British Airways Fare Classes: Avios and Tier Points

British Airways-marketed flights earn Avios on the total eligible spend: the fare and carrier-imposed charges, plus cabin upgrades, paid seats and extra baggage. Government taxes and airport charges do not earn. The rate depends on your tier:

• Other currencies are converted to pounds at the IATA 5-day rate on the date you bought the ticket.
• No Avios on Reward Flights, or on agency discounted or industry discounted fares.
• When the fare is not available (British Airways Holidays packages, some partner and agency bookings), Avios are a percentage of the miles flown by cabin and booking class, plus a tier bonus of 15% (Bronze), 30% (Silver) or 50% (Gold). British Airways' own flight calculator gives these.

Tier points count toward Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each British Airways flight earns three parts:

• Spend: 1 tier point per £1 of eligible spend (the fare and carrier-imposed charges, without government taxes and airport charges).
• Add-ons: 2 tier points per £1 on bags, seats and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), for bookings flown from 1 April 2026. Tier points from SAF are capped at 2,000 per membership year.
• Extra tier points: a fixed amount for each flight, set by the cabin and fare type (see the table below). Basic Economy fares earn none.

• Avios part payment: tier points are earned on the full eligible spend before the Avios discount.
• Discount and voucher codes: tier points are earned on the spend after the discount.
• Reward Flights earn no tier points, though eligible add-ons still do.

On top of the tier points from spend, each individual flight earns these extra tier points. The first column is for flights from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027; British Airways has published lower amounts for the long-haul premium cabins from 1 April 2027:

Flights operated by American Airlines and Iberia earn extra tier points by cabin (not on Basic Economy fares):

• Each flight counts on its own. A return trip is two flights, and a connection is one flight per leg.
• Some partner and agency fares earn tier points by cabin, booking class and a percentage of the miles flown instead. British Airways' flight calculator gives these.

Blue is the joining tier. Tier points are collected from 1 April to 31 March:

• Tier points expire on 31 March and are added to your lifetime tier points.
• The flights route: 25 flights with a British Airways code in the collection year reach Bronze, and 50 reach Silver, whatever their tier points.
• British Airways' examples for 2027: ten Club Europe (Business) return trips to Madrid earn 5,300 tier points from spend plus 3,500 extra tier points (20 flights at 175 each): 8,800 tier points, enough for Silver at 8,000. Six Club Europe Semi-Flex returns earn 4,716 plus 3,300 (12 flights at 275): 8,016.
• Milestone rewards from 1 April 2027: 2,500 bonus Avios at 5,750 tier points, 4,000 at 12,000 and 5,000 at 17,000.

Does the booking class decide what a British Airways flight earns?

No. On British Airways flights, Avios and tier points are earned on the fare you paid (base fare plus carrier-imposed charges, without government taxes and airport charges). The cabin and fare type add extra tier points per flight. The booking class letter does not change the amount.

How many Avios does a British Airways flight earn?

Per £1 of eligible spend: 6 Avios for Blue members, 7 for Bronze, 8 for Silver and 9 for Gold. Paid seats, extra baggage and cabin upgrades earn at the same rate. Reward Flights earn no Avios.

How are tier points calculated?

1 tier point per £1 of eligible spend, plus extra tier points for each flight set by the cabin and fare type, from 75 on a Euro Traveller Plus fare to 1,250 on a First Fully-Flex fare up to 31 March 2027. From 1 April 2027 the top is 900 (First Fully-Flex), as World Traveller Plus Premium Economy, Club World and First earn less. Basic Economy fares earn no extra tier points. Add-ons such as bags, seats and sustainable aviation fuel earn 2 tier points per £1.

How many tier points do I need for Bronze, Silver or Gold?

3,500 tier points for Bronze, 7,500 for Silver and 20,000 for Gold, collected from 1 April to 31 March. From 1 April 2027 Silver needs 8,000 and Gold 21,000; Bronze stays at 3,500. You can also reach Bronze with 25 flights, or Silver with 50 flights, on a British Airways flight code in the same year.

What does British Airways' own example add up to?

With the 2027 rules, ten Club Europe (Business) return trips to Madrid earn 5,300 tier points from spend plus 3,500 extra tier points (20 flights at 175 each): 8,800 tier points, enough for Silver at 8,000. Six Club Europe Semi-Flex returns earn 4,716 plus 3,300 (12 flights at 275): 8,016.

Source: British Airways. Collecting Avios on flights | Tier points on flights | About tier points and tiers. Booking classes: American AAdvantage special fares.