The 2021 Iberia peak and off-peak Avios redemption flight calendar
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What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2021?
Iberia still hasn’t officially released the peak and off peak dates for reward flights for all of 2021 – except for the dates which are already bookable – but we now have some clarity on what the calendar will look like next year.
Point Me To the Plane did some digging and uncovered peak dates for 2021. We have turned this into a neat little table, below, which gives a better overview of the entire year’s peak and off peak availability.
There are two things to remember:
This calendar only applies to Iberia. British Airways and Aer Lingus have their own peak and off-peak dates. You can see the British Airways peak and off peak calendar for 2021 here and the Aer LIngus peak and off peak calendar for 2021 here. This is useful because you will often find that when BA is peak during UK half-term school holidays, Iberia (and occasionally Aer Lingus) are running off-peak fares.
The Iberia calendar applies wherever you book an Iberia redemption, whether it is on ba.com, iberia.com or avios.com. Similarly, if you try to book an British Airwas redemption on iberia.com it will NOT follow the dates below.
All redemptions on partner airlines such as Qatar Airways are charged on a separate chart at peak date rates, 100% of the time
Note that peak dates are in yellow whilst off peak is in white. Click to enlarge:
Unlike the British Airways and Aer Lingus, the Iberia chart is pretty fragmented.
Whilst Spanish and British school holidays vary, Iberia’s peak dates cover the big holidays including summer and Christmas.
There are some exceptions. February half term is peak for British Airways but off-peak with Iberia, as is the majority of the Easter break, May half term and October half term.
The only UK bank holiday weekend during an off-peak time is the second May bank holiday, 29th-31st May.
This means that Iberia redemptions are cheaper during those holidays, and you are likely to save on taxes and fees, too. You can see how Iberia redemptions charge lower taxes and fees here.
We have created an online peak/off-peak calendar for 2021 that you can subscribe to on your mobile device or calendar app. Click here to subscribe.
As a reminder, here is the peak and off-peak Avios pricing chart for Iberia flights:
| Iberia Avios reward flight prices (plus taxes, fees and carrier charges) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone | Distance | Discount Economy | Economy | Premium Economy | Business Class | ||||
| Offpeak | Peak | Offpeak | Peak | Offpeak | Peak | Offpeak | Peak | ||
| 1 | 1—650 miles | 4,500 | 5,000 | 6,750 | 7,500 | – | – | 9,000 | 10,000 |
| 2 | 651—1,150 miles | 7,500 | 8,250 | 11,250 | 12,500 | – | – | 15,000 | 16,500 |
| 3 | 1,150—2,000 miles | 10,000 | 11,000 | 15,000 | 16,500 | – | – | 20,000 | 22,000 |
| 4 | 2001—3000 miles | 11,000 | 12,500 | 16,000 | 18,750 | – | – | 21,250 | 31,250 |
| 5 | 3,001—4,000 miles | 17,000 | 20,000 | 22,000 | 28,000 | 25,500 | 35,000 | 34,000 | 50,000 |
| 6 | 4,001—5,500 miles | 21,250 | 25,000 | 27,750 | 35,000 | 31.750 | 43,750 | 42,500 | 62,500 |
| 7 | 5,501—6,500 miles | 25,500 | 30,000 | 33,250 | 42,000 | 38,250 | 52,500 | 51,000 | 75,000 |
| 8 | 6,501—7,000 miles | 29,750 | 35,000 | 38,750 | 49,000 | 44,250 | 61,250 | 59,500 | 87,500 |
| 9 | 7,001+ miles | 42,500 | 50,000 | 55,250 | 70,000 | 63,750 | 87,500 | 85,000 | 125,000 |
| Madrid-Barcelona Shuttle | – | – | 4,500 | 4,500 | – | – | 9,000 | 9,000 | |
| Madrid-London | 6,500 | 7,500 | 9,750 | 11,250 | – | – | 12,750 | 15,000 | |
If you want to learn more about how to spend your Avios most efficiently, read our beginner’s guide to redeeming Avios points here.
You can read more about how the British Airways companion voucher works in this article.
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 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 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:
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
Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.
(Want to earn more Avios? Click here to visit our home page for our latest articles on earning and spending your Avios points and click here to see how to earn more Avios this month from offers and promotions.)
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