About The British Airways Club
Discover the benefits of The British Airways Club, formerly known as the Executive Club. Find out more about Club essentials like collecting Avios and earning tier points, plus important updates and tips for spending your reward points.
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Your Club updates
From announcements to handy tips, this is the place to discover the latest news about The British Airways Club.
Welcome to The British Airways Club
The Executive Club is now The British Airways Club.
We’ve evolved our rewards to match the way you love to travel – bringing exciting new ways to earn and progress through the tiers, and around the globe.
More news
Link your Avios and Loganair Loyalty accounts
Loganair have joined the Avios family, giving you even more spending power when it comes to your rewards.
If you’re a Loganair Loyalty member, you can link your British Airways Club account and move Avios between the two.
More benefits when you fly with Aer Lingus
You can already collect Avios and tier points when you fly with Aer Lingus.
Now our members can enjoy a range of other benefits including priority check-in, additional baggage and lounge access, depending on your tier and your route.
Let your Avios take you on your next adventure
We’ve made some changes to Avios part payment so you can pay for even more of your flight with Avios.
With Avios part payment you can reduce the cost of a flight or holiday, plus you’ll still collect Avios and Tier Points.
Multiply your Avios with the Balance Booster
Ever wished you could multiply your Avios to get away sooner?
You can with Balance Booster, one of the ways you can buy Avios.
More about Aer Lingus benefits
Bronze members:
- Priority check-in for everyone on the booking
- Priority boarding for everyone on the booking
Silver and Gold members:
- Priority check-in for everyone on the booking
- Priority boarding for everyone on the booking
- Priority security for you plus one1
- Lounge access for you plus one2
- Extra baggage allowance
1At selected locations.
2At selected locations when flying on transatlantic routes.
Bronze, Silver and Gold members can use the Premium or Business Class check-in area when travelling on Aer Lingus-operated flights.
Priority Security will be provided at the airports below for the member plus one guest when travelling on Aer Lingus-operated flights:
- Dublin
- Shannon
- London Heathrow
- Amsterdam
- Belfast
- Birmingham
Lounge access will be provided at the lounges shown on the Aer Lingus website (excluding Barbados) for a member plus one guest when travelling on Aer Lingus-operated flights as part of a transatlantic itinerary.
Silver members will get one additional bag at 23kg when travelling on Aer Lingus-operated flights in economy, excluding EI Saver Fares.
Gold members will get one additional bag at 23kg when travelling in any cabin on Aer Lingus-operated flights. For EI Business class, an additional piece up to 32kg is allowed but the combined weight must not exceed 96kg.
Bronze, Silver and Gold members will be invited for Priority Boarding and may use the Priority Boarding lanes.
As Aer Lingus are not part of oneworld, FFP1/2/3 is used to internally recognise both British Airways and Aer Lingus elite tier members.
Why join The British Airways Club?
- Join for free and collect Avios, our reward currency.
- Collect Avios when you fly, enjoy a hotel stay or take out car rental with us plus with our wide range of partners.
- Spend your Avios on flights, hotels, car hire and other travel rewards.
- The more you fly, the more benefits you enjoy.
- Share accounts with family and friends to earn rewards faster.
- Save your personal details and travel preferences for future bookings.
- Take advantage of member-only deals and offers.
Sign up now and you can also claim Avios on any flights you've taken in the last three months.
What are Avios and tier points?
As a Club member, you'll collect both Avios and tier points.
| Avios — to spend on rewards | Tier points — to move through the Club's tiers |
|---|---|
| Avios are collected on flights with British Airways and our oneworld® airline partners as well as a wide range of other purchases. | Tier points are collected on flights with British Airways and our oneworld airline partners. |
| Avios can be spent on flights and upgrades. | Tier points can't be spent, but you move automatically through the membership tiers of the Club when you have enough of them. |
| Avios can be bought and shared. | Tier points can't be bought or shared. |
| Avios expire only if your balance is inactive for three years. | Tier Points reset every year. |
| Explore your Avios options | Find out how tier points work |
Frequent flyer benefits
Frequent flyers can enjoy extra benefits including:
- Priority boarding for Bronze members
- Lounge access for silver members
- First lounge access for Gold members
Collect and spend together
Set up a free household account with up to six other people in your household, including children. You'll be able to pool your Avios to bring those rewards even closer.
You can also share Avios with people outside your household by adding them to your family and friends list.
Member offers
Our regular offers on holidays, hotels, car hire, experiences and more will help you boost your Avios.
The more you collect, the sooner you can get closer to your next Reward Flight, upgrade or other reward.
Terms and Conditions
Read our Terms and Conditions for more about how the Club works.
Conditions of Use
See more about the conditions of the Club, including how you can spend Avios.
Contact us
If you can’t find the answer to your question on our website, please get in touch.