Your BA American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers have been extended (again)

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British Airways has extended the expiry date on some British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers.

All vouchers due to expire before 31st December 2021 have been extended by six months.

As well as BA Amex vouchers, this extension also applies to:

Gold Upgrade Vouchers
Chase Travel Together Tickets
RBC Companion Award Vouchers
Asba Companion Vouchers
RSB American Express Companion Vouchers
RSB World Mastercard Companion Vouchers

British Airways 241 companion voucher extended by six months

This is the third extension that has been announced, following similar extensions in March 2020 and October 2020, to account for the impact of the pandemic.

In addition, British Airways is adding an additional 6-months validity to all new Companion Voucher or Travel Together tickets earned between June 2020 and the end of December 2021.

This is what my wife’s account used to show (I used this screenshot in an article two weeks ago):

This is what it shows now:

Both have been extended by six months.

For clarity, the extension is also applied to vouchers which have been used but where the flight has not been taken. If you cancel a flight which has already been booked using a 241 voucher, it will come back into your account with the six month extension applied.

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Dave says:

15 Feb15 February 14:55

My voucher was issued 4 July 2019 so has only been extended to 4 Jan 2022 a while back. Seems I may need to use it this year or pseudo extend it to 30 April 2023 then ?
- Hamilton says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 17:10
  
  I have the same situation, expiry 4 Jan 2022 so seemingly no extension. A bit unfair as it would have been extended if 5 days earlier.
rk says:

15 Feb15 February 15:12

Does this mean that OB points will also be extended to the end of the year instead of 30th June 2021?
Freddy says:

15 Feb15 February 15:15

Shame you can’t exchange a 241 voucher for 10k avios or something. I’ll be swimming in these 241’s!
- Wally1976 says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 17:54
  
  True but I’d want a lot more than 10k!
qrfan says:

15 Feb15 February 15:17

My wife and I both have GUF2 vouchers expiring in Dec 2021 and neither have been extended as yet. Both expire prior to Dec 31st 2021. Am I reading the article incorrectly or should we have had them extended?
- Alison says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 15:23
  
  I have a Guf2 which had an expiry date of September 2021, as of today it’s now showing March 2022
  - qrfan says:
    
    15 Feb15 February 15:40
    
    Ok, thanks. Will give it a few days and then get in touch with them. Doubt either will get used by Dec 31st at this rate.
    - Cheshire Pete says:
      
      15 Feb15 February 15:50
      
      As a general rule, even before COVID, they will extend GUFs by 12 months on request. I had one in a booking from last September which also was due to expire Sep 20. They cancelled by booking with Cash, but the GUF got stuck. It needed manually refunding and also manually extending by the then 6 month rule. When it finally got done it got refunded to expire Sep ‘21. It now gone to March ‘22 when I just checked.
- Rob says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 15:47
  
  On my reading it should be extended, yes.
Sam says:

15 Feb15 February 15:17

Hi Rob, is this showing straight away on the BAEC account? My voucher was issued in July 2020 and is still showing as expiring in Jan 2023 (it was 2 and a half years at the time when first issued..).

Thanks
- Rhys says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 15:18
  
  Knowing BA’s IT it might take a few weeks.
  - Rob says:
    
    15 Feb15 February 15:46
    
    Only vouchers expiring in 2021 are extended.
    - Sam says:
      
      15 Feb15 February 18:18
      
      Have I misread the below in the article…it says June 2020?
      
      In addition, British Airways is adding an additional 6-months validity to all new Companion Voucher or Travel Together tickets earned between June 2020 and the end of December 2021.
      - Andy says:
        
        16 Feb16 February 07:06
        
        I have same issues and that exactly how I read this article, last voucher earned November 2020 but no extension on it
    - Geoff says:
      
      16 Feb16 February 08:23
      
      I seem to have had a 241 due to expire in Jan 22 extended to Jul 22.
- A13 says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 15:31
  
  Doesn’t qualify for extension as isn’t expiring in 2021.
krys_k says:

15 Feb15 February 15:45

Will status be extended ?
Yorkieflyer says:

15 Feb15 February 17:59

So is it still the case that new 241’s issued by 31March 21 will have a 30 month life?
- Rob says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 18:08
  
  Yes – now extended to all vouchers issued by 31st December 2021.
- Olly says:
  
  15 Feb15 February 18:13
  
  Yes, and also any others earned until 31 Dec 21
Grimz says:

15 Feb15 February 19:42

I have a 241 issued on 7th Nov 2018 but still shows expiry 7th Nov 2021. I have it booked into a flight for Phoenix in September but it should have been extended even as a used voucher? Can’t see September being okay to travel so I need to get that extension!
- Morgan says:
  
  16 Feb16 February 11:57
  
  You can amend your flight in MMB – the extended voucher expiry date is recognised. I’ve just been able to push back some flights I had booked with the voucher.