Avios-Only flights to Dubai are up for grabs for October half term 2024

The airline launched Avios-Only flights earlier this year, making 100% of the seats on board specific flights exclusively available to British Airways Club Members as reward seat bookings. However, this is the very first time that British Airways has offered a long-haul Avios-Only flight - in the past they’ve focussed on short-haul European destinations such as Corfu, Geneva, Ibiza and Nice. 

British Airways Chairperson and CEO Sean Doyle dropped hints about this yesterday during a media event at London Heathrow Airport (LHR). He said:

"[We’re] working hard to make sure you can earn and spend Avios in many more ways than you used to 

be able to do. We’re going to launch a long-haul Avios-only flight. That will be to Dubai (...) 

in October 2024. That’s going to be very popular with families. [This is] just another example of the way

 we can promote the utility and benefits of our Executive Club loyalty programme."

Amazingly, seats on Avios-Only flights are sold as normal reward seats, which means that if you have one of the British Airways American Express Credit Cards, you will also have the ability to use any valid Companion Vouchers you might have when you book your seats, meaning you can get a second seat for just the taxes and charges, or one seat for 50% of the standard Avios fare. For voucher conditions, read the BA Companion Voucher rules.