About British Airways

Based in the United Kingdom, along with its franchisees and affiliates BA Cityflyer, Comair^ and Sun-Air of Scandinavia^, British Airways flies to 165 destinations in Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa and North and South America.

When flying on eligible British Airways fares and flights with a BA flight number, you can:

• earn points,
• earn Status credits on eligible booking classes,
• earn a Status bonus,
• earn a Cabin bonus, and
• earn a minimum of 125 points with the Minimum Points Guarantee.

Earning Points

Earn points when flying on eligible fares and flights.

	First	Business	World Traveller Plus	Economy	Discount Economy
Booking class	AF	CDIJR	ETW	BHY	GKLMNOQSV
Points Base earn rate (per mile or 1.609km)	1	1	1	1	0.25
Cabin bonus	50%	25%	10%	-	-
Status bonus Platinum Gold Silver	100% 50% 25%	100% 50% 25%	100% 50% 25%	100% 50% 25%	100% 50% 25%

Note

• Status credits are earned on all eligible booking classes.
• Points are not earned when travelling in classes other than those specified.
• Travel in Discount Economy in the eligible booking classes that is not between these city pairs will earn a base rate of 0.25:
  - Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney and London or Frankfurt via Bangkok or Singapore,
  - Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney and Bangkok or Singapore, and
  - London or Frankfurt and Bangkok or Singapore.
• Travel in Discount Economy in the eligible booking classes between these city pairs will earn a base rate of 1:
  - Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney and London or Frankfurt via Bangkok or Singapore,
  - Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney and Bangkok or Singapore, and
  - London or Frankfurt and Bangkok or Singapore.

Claim missing points

Minimum points guarantee

• 125 points when flying in Discount Economy.
• 500 points when flying in First, Business, World Traveller Plus or Economy.

Using Points

You can use your points on British Airways for a:

• Qantas & Partner Classic Award, or
• oneworld^® Classic Award.

Book an Award flight

Popular Routes

From	To	Cabin	Booking class	Minimum points earned	One way Classic Award flights from
London (LHR)	Barcelona	Economy	BHY	713	14,000 points*
London (LHR)	Istanbul	Economy	BHY	1,561	20,000 points*
London (LHR)	Johannesburg	Economy	BHY	5,636	42,000 points*
Johannesburg	Capetown	Economy	BHY	790	14,000 points*

* Surcharges, fees and taxes are payable by an Accepted Payment Card in addition to the points required on Partner Classic Award flights. These are quoted at the time of booking and are subject to change.
^ Independently operated franchise carriers using the British Airways name, livery and flight code and offering British Airways products and services.

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