{"id":12070,"date":"2025-12-21T12:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T12:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=12070"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:30:23","slug":"do-avios-expire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/british-airways-club\/do-avios-expire\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways Avios Expiration: How Long They Last \u2014 and How to Keep Them Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

British Airways claims to be one of the oldest airlines in the world, with its predecessors formed in 1919. Aside from operating the first ever international scheduled flight between London and Paris, the current form of British Airways was established in 1974 and is one of the founding members of the Oneworld alliance.<\/p>\n

The British Airways Club is the airline's loyalty program. It uses Avios as its currency — along with other IAG members, Iberia and Aer Lingus, Qatar Airways, and Finnair. In terms of expiration, BA has a reasonably generous policy. Here is all you need to know about whether British Airways Avios expire \u2014 and what you can do to keep your Avios active.<\/p>\n

Do British Airways Avios Expire?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Your British Airways Avios will expire if you don't generate qualifying activity in 36 months. Per the British Airways Club terms and conditions<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cYour Avios won't expire as long as you collect, spend, buy or share at least one Avios every 36 months. <\/em>If you don't collect or use your Avios at all for three years, your Avios will expire and be removed, so remember to take action before that time's up.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What about household accounts?<\/span><\/h3>\n

British Airways lets members combine Avios with other members of the same household<\/a>. But how does that affect expiration? British Airways directly addresses this question on its website:<\/p>\n

“Each member of a household account needs to collect, spend, share or buy at least one of their Avios every three years. If they don\u2019t, all the Avios they\u2019ve individually collected will expire.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, in practice, we've noticed that redemptions from any one account seem to reset the expiration date for all household members. That's because Avios are spent proportionally from all connected accounts — generating activity on all accounts. But we recommend checking each member's expiration dates to ensure that a redemption creates qualifying activity.<\/p>\n

Track your points and miles expiration for 600+ loyalty programs and get email alerts before your miles expire by signing up for a free AwardWallet account<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can expired Avios be reinstated?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Once expired, your Avios cannot be reinstated. However, several online sources suggest that if they expired recently (within 3 months), you may be able to get them reinstated by calling customer service. However, this is an unofficial policy, so don't hang your hopes on it.<\/p>\n

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Credit: British Airways<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n

How To Avoid British Airways Avios Expiration<\/span><\/h2>\n

You have plenty of options to avoid losing your Avios: Earn Avios, spend Avios, or transfer points into Avios. Doing any of these activities will extend your Avios expiration date.<\/p>\n

But if you're in a pinch, the fastest way to extend your expiration date is to purchase British Airways Avios<\/a>, transfer in Avios from another Avios-utilizing airline, or book an award flight (it doesn't have to be an expensive one).<\/p>\n

If you've got time to plan ahead, here are even more ways you can avoid Avios expiration.<\/p>\n

Earn British Airways Avios<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

British Airways Club offers a large number of ways to earn Avios<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n