British Airways Extends AARP Discount, Plus 10% Savings for Chase Cardholders

When it comes to airline loyalty programs, avid award travelers have a love-hate relationship with British Airways. You'll find plenty of award availability on British Airways flights. But, that availability is often paired with ridiculous fuel surcharges and airport taxes that can erase much of the savings of using miles.

However, where British Airways shines is its extensive route network and affordable cash fares to Europe. Even better, these fares can be discounted using the newly extended AARP-British Airways partnership and the 10% discount code for Chase Visa cardholders.

If you're booking cash fares on British Airways and not taking advantage of these discounts, you're leaving money on the table.

AARP British Airways Discount

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is open for anyone to join, regardless of age or employment status. While AARP restricts some of the benefits based on your age, the discount on British Airways is open to everyone.

Membership only costs $16 per year. Considering it can save you up to $200 per person on just one trip, it's a no-brainer for anyone planning to book a qualifying British Airways ticket.

While this discount is not a guaranteed benefit, British Airways has continually extended it year after year. This latest extension is much longer than the last one — which was an extension of just two months. This time around, AARP and British Airways have extended the discount for a whopping one and a half years. AARP members can now save on British Airways flights through January 31, 2026.

Here's how much you'll save:

• $65 off return economy Standard fares (World Traveller). Note that the AARP discount does not apply to basic economy fares.
• $65 off return premium economy fares (World Traveller Plus)
• $200 off return business fares (Club World)
• $200 off return first class fares (First). Although this isn't an advertised discount, the discount is currently applicable to First Class fares

As in prior versions of this discount, the discount is available to all cabins of service — including premium economy. While it's not quite as generous as it has been in the past, a $65 discount is still better than no discount at all — as it's been for the last couple of years.

* Not available for Basic economy tickets
** Discount is unadvertised but available

Terms and Limitations

• Book by January 31, 2026 for travel through January 31, 2026
• At least one person on the reservation must be a member of AARP
• You must use British Airways' dedicated AARP link to book your ticket.
• Discounts are only valid on round-trip (excluding open-jaw) fares.
• Discounts only apply to the base fare.
• Both inbound and outbound travel must in the same cabin (Economy, Premium Economy, etc.).
• Only valid for U.S. residents paying U.S. Dollars for travel originating in the U.S.

10% Chase Visa Card British Airways Discount Code

One of the advertised benefits of the British Airways Visa Signature^® Card is a 10% discount code on the purchase of British Airways flights by using a promo code. However, this promo code also (somehow) works with any other Chase Visa credit card. Even better, it's stackable with the AARP discount!

Key Terms

• Receive 10% off your purchase of British Airways' flights.
• Use the promo code BACHASE10 [note that the code was previously CHASEBA10]
• Valid for round-trip or open-jaw itineraries departing from the U.S. on flights marketed and flown by British Airways
• Valid for any class of service, including economy (World Traveller), premium economy (World Traveller Plus), business class (Club World), and First Class
• Book up to eight friends and family members traveling on the same flight

There's good and bad here. The good news is that BA calculates the discount based on your ticket's total purchase price, including all of the taxes, fees, and carrier surcharges. The bad news is that all flights have to be on British Airways aircraft, meaning that itineraries that include connections on AA or any other partner airline won't qualify.

How to add the Chase British Airways discount code

Unfortunately, adding the code isn't quite as self-explanatory as you might expect. BA doesn't make it obvious where you can add this code, so I'll show you here.

Start by navigating to British Airways' website and search for your trip. Once you've found your desired itinerary and selected your flights, the second screen — entitled ‘Review your flights’ — will display your choice. This is where you add the promo code. As you scroll down the screen, you'll see a small, light-blue link that reads “Use Promotion Code or EVoucher”.

Once you select this, you'll see the menu appear where you can enter the promo code. It will display the calculated discount once you've successfully added the code.

Bottom Line

It's great that these discounts are still available. For anyone who finds themself booking British Airways revenue tickets, joining AARP is a no-brainer, even just for one booking. Additionally, if your itinerary meets the Chase Visa discount requirements, it's worth the 5 seconds it takes to add the promo code.

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