{"id":140648,"date":"2023-12-12T17:04:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=140648"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:51:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:51:29","slug":"partner-award-devaluation-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/british-airways-club\/partner-award-devaluation-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways Hikes Avios Awards on American and Alaska \u2014 Here’s What to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a bit of sad news, British Airways just devalued partner awards on American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. This devaluation was unannounced, seemingly left for British Airways Executive Club<\/a> members to discover on their next award bookings.<\/p>\n

Here's what we know about the higher pricing.<\/p>\n

British Airways Hikes Avios Awards on American and Alaska<\/span><\/h2>\n

As discovered by AwardWallet reader Andrew Huechteman, British Airways Avios awards on American Airlines suddenly seemed more expensive than a few days ago. What changed? Well, British Airways made awards on American Airlines more expensive.<\/p>\n

But they didn't stop there. British Airways also hiked the rates for flights on Alaska Airlines. You'll now also need to pony up more Avios the next time you book an award flight on British Airways' Seattle-based partner, too.<\/p>\n

British Airways did not impose a flat percentage increase on award rates for either carrier. The rates at which routes increase will vary \u2014 ranging from 10% to 23% based on the itineraries we've priced out.<\/p>\n

For example, let's look at an award ticket between Los Angeles (LAX) and Honolulu (HNL). On either carrier (the rates are identical), you'll now pay 16,000 Avios for a one-way ticket between the U.S. mainland and the Hawaiian islands \u2014 an increase of 3,000 Avios from the old pricing. This increase clocks in at 23%.<\/p>\n

Here's the before:<\/p>\n

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

And here's the after:<\/p>\n

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

Other notable increases in our first batch of award searches include:<\/p>\n