Does anyone share their BA airmiles/Avios with family members

Publius Ovidius

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Jul 5, 2003

46,019

at home

• Jul 10, 2013

• #1

If so, how does it work?

I have 18,000 airmiles which I want to book two seats on a flight to Rome in August......I cant see how you share your miles on teh site

 

KingstonSeagull

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May 1, 2013

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Shoreditch

• Jul 10, 2013

• #2

I am pretty sure 18,000 airmiles will equate to something like £4.09....

 

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mwrpoole

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Sep 10, 2010

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Sevenoaks

• Jul 10, 2013

• #3

You have to create a household account. To add to the confusion, you may well have 2 Avios accounts, one which BA manage and one for old style airmiles. These also have to be merged if you want to use the combined points.

Good luck with finding flights, I have failed miserably when trying to find flights during school time let alone in August.

 

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ofco8

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May 18, 2007

2,387

Brighton

• Jul 10, 2013

• #4

Not sure of your definition of family.

I have saved and used Air Mils/Avios for years and booked up many flights and weekend breaks for myself and wife.

The account is only in my name but buy for her as well, using my points.

 

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Centurion

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Sep 2, 2012

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• Jul 10, 2013

• #5

granny weatherwax said:

If so, how does it work?

I have 18,000 airmiles which I want to book two seats on a flight to Rome in August......I cant see how you share your miles on teh site

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I think you need 15000 miles per flight to Rome. Don't transfer them to your family as they charge simply log into your account and book the seats in their names you don't have to travel. I have done this several times for family.

 

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

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• Jul 10, 2013

• #6

granny weatherwax said:

If so, how does it work?

I have 18,000 airmiles which I want to book two seats on a flight to Rome in August......I cant see how you share your miles on teh site

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If you have enough miles you can book for whoever you want even if you're not travelling...or have I missed the point?

 

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Springal

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Feb 12, 2005

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GOSBTS

• Jul 10, 2013

• #7

Not the best use of miles, but should be able to find something. I was amazed to find 2 biz class seats to Brazil during the World Cup next year ! Safe to say I snapped them up, £590 in tax each, bargain

 

HHGull

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Dec 29, 2011

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• Jul 10, 2013

• #8

Icy Gull said:

If you have enough miles you can book for whoever you want even if you're not travelling...or have I missed the point?

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Yes, but you can pool someone else's miles into one household account to spend as you wish. I have done this with my wife through the BA executive club website. I can't remember exactly how to do it, but it wasn't difficult. This is different to giving your miles to another user (which you have to pay for).

Has the other traveller got their own account? If so, you just need their account number to link the two together and share the miles.