topic Re: BA Avios Changes for Short haul in Credit Cards

BA Avios Changes for Short haul

CreditCuriosity — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:21:09 GMT

Not really probably the best place to post, but mod please move if needed.

It appears BA is raising their short hauls w/partner airlines if people didn't already know this whom use Avios. From another site

Effective February 2, 2016, British Airways will no longer offer 1-way, short-haul (under 650 miles) coach award tickets on partner airlines in North America for 4,500 British Airways Avios points.

From that date, those flights will cost 7,500 British Airways Avios points each way. Longer routes are NOT affected.

Re: BA Avios Changes for Short haul

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:48:45 GMT

I was a little bummed about this. I'll have to plan something before Feb to get the value I intended when I applied for my card last month.

Re: BA Avios Changes for Short haul

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:48:51 GMT

Thanks for sharing... Good info.

Re: BA Avios Changes for Short haul

SMDLiquid — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:23:16 GMT

This is a big bummer but still better than 25K AA miles round trip. Seems like British Airways is just trying to devalue Avios as much as they can.

Re: BA Avios Changes for Short haul

CreditCuriosity — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:30:35 GMT

@SMDLiquid wrote:
This is a big bummer but still better than 25K AA miles round trip. Seems like British Airways is just trying to devalue Avios as much as they can.

Ya they can't nail you with the surcharges since not overseas so they are just devaluing this way it appears: