There have been many different things put forward as a British Airways Avios sweet spot in the past. Once it was to redeem just 25,000 miles for Aer Lingus business class from Dublin to Boston, but that one is no longer available.
Finding the best way to spend hard earned frequent flyer points can be difficult. People will disagree on the best way to maximise value on redemption bookings as everyone has a different desires.
The New British Airways Sweet Spot?
I have long known that using Avios for travel on Qantas within Australia is good value. You can use 9,000 points to fly business class from Melbourne to Sydney, which actually cost A$800 if booked online. That’s £445/US$550/€495 for a flight timed at 90 minutes!
The longest Qantas domestic flights are their transcontinental services from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Perth. These are a similar distance to flights such as Charlotte to Los Angeles, New York to Phoenix, or London Heathrow to Cairo.
The sweet spot though is for the flights between Perth and Melbourne. They just fall into the lower range band, so you only need 22,000 Avios for these flights. Retail pricing is the same as above, so this is an excellent value way of using your hard earned points.
Overall Thoughts
Qantas domestic business class is very good. On the flights between Perth and Melbourne the Airbus A330 is used, which offers lie-flat seating for maximum comfort. Meal service is also of an international standard and is better when compared to other domestic flights.
Those wanting to be a little sneaky could book a cheap fare from Sydney or Brisbane to get the flight from Melbourne or vice versa. It is probably worth it to save 16,750 Avios!
What do you think of this British Airways Avios sweet spot? Something you knew about or would use? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.
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We needed a MEL-SYD flight in October. For a Qantas flight booked via BA, it’s 4500 Avios per person in economy, so 9K for 2 of us, as opposed to 18K for biz. I transferred my “orphan” 950 Iberia Avios, earned a long time ago from a bonus points promo using $25 in e-Rewards “currency” to buy 750 Avios (I’ve never flown BA or Iberia). When Chase announced their recent 30% transfer bonus, I redeemed $12 more in e-Rewards “currency” for 250 BA Avios, Once that transfer completed, I had 1200. Then I transferred 6K UR into 7800 Avios and there we were. I value my UR points too much to cash in 7K more for just a 90 minute flight in biz class.
Completely understand you there. Everyone values their points differently, so that clearly made sense for you. With Qantas though, you also get access to the Domestic Business lounge, which is a higher standard than their normal Qantas Club lounges. Even so, you are right, it is only a 90 minute flight and for 4,500 points, a steal! I hope you enjoy the trip!