British Airways Launches Avios Subscription Plan

Just curious, if I register my account in Singapore, which zone do I fall under, UK/US, or should I just pretend I live in the UK during registeration?

Any thoughts on changing my address to UK but paying with a US card?

Are the trip report articles posting? Typically they are consecutive days after the intro post, but I haven't seen anything.

Using aquired Avios points is a whole different ballgame, especially in the Premium classes out of LAX. Even with previously 3 flights a day there was nothing to be had for month to come. And now the plan is to sell "unusable" points for cash?

Major devaluation coming…

I'm fairly certain that it either 1: Wouldn't work OR 2: They would be clawed back.

Not understanding why the difference is so high, especially concerning the current exchange rate being so close to the USD. But anyways, I'm fairly certain that it either 1: Wouldn't work OR 2: The points would be clawed back at some point.

Is the transaction processed by BA or by Avios.com for bonus category considerations?

Ridiculous difference between US and UK prices. Definitely in at the UK price, definitely not in at the US price. Would love to hear from someone about how to avoid that difference.

For some reason, it will not let me give you a heart as a thank you, so, thanks for your response.

Just FYI, for mainland European registered accounts, the amount is EUR 2,019 for the 200k avios, so even a bit less than the £ UK accounts.

Why have a subscription plan when British Airways makes it so difficult to use the Avios I have? Can’t ever get through to an agent to facilitate flights with partner airlines. And then there’s the ridiculous surcharges and taxes!!!

I agree that the value good, at least in theory. However, there’s virtually no F/J availablity post pandemic. So what would you use your avios for? Longhaul Y?

Good point! Same experience here. No customer service...no availability in premium classes.... crazy surcharges......C product basically a joke......and now this ridiculous subscription "service" with "dynamic" pricing across the globe...

Perhaps this is just a ploy to make money from the economy class masses, before the cost of living crisis bites harder? Many Brits love to travel short haul to Europe for their holidays (which I note often has better award availability, perhaps as a function of their higher frequency), but they won't be doing that if all their finances are used to fund their own survival this winter. So, before their finances are depleted, get them to spend on a subscription plan. Then, come next summer, if they are cutting back on spending by not travelling, it's a win for BA. Even if they do travel, BA will have benefitted from the upfront payments (i.e. time value of money) and will still make sure to monetise the travellers more by asking to pay for all the un-bundled extras. Win-win for BA, or am I being too cynical?

@Toby

My feeling too. It may not happen overnight, but it's coming. My bet is Q2 in 2023. You don't give away something without taking it back, eventually. That's IAG's ethos.

Subscription is charged as airline spend. I have a European account and my USD charge was 1,972 USD for 200,000 Avios plus 9,860 MR points.

0.94 US-Cents per Avios is decent imho.

Good to know that you can use a US card on a European account and pay European prices. Thanks.

I think this is an excellent deal given consideration on that exchange rate between British Pound and US Dollar is virtually on par (1:1).

People have been talking about a devaluation for the last three years and despite these speculations, avios continues to maintain its value. Good luck with what you decide to do