All British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers extended by six months

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Finally ….

With absolutely zero fanfare – in fact, with no notification of any sort – all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers have been extended by six months.

Here is a screenshot from my account to prove it:

Note that my vouchers were issued in October / November 2019 and so should have expired in October / November 2021. This is off a British Airways Premium Plus American Express so the voucher has a 2-year validity.

Instead, they now expire in April / May 2022.

For clarity, neither of these vouchers has ever been used to book a flight. They are not vouchers which have been returned to my account following an enforced flight cancellation.

Looking at reader feedback, it seems that all vouchers have been extended. Even ones which only triggered in the last 48 hours are showing a 30-month validity on Premium Plus cards. What we won’t know for a few days is whether vouchers triggered AFTER today come through with 24 months or 30 months.

Hopefully you will see the same when you go into your British Airways Executive Club account.

If you want to learn more about how to use it now you have the extension, this Head for Points artice is the definitive guide on everything you need to know about the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher.

You can also learn more about how the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher works in this ‘Avios Redemption University’ article.

PS. If you missed it, take a look at our recent article on the top 10 reasons to get the British Airways Premium Plus American Express card.

Want to earn more points from credit cards? – December 2021 update

If you are looking to apply for a new credit or charge card, here are our November 2021 recommendations based on the current sign-up bonus.

You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the top current deals:

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

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

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If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers.

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and free for a year Read our full review

American Express Business Platinum

40,000 points sign-up bonus and a long list of travel benefits Read our full review

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

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

For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending:

Barclaycard Select Cashback Credit Card

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XLi says:

24 Mar24 March 23:00

Reissued Lloyd’s credit card upgrade voucher extended to end of September from end of April
- Barry says:
  
  25 Mar25 March 00:07
  
  Did you have to call to get this extended?
  - Lady London says:
    
    25 Mar25 March 08:01
    
    happening automatically
- Alyson Young says:
  
  25 Mar25 March 06:41
  
  Out of interest …. I didn’t realise that Lloyd’s CC UG vouchers are still being issued – can you confirm this please? We’ve had a Lloyd’s Avios CC for many years and until recently, hadn’t realised we’d been missing out on the. UG 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ , but was sure, somewhere, I’d read they were no longer available ?
  Thanks, A
  - Will says:
    
    25 Mar25 March 08:57
    
    I saw on FT that these were being extended but you had to call 03444933349which answered immediately. only extending March and April expiring vouchers at present, said they were still being issued on the lloyds avios card – I will find out in next 4 weeks as I have just crossed £7k since Jan 1st. (if that is indeed the qualifying date – calendar year apparently)
Jimmy says:

24 Mar24 March 23:56

Will my gold card be extended for another year? There is no way I will be able to achieve 1500 points now all of my conferences have been cancelled for the year.
Anthony says:

25 Mar25 March 07:33

OT… emirates Holidays cancelled my late May holiday yesterday and are only offering a voucher to use by Sep-20..(Dubai in summer,,, Scorchio)..I am surprised that there is not more news / advice on this. I think as it is Atol protected.. we should get a full cash refund..
Jim Paterson says:

25 Mar25 March 08:46

Very surprised this morning. Voucher earned on 6 May 19 extended to 6 Nov 21. Used this for a 2 for 1 Far East trip and the flights were cancelled by BA. Today received an email with two voucher numbers to replace the cancelled voucher. I am assuming that one is the 2 for 1 voucher and the other is a credit for the APD and taxes but no explanation. I now have to use the replacement voucher within 12 months of the date of the first flight on my original booking, by 12 April 21. This lessens the validity of the origin voucher. What can I do?
Jim Paterson says:

25 Mar25 March 08:47

Sorry, I meant to mention that I have not received a refund of Avios to my account for the original flights.
Adam Fernie says:

25 Mar25 March 09:27

mine was due to expire on Friday this week and was extended automatically to September. Still probably won’t use it by then but nice of them to give us a bit of time.
Abbas says:

25 Mar25 March 16:52

Do we have any clarification or updates regarding BA On Business points? Thousands of points that were due to expire at end of 2019, were used to buy flights in 2020 which are now cancelled due to Covid-19. Those points have now obviously expired – Is there any talk of extending the hard expiry date for On Business points due to current situation?
- Rob says:
  
  25 Mar25 March 17:13
  
  No, not heard anything. OB was due for a massive shake-up anyway.
  - Abbas says:
    
    26 Mar26 March 16:41
    
    Just checked with the OB team, they will refund the points for flights cancelled and add them to the points expiring end-2020. Seems reasonable and fair instead of just losing the points outright due to their original end-2019 expiry date. Perhaps worth flagging to others.
Ian says:

27 Mar27 March 13:05

Hi, We have flights booked using a 2-4-1. I do not know when that voucher was due to end. Is there a way to find this out before cancelling or will I only know the new expiry date, once I cancel?