Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
If you’re heading to Spain over half term it is worth remembering that you can earn Avios with the Cabify ride-hailing app. You will get a 400 Avios bonus with your first ride. Cabify was founded in Spain but has since expanded internationally – you can now use the app in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, […]
Category: Vueling and Vueling Club
Vueling boosts Paris and renews three Spanish routes from Cardiff (bookable on Avios)
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Vueling, BA’s sister airline, will be flying to Spain from Cardiff again this Summer. This follows the announcement of 12 Summer Vueling routes from London Gatwick, covered yesterday, which will partially use slots borrowed from British Airways. Cardiff Airport is, sadly, not slot constrained at the moment and these services will be a good boost. […]
Vueling expands sharply at London Gatwick, adding five new Spanish routes
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Vueling, a sister airline of British Airways and Iberia inside the IAG stable, has announced a sharp expansion of operations at London Gatwick for Summer 2022. Whilst not publicly stated, we can assume that this will use some of the spare slots at the airport which British Airways does not require. BA has already leased […]
Bits: BAEC suspension starts today, get 12x Avios at eBay, Vueling to charge for larger cabin bags
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: BAEC suspension begins this afternoon A quick reminder that British Airways Executive Club will be suspended for IT work from some point this afternoon until some point late on the 16th. You cannot do anything involving Avios during this period including booking reward flights. Nothing will post to your British Airways Executive […]
IAG financial results published: €10.8bn of liquidity, 340 BA flights per day in August, BP joins Avios
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
IAG, the Spanish parent company of Iberia, Aer Lingus and British Airways, published its half year earning calls this morning. There are some interesting bits and pieces, including hints of future Avios tie-ups. BPme Rewards will partner with Avios The biggest news from a loyalty perspective is the announcement of further Avios collection partnerships in […]
Bits: Nectar bonus arrives, remember the Virgin lounge hot tub?, new Avios routes from Newcastle and Belfast
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Your Nectar bonus points have arrived If you converted Nectar points to Avios as part of the launch promotion in February, your bonus Nectar points should have been credited to your account on Saturday. They are backdated so you will have to scroll down your transaction list to find it. As a […]
How to earn and spend Avios points on Vueling flights
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) has been part of Avios for four years now, although not everyone is aware of it. It is worth knowing about because of Vueling’s regional presence at UK airports. The options for earning and spending Avios are very confusing even by HfP standards, so heaven knows how members […]