Update: British Airways has now removed the Euro Traveller and Club Europe part payment with Avios options mentioned below.Back in July, British Airways changed its “Part Payment” program to allow travelers to save between $15 (for 1,250 Avios) and $250 (for 35,000 Avios). This provided a value between 1.20 and 0.71 cents per Avios, respectively. Just a few months later, British Airways has now overhauled the Part Payment program yet again — simultaneously complicating and devaluing the program further.Rather than providing a simple redemption rate for your Avios, there’s now a different six-tier redemption chart for each cabin you can book (Euro Traveller, Club Europe, World Traveller, World Traveller Plus, Club World and First).The best redemption rates can be found in economy (Euro Traveller and World Traveller), where you can cash out Avios at up to 0.96 cents each. But, it drops quickly from there, bottoming out at 0.67 cents per point.Euro TravellerAvios required1,2503,0005,5008,50014,00027,500Savings toward paid fare$12$24$48$72$110$184Cents per Avios0.960.800.870.850.790.67World TravellerAvios required2,5004,0007,00011,50017,00033,000Savings toward paid fare$24$36$60$98$134$220Cents per Avios0.960.900.860.850.790.67The next-best rates are in business class, which is called Club Europe for intra-Europe flights and Club World for long-haul flights. While it might seem nice to save $306 off of a long-haul flight, you’ll be giving up a ton of Avios to accomplish this.Club EuropeAvios required4,0007,00010,00015,00023,00036,500Savings toward paid fare$36$60$86$122$172$244Cents per Avios0.900.860.860.810.750.67Club WorldAvios required8,00011,00016,00021,50029,00045,500Savings toward paid fare$72$98$134$172$220$306Cents per Avios0.900.890.840.800.760.67Generally, the lowest rates are for World Traveller Plus — which is British Airway’s premium economy cabin — and for first class. The only obvious benefit of these charts is that you can burn through a lot of Avios quickly (if that’s something you’re trying to do).Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.World Traveller PlusAvios required5,5008,50011,50016,50024,00040,000Savings toward paid fare$48$72$98$134$184$270Cents per Avios0.870.850.850.810.770.68FirstAvios required11,00014,00018,50025,50035,50055,000Savings toward paid fare$98$122$158$208$270$368Cents per Avios0.890.870.850.820.760.67Bottom LineIn his latest valuation of British Airways Avios, TPG pegs them at 1.5 cents each. None of these redemptions come close to reaching this valuation.British Airways has offered much better Part Payment rates in the past. For limited times, you’ve been able to get 1.5 cents per Avios and sometimes up to 2.55 cents per Avios. Considering this new program maxes out at just 0.96 cents per Avios — and there are much better uses of Avios — the new Part Payment program should be a “hard pass” for everyone but those most desperate to cash out Avios.[card card-name=‘British Airways Visa Signature® Card’ card-id=‘22129607’ type=‘javascript’ bullet-id=‘1’]
