With superior benefits for frequent flyers, better earn rates on Oneworld partner airlines and achievable lifetime Oneworld Emerald status, it’s little wonder that some Qantas Frequent Flyer members are considering making the switch to the British Airways Executive Club program. As British Airways is a member of the Oneworld alliance, you can still earn and … Continued
The British Airways frequent flyer program can be very useful when redeeming Avios for short-haul flights, including Qantas domestic flights around Australia. But British Airways Executive Club redemptions are notoriously expensive on long-haul routes, especially in Business and First Class. If you want to redeem Avios for something other than a short-haul flight, though, you’re … Continued
Did you know that British Airways flies from Sydney to Singapore? The Qantas partner, which is a member of the Oneworld alliance, serves this fifth-freedom route every day with a 4-class Boeing 777-300ER. The British Airways Sydney-Singapore flight continues to London mirroring QF1, Qantas’ “kangaroo route” service. This British Airways route is of interest to Qantas … Continued
There’s some bad news for users of the British Airways Executive Club program. British Airways will be making “changes” to the pricing of partner airline award tickets from 30 May 2019. But even more concerning is the fact that British Airways won’t yet reveal what the new prices are! It seems we won’t know exactly … Continued
UPDATE: Avios partner award prices have increased slightly since this article was written. Here are the new award charts for short-haul redemptions on Qantas and other Oneworld airlines: Distance Avios (Economy) Avios (Business) 0-650 miles 6,000 12,500 651-1,151 miles 9,000 16,500 1,152-2,000 miles 11,000 22,000 The article below from February 2019 refers to the old … Continued