Which cabin gets the most from this voucher?
Same route, same voucher, every cabin priced. A voucher spent up front is usually worth several times one spent in economy.
Cabin | Avios | Cash | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Economy Euro Traveller / World Traveller | 55,000 | £240.00 | 1.5p |
Premium economy World Traveller Plus | 93,500 | £700.00 | 2.1p |
Business Club Europe / Club World | 176,000 | £800.00 | 3.2p |
First · best value First | 150,000 | £800.00 | 8.0p |
How the BA Companion Voucher works
Earn it
Spend £15,000 on a British Airways American Express card in a card year. The voucher lands in your British Airways Club account.
Book on ba.com
Search Reward Flights for two people in the same cabin on the same flights, then apply the voucher at payment. British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus flights qualify.
Pay Avios once, cash twice
One person's Avios covers both seats. Taxes, fees and carrier charges are still due for each passenger.
Fly out before it expires
Premium Plus vouchers run 24 months, the fee-free card's 12. For Reward Flights the outbound has to be flown, not just booked, inside that window.
British Airways peak dates
Everything outside these periods is off-peak. British Airways fixes the dates in advance rather than pricing dynamically, so the day you fly is worth checking before you commit a voucher — a shift of 48 hours can be worth tens of thousands of Avios in a premium cabin.
Peak dates in 2026
- 1 Jan – 4 Jan
- 12 Feb – 22 Feb
- 27 Mar – 12 Apr
- 21 May – 31 May
Will your voucher outlive the seats you want?
Reward seats go on sale about 355 days ahead, and for a Reward Flight you must have flown the outbound before the voucher expires. Those two dates decide what you can realistically book.
Add your expiry date and we'll show the window you're actually working with — including whether the dates you want are even on sale yet.
Companion Voucher cost by destination
Two seats, return from London, using maintained off-peak Reward Flight pricing. Avios are the voucher total for both passengers; cash is the combined taxes, fees and charges.
Destination | Economy, 2 seats | Business, 2 seats | Best value |
|---|---|---|---|
| London to Paris CDG · Short haul | 20,000 + £4.00 | 32,500 + £4.00 | 2.2p |
| London to Amsterdam AMS · Short haul | 20,000 + £4.00 | 32,500 + £4.00 | 2.3p |
| London to Barcelona |
What a Companion Voucher does and doesn't cover
Works for
- British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus Reward Flights booked on ba.com
- Any eligible cabin, including First, with a Premium Plus voucher
- Bookings that start outside the UK for eligible newer vouchers
- Solo travel, taking 50% off the Avios instead of adding a second seat
Voucher on a BA Holidays package: 25% of your Avios back
If two reward seats never appear, British Airways may let you put an eligible voucher against an Avios booking with BA Holidays instead, with a portion of the Avios returned. Check the current terms before relying on this option.
No reward seat needed
A package can sidestep the two-seat reward inventory constraint entirely.
Useful for larger groups
Package availability can be more practical when finding several reward seats is unrealistic.
Different timing rules
Package voucher terms differ from Reward Flights, so verify the booking and travel deadlines.
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