{"id":35514,"date":"2026-08-22T23:51:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T23:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=35514"},"modified":"2026-08-22T23:51:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T23:51:41","slug":"book-american-airlines-with-avios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/british-airways-club\/book-american-airlines-with-avios\/","title":{"rendered":"Booking American Airlines Flights With British Airways Avios: When It Still Makes Sense"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the best uses of British Airways Avios is for award travel on its partner airlines<\/a>. And one of those partner airlines that routinely offers solid value for your Avios is none other than the world's largest air carrier: American Airlines.<\/p>\n

With more than 350 destinations across more than 60 countries, American Airlines can take you to just about anywhere you need to go. Even better, most of AA's routes are bookable with British Airways Avios. In some cases, it makes more sense to book routes throughout American Airlines' network with Avios than AAdvantage miles.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, devaluations over the past few years have made booking American Airlines flights with Avios less attractive. But there are plenty of cases where it is still advantageous.<\/p>\n

Here's all you need to know about booking American Airlines flights with British Airways Avios.<\/p>\n

Booking American Airlines Flights With British Airways Avios<\/span><\/h2>\n

With a huge fleet and extensive network, American Airlines is one of British Airways' most important airline partners. Both are founding members of the Oneworld alliance, so it's pretty simple to redeem British Airways Avios for flights operated by American Airlines.<\/p>\n

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Finding American Airlines award availability through British Airways is generally an effortless experience, depending on the route you want to fly. Within the Americas, you can almost always find space on American Airlines flights.<\/p>\n

With some luck, you can also find award space on American flights between the U.S. and Europe, South America, Asia, and more. Compared to many carriers, American isn't especially stingy with the award space it makes available to partners.<\/p>\n

Related: How To Find Airline Partner Award Flight Availability<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

British Airways award chart for American Airlines flights<\/span><\/h3>\n

British Airways doesn't publish an official award chart for flights operated by a single partner airline. The rates you'll see when booking partner awards may vary slightly depending on the airline.<\/p>\n

However, for booking American Airlines (and Alaska Airlines) flights specifically, the following unofficial award chart applies to flights within North America:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Distance\/Zone<\/th>Economy<\/th>Premium Economy
\n(on select flights to Hawaii\/Alaska)<\/th>		Business
\n(Domestic First)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Up to 650 miles (Zone 1)<\/td>13,500<\/td>N\/A<\/td>26,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Up to 1,151 miles (Zones 2)<\/td>18,000<\/td>N\/A<\/td>35,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1,152 to 2,000 miles (Zone 3)<\/td>20,000<\/td>N\/A<\/td>44,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2,001 to 3,000 miles (Zone 4)<\/td>22,000<\/td>44,000<\/td>55,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3,001 to 4,000 miles (Zone 5)<\/td>23,000<\/td>45,500<\/td>67,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

On top of that, British Airways will occasionally tinker with its unofficial partner award chart, often without announcing the changes in advance. The most recent devaluation occurred in December 2025<\/a>, when the airline hiked its own and partner awards by roughly 10% for both the award cost and the taxes and fees. Sadly, American Airlines was not immune to these changes.<\/p>\n

Which American Airlines Flights Are Still Worth Booking With Avios?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Let's take a look at some of the top ways to redeem British Airways Avios for American Airlines flights.<\/p>\n

Short-haul flights<\/span><\/h3>\n

Zone 1 economy pricing \u2014 even though it recently went up \u2014 is still decent given the places you can go for 13,500 British Airways Avios one way. Here are some options for just 13,500 Avios:<\/p>\n