Claiming Avios / BA Tier points for a rebooked flight

1. Can I claim Avios points for past flights?
2. Can you earn BA tier points without flying?
3. Can you use Avios points on Virgin flights?
4. Can you upgrade Ba holiday flights with Avios?
5. How far back can you claim Avios points?
6. What can I do with my BA Avios points?
7. Can you buy tier points for BA?
8. How many tier points do you need for BA silver?
9. Does bronze BA get lounge access?
10. How many points do you need to get a free flight?
11. How many Virgin points do you need for a flight?
12. Do Virgin points expire?

Can I claim Avios points for past flights?

You can claim Avios or Tier Points up to six months after your flight. New Members can even claim for flights taken before joining.

Can you earn BA tier points without flying?

Tier Points and status can be earned with flights from any Oneworld alliance partner, though in order to achieve Silver (or Gold), members also need to have flown four “eligible” flights, which include BA operated flights, non BA flights with a BA flight code and Iberia flights with an Iberia flight code.

Can you use Avios points on Virgin flights?

When you collect airline mile points, such as Avios or Virgin Flying Club miles, you can redeem them for reward flights – though taxes and charges are still payable on top.

Can you upgrade Ba holiday flights with Avios?

It is a simple process. Go to ba.com, enter 'Manage My Booking' and select the relevant flight. At the bottom of the page will be an option entitled 'Upgrade Using Avios'. The key point to remember is you can only upgrade a flight if there is Avios reward seat availability in the higher class.

How far back can you claim Avios points?

You can claim Avios or Tier Points up to six months after your flight. New Members can even claim for flights taken before joining.

What can I do with my BA Avios points?

Flights that you book using Avios are called reward flights. You can book to any worldwide destination, where there's availability, with British Airways and our oneworld® partners. You pay with your Avios plus a cash amount for taxes, fees and carrier charges.

Can you buy tier points for BA?

You can't buy British Airways tier points. You CAN buy Avios – take a look at this page of ba.com.

How many tier points do you need for BA silver?

Silver: Fly with us at least four times and earn 600 Tier Points, or. Take a total of 50 British Airways flights.

Does bronze BA get lounge access?

As a Bronze card holder, you are unfortunately not entitled to access to any of the British Airways lounges unless you are flying on a business or First Class ticket. Lounge access is a perk of Silver status and above – and you can read how to get Silver status with British Airways Executive Club here.

How many points do you need to get a free flight?

How many miles do you need to have for a free flight by airline? We sampled award miles needed for a one-way domestic flight, and found that consumers need between about 7,000 and 119,000 miles to get a free flight.

How many Virgin points do you need for a flight?

Standard season Reward Flights start from as little as 18,000 points for an Economy Classic return flight. Peak season Reward Flights start from 22,000 points for an Economy Classic return flight.

Do Virgin points expire?

The Velocity Frequent Flyer Team. *Points expire 24 months after the last date you earned or redeemed Points, transferred Points to or from your Singapore Airlines Krisflyer account, or bought Points using Points Booster.