Search Partner Awards on British Airways
British Airways Executive Club is one of best ways to book short-haul flights on oneworld partners like American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. In fact, British Airways is our go to for booking domestic flights on American since you can fly for as little as 7,500 or 9,000 miles one-way. We get a lot of questions in our Facebook group about how to search partner awards on British Airways, so let's walk through the process.
Why Book American Airlines Awards through British Airways
American Airlines miles can be difficult to earn, since American does not have any bank transfer partners. The same goes for Alaska Airlines miles. But you can earn British Airways Avios by transferring points from Chase, Amex, CapitalOne and Bilt. Even those with Citi ThankYou Points can earn British Airways Avios by first transferring ThankYou Points to Qatar Airways Privilege Club and then to British Airways.
In addition, British Airways almost always offers better pricing on American Airlines flights than American does. This is because American has adopted dynamic pricing, meaning award prices for American Airlines flights can change at any time and there is no set award chart with pricing.
Meanwhile, British Airways uses a distance-based award chart where the price of the award is based on the distance of the flight. For flights of up to 650 miles within North America, British Airways charges 7,500 miles one-way in economy (15,000 in business). For flights of up to 1,150 miles, the cost is 9,000 miles one-way in economy (16,500 in business).
How to Search Partner Awards on British Airways
Before you can search or book flights with British Airways Avios, you need to create an Executive Club account. Once you create your account, you will be ready to search.
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When opening British Airways' website, a lot of folks immediately insert their travel information into the search box on the home page. But this is only for cash bookings. For award bookings, you need to click Book, and select Book a flight with Avios.
From there, you will be prompted to log in. Once logged in, you will be able to search for your award flight on American Airlines, British Airways, or other oneworld airlines. It's that simple!
How to Search Partner Awards on British Airways: ToP Thoughts
British Airways is the easiest way to book domestic travel on American Airlines or Alaska Airlines with transferable points. Not only is it easy, but the flights are very affordable. You can even use British Airways to book American Airlines flights to the Caribbean for the same price as you would book a domestic flight. There's a lot to like about booking American and Alaska flights via British Airways, and we hope this post helps make the process easier.
