Earn 400% bonus Avios with Flybe flights from London City

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The partnership between Flybe and Avios (ie avios.com and not British Airways Executive Club) started last Monday. If you fly on Flybe going forward, you will be able to collect a relatively modest number of Avios points.

I wrote extensively about this new arrangement here and here if you want to know more. You can find full details on the Flybe website here.

The start of the deal was timed to coincide with the start of the Winter timetable and Flybe’s launch of services from London City Airport.

The airline is flying from London City to Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Belfast, Dublin, Exeter, Inverness and Amsterdam. Given the competition from British Airways on most of these routes, it will be interesting to see how they do.

To encourage you to try the London City services, you can earn QUADRUPLE Avios on all Flybe services from London City until the end of the year. That works out at 16 Avios per £1 spent – albeit you only earn Avios on the base fare and not the taxes and charges component.

Given that fares from City are generally high, you should – with quadruple Avios points – be better off on the Flybe flights than on British Airways. The difference will not be huge unless you are buying a last minute ticket, however, and of course you do NOT earn British Airways tier points with Flybe.

There is nothing about this promo on the Flybe page describing the Avios arrangement but it is on the Avios website here.

How to earn Avios points from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways BA Amex American Express card

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways BA Premium Plus American Express Amex credit card

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points, such as:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital On Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios:

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus: