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Can you merge Avios accounts?

If you've got two Executive Club accounts in your name it's easy for us to merge them into one - the Avios from one account will be transferred across to the other, and then the empty account will be closed. The remaining account number will then be your permanent membership number to use in the future.



You cannot technically "merge" two separate Avios accounts into one single permanent identity, but in 2026, you can achieve the same result using a Household Account. British Airways allows up to seven people living at the same address to link their Executive Club accounts. Once linked, the Avios from all members are "pooled" into a collective balance that can be used to book flights for anyone in the household. Additionally, you can "Combine my Avios" across different programs; for example, if you have Avios in Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Iberia Plus, and British Airways Executive Club, you can move them freely between these accounts at a 1:1 ratio using the "linked accounts" feature on their respective websites. This is particularly useful because some airlines offer lower "award taxes" or different seat availability. While each person must maintain their own unique membership number for earning purposes (you cannot earn points for a flight on someone else's number), the pooling and transferring features make managing a family's "Avios bank" almost seamless.

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Share with a Household Account It's free to create, and means you can pool your Avios with up to six people who live with you, letting you make full use of the collective balance. Even children can join, so everyone in the family can collect Avios each time you travel.

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The value of British Airways Avios is 1.83 cents per avios, on average. That means 10,000 British Airways Avios have a value of roughly $183. British Airways Avios are more valuable than the average airline miles, which are worth 1.32 cents each, as a result.

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Your Avios are valid for a minimum of three years and expire at the end of the half-year period in which they were earned.

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If that name sounds familiar, that's because Avios is the mileage currency of British Airways, Iberia Airlines, Aer Lingus and Vueling. While all of these airlines use the same name for their mileage currency, each airline maintains a different award chart.

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In other words, your 100,000 bonus Avios would be enough for a return flight in business class to Ireland on off-peak dates.

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There are many ways to collect Avios.
  1. Booking British Airways flights, holidays, hotel stays and car hire are great ways to top up your balance.
  2. Pre-booking seats, paying for extra baggage or upgrading your cabin on a British Airways or Iberia-marketed flight.


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Its T&Cs note that all Avios will be cancelled in the event of death. The same rules also explain that Avios cannot be transferred after death.

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From day one, you can purchase discounted commercial tickets, known as 'Hotline' tickets, for your own use or for friends and family. After a qualifying period, you'll be eligible for unlimited standby and premium standby fares, for you and your nominees, on the full British Airways network and other partner airlines.

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As a Member, you and up to six other members of your household, including children, can link your Club memberships together for free.

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