are:
Aer Lingus
Alaska Airlines
American Airlines
Bangkok Airways
British Airways
Cathay Pacific
China Southern
Fiji Airways
Finnair
Iberia
Japan Airlines
JetBlue
Juneyao Air
LATAM
Malaysia Airlines
Middle East Airlines
Qantas
Qatar Airways
Royal Air Maroc
Royal Jordanian
S7 Airlines
Sri Lankan Airlines
Vueling
United Airlines
How many Avios you need to upgrade depends a couple of things:
Your choice of cabins: the Avios needed for the upgrade is based on the Avios price for Reward Flights in both the cabins you are upgrading from and to
When you are travelling: You’ll generally need more Avios to upgrade if your flight is booked for a peak date rather than an off-peak date
Because of this, there is no set amount of Avios you need to upgrade your flight.
To work out how many Avios you will need to upgrade you need to take away the total Avios needed for a flight in the cabin you are booking in, from the total Avios needed for the cabin you want to upgrade to.
The difference is how many Avios you will need to upgrade.
Did you know that you can book hotels using Avios? We have the full range of Expedia hotels available for you to book and you can use Avios part payment too.
Visit Avios Hotels, sign into your British Airways Club account and search for your hotel in the usual way.
Once you’ve picked where you want to stay and the dates you want to stay there, you’ll be taken to the payment page.
There you will be given different payment options, including paying in full with cash (this is the default option), paying in full with Avios or several different options for part payment.
If you want to use part payment, simply select the option that suits you best and continue to payment in the usual way. Your Avios will automatically be deducted from your balance.
Yes, you can upgrade a new booking with Avios.
If you are booking with British Airways then you will need to use the ‘book and upgrade’ form. Here you can search for availability and use your Avios to upgrade by following the simple instructions.
Select the option at the top of the page to book with money and upgrade with Avios
Choose your flights as you normally would, selecting the travel class you want before an upgrade is applied. Tap on ‘Get flights’ to continue
You will then be taken to the next page where you can see availability on your chosen dates and the upgrade options
Select the flight and upgrade you want and then scroll to the bottom of the page and click ‘Continue’
You will then be taken to the payment page where you will be able to see if you have enough Avios for your chosen upgrade. If you have enough then you will be guided through the payment process and the Avios needed for the upgrade will be taken from your balance.
If you are a bit shy of what you need, there are several ways you can increase your balance quickly such as purchasing Avios, Balance Boost or moving Avios from other reward programmes.
Start collecting on your every day spend and make the most of Avios
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