Executive Club

About our Executive Club

Discover the benefits of the British Airways 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 your Executive Club.

More benefits when you fly with Aer Lingus

Flying with Aer Lingus is now even more rewarding for Executive Club Members.

You can already collect Avios whenever you fly with Aer Lingus.

Since April, you've also been able to earn Tier Points as part of our partnership with airlines operating across the Atlantic.

Now, if you fly between the USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Israel, our Bronze, Silver and Gold Members can get priority check-in and boarding.

Plus Silver and Gold Members receive priority security1, additional baggage allowance and lounge access2.

1At selected locations.

2At selected locations when flying on transatlantic routes.

How does it work?

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 status members.

More news

Avios-Only flights for Easter 2025

Relax on the beaches around the picturesque resort of Faro or visit the dynamic city of Abu Dhabi with Avios-Only flights.

See the Terms and Conditions for details of available flights, including remaining seats from our previous releases.

Book now

Make a difference with Avios

Do your bit to support innovative projects around the world by donating your Avios through Crowdfunder.

From now until 6 January 2025, donations made with Avios to Alzheimer’s Society will be matched by the Executive Club.

Donate your Avios

Link your Avios and Finnair Plus accounts

Finnair have joined the Avios family, giving you even more spending power when it comes to your rewards.

If you're a Finnair Plus Member, you can link your Executive Club account and move Avios between them.

Link your Finnair Plus account

Let your Avios take you on your next adventure

We’ve made some changes to Avios part payment so you can now 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.

Find out about part payment

Collect up to 90,000 Avios by inviting your friends

You can collect up to 90,000 Avios per calendar year when you refer friends to take out a British Airways American Express® Card. We'll welcome them with bonus Avios too. Terms apply. See link below for full details.

Log in to refer a friend

Download the Avios app

Keep track of your Avios on the go, find new ways to collect and easily search for Reward Flights.

Get the Avios app

Avios-Only flight Terms and Conditions

Flights

The following flights are available to British Airways Executive Club members in the form of a Reward Flight:

Date and time Flight number and route
15 February 2025, 13:30 BA155 London Heathrow – Barbados (LHR-BGI)
22 February 2025, 20:25 BA154 Barbados – London Heathrow (BGI-LHR)
22 February 2025, 11:05 BA740 London Heathrow – Geneva (LHR-GVA)
1 March 2025, 14:45 BA741 Geneva – London Heathrow (GVA-LHR)
18 April 2025, 13:10 BA594 London Heathrow – Faro (LHR-FAO)
18 April 2025, 22:25 BA73 London Heathrow – Abu Dhabi (LHR-AUH)
26 April 2025, 11:55 BA505 Faro – London Heathrow (FAO-LHR)
26 April 2025, 10:10 BA72 Abu Dhabi – London Heathrow (AUH-LHR)
  • Flights in the fifth release (Barbados and Geneva) are effective from 11 April 2024, until 15 November 2024. After 15 November 2024 any remaining seats may become available to all customers. 15 November 2024 may be brought forward at the discretion of British Airways and Avios Group Limited.
  • Flights in the sixth release (Abu Dhabi and Faro) are effective from 24 July 2024 until 16 January 2025. After 16 January 2025 any remaining seats may become available to all customers. 16 January 2025 may be brought forward at the discretion of British Airways and Avios Group Limited.

Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis while seats last.

Avios-only Flights may be available for other customers to book commercially in the event that it is booked as a connection on a longer itinerary.

Avios Only Flights will exclude transfer journeys.

Pricing

London Heathrow to Barbados

The standard pricing per person for a return flight will be 70,000 Avios + £150 or 17,500 Avios + £620 for World Traveller (economy), 135,000 Avios + £355 or 40,000 Avios + £845 for World Traveller Plus (premium economy) and 200,000 Avios + £475 or 60,000 Avios + £1945 for Club World (business).

London Heathrow to Geneva

The standard pricing per person for a return flight will be 19,500 Avios + £1 or 6,500 Avios + £95 for Euro Traveller (economy), and 32,500 Avios + £25 or 11,500 Avios + £159 for Club Europe (business).

London Heathrow to Faro

The standard pricing per person for a return flight will be 24,500 Avios + £1 or 6,150 Avios + £102.50 for Euro Traveller (economy), and 42,250 Avios + £25 or 16,750 Avios + £155 for Club Europe (business).

London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi

The standard pricing per person for a return flight will be 55,000 Avios + £100 or 11,550 Avios + £620 for World Traveller (economy), 102,500 Avios + £305 or 26,400 Avios + £800 for World Traveller Plus (premium economy) and 170,000 Avios + £375 or 26,400 Avios + £1,660 for Club World (business).

Other information

One-way tickets may be booked or combined with other flight numbers. Cabin class and peak/off-peak dates can be mixed. Companion Voucher or Upgrade Voucher can be used on these bookings.

These seats are bookable through the normal Reward Flight booking journey. Ticket attributes remain the same as standard Reward Flights.

Prices quoted are Reward Flight Savers. Reward Flight Savers are British Airways’ best value reward flights. Reward Flight Saver offers customers great value flights with a low, flat fee to cover taxes, fees and carrier charges and a fixed Avios amount. To be eligible for Reward Flight Saver, you need to have collected at least one Avios in the past 12 months.

If you are not eligible for Reward Flight Saver, you’ll be shown the standard reward flight price instead with full taxes, fees and charges. All prices shown are Reward Flight Saver redemptions and based on off-peak fares for Euro Traveller and Club Europe (short haul); standard Reward Flights will be the same Avios amount but full taxes, fees and charges will be payable. (All Avios amounts quoted in this piece were correct upon date of publication). Reward flights are subject to availability.

Find out more about Reward Flights and/or Reward Flight Saver.

Why join the Executive Club?

  • Join for free and collect reward points - we call them Avios.
  • Collect Avios when you fly, take a holiday, hotel stay or car rental with us plus with our wide range of partners.
  • Spend your Avios on flights, hotels, car hire and other travel rewards.
  • Get exclusive deals and insider hacks with The Club magazine.
  • 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.
  • Free messaging on your personal device on board.
  • 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.

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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

If you only fly occasionally, you’ll still find lots of rewarding reasons to join the Club.

Learn about our membership tiers

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 your Avios with people outside your household by adding them to your Family and Friends list.

Collect Avios together

What are Avios and Tier Points?

As a Member of the Club, you'll collect two different types of points - Avios and Tier Points.

Avios — for spending on rewards Tier Points — for moving through the tiers of the Club
Avios are collected on flights with British Airways and our oneworld® airlines partners as well as a wide range of other purchases. Tier Points are collected on flights with British Airways and our oneworld airlines partners.
Avios can be spent on flights and upgrades. Tier Points cannot 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 cannot 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

The Club magazine

Get the most out of your membership with The Club, our digital magazine.

Every month we share insider hacks for moving up the Tiers, collecting and spending Avios, plus exclusive behind-the-scenes stories, discounts, prize draws and much more.

Read The Club

You can also find offers on holidays, hotels, car hire and our partners on ba.com.

Terms and Conditions

See our Terms and Conditions for more details about the Club, including our conditions of use.

Read the Terms and Conditions

Contact us

If you can’t find the answer to your question on our website, please get in touch.

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