Expired Avios points with BA Executive club
Oct 8, 2024 | 8:22 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2024
Posts: 2
Expired Avios points with BA Executive club
What are the chances that I can find some help in reinstating my 140,000 avios points with British Airways executive club? They expired on 9/20/24.
I was not aware that they expire if no activity for 3 years.
Can anyone help?
Would it help to visit their office near my work?
I was not aware that they expire if no activity for 3 years.
Can anyone help?
Would it help to visit their office near my work?
Oct 8, 2024 | 8:39 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci. And BA Gold – previous awards - Gold 12, Silver 7, Bronze 4.
Posts: 5,318
Very good news and nice of BA to do this, given that strictly speaking they could have just adhered to the T’s & C’s. 140,00 Avios is not to be sniffed at, it could get you into J or possibly F on a long haul flight.
Now the most important thing is that you reset the clock to run for the next three years immediately, so it does not happen again. Despite BA’s generosity, if there is no activity on the account, then BA could quite rightly close it down again if there is no activity in the near future. Lots of ways to do this, from flying and crediting BAEC, buying Avios, converting Hotel points, getting a BA Avios credit card.
Enjoy!
Now the most important thing is that you reset the clock to run for the next three years immediately, so it does not happen again. Despite BA’s generosity, if there is no activity on the account, then BA could quite rightly close it down again if there is no activity in the near future. Lots of ways to do this, from flying and crediting BAEC, buying Avios, converting Hotel points, getting a BA Avios credit card.
Enjoy!
Oct 8, 2024 | 9:11 am
#4
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mostly UK
Programs: Mucci Extraordinaire, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold (ex BD)
Posts: 11,248
Worth mentioning that even the smallest amount of activity is enough to keep these accounts alive. A small purchase on the BA eStore even if it only earned a single Avios is enough to do it. There's a US version of the eStore as well as the UK version (I'm guessing US because of the way you write dates).
Please note that one of the few things that doesn't count is moving Avios between different airlines.
Please note that one of the few things that doesn't count is moving Avios between different airlines.