An eighth airline has just adopted Avios as its rewards currency, and this is an especially exciting development for aviation geeks. This was first announced a few months back, but this integration is now live, so it’s possible to earn and redeem Avios.
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Clan Loganair transitions to Avios currency
Loganair, which is the UK’s largest regional airline, has adopted Avios as its loyalty currency as of March 31, 2025. This makes Loganair the eighth airline to join the global Avios network, which otherwise includes British Airways, Iberia, Qatar Airways, Finnair, Aer Lingus, LEVEL, and Vueling.
The transition to the Avios currency is automatic for existing members. With this, Loganair’s loyalty program is rebranding, from Clan Loganair to Loganair Loyalty. One of the awesome things about Avios currencies is that you can transfer rewards at a 1:1 ratio between programs.
Loganair adopting Avios as its currency means that it’s possible to earn and redeem Avios for travel on Loganair, which adds a lot of flexibility. Speaking of which, what do those options look like for members?
Travelers earn a fixed number of Avios for each Loganair flight, regardless of distance, depending on the fare type. “Fly” fares earn 410 Avios, “Fly Flex” fares earn 650 Avios, and “Fly Flex +” fares earn 1,300 Avios
When it comes to redeeming Avios for Loganair flights, members can redeem 6,500 Avios for any flight that’s available in the “Fly” fare class.
Here’s how Luke Lovegrove, Loganair’s Chief Commercial Officer, describes this:
“We strive to offer our customers added value at every stage of their journey, and partnering with IAG Loyalty to adopt Avios as the currency of our Clan programme is a significant development that will open up a world of new benefits for our customers.”
Meanwhile here’s how Veronica Vicars, IAG’s Chief Growth Officer, describes this:
“We’re thrilled to welcome Loganair as the newest member of our Avios family, marking a significant milestone as our seventh airline partner. With Loganair’s addition, we’re now able to offer customers even greater opportunities to earn and redeem Avios across their important domestic network in the UK and beyond, providing greater choice and value. This is yet another step towards achieving our ambition to make Avios the most flexible and widely accepted travel loyalty currency globally.”
Why I’m excited about Loganair joining Avios
For those not familiar with Loganair, it’s a large Scottish, regional airline, with a fleet of 32 passenger aircraft. The airline has quite the varied fleet, from the 49-seat Embraer ERJ-145, to the eight-seat Britten-Norman Islander. The airline serves 1.5 million passengers annually across 70 routes.
What’s so cool about the airline is some of the remote service it offers to communities in Scotland. For example, I’ve written about the best flights for aviation geeks, and two of those routes are operated by Loganair:
- Loganair operates the world’s shortest commercial flight, between Westray and Papa Westray; the flight is blocked at two minutes, and typically spends about a minute in the air, as it covers a distance of just 1.7 miles
- Loganair operates to the world’s only commercial beach “runway,” as the airline flies from Glasgow to Barra, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
I’m hoping to take both of these flights in the coming months, as I’d certainly appreciate the opportunity to earn and redeem Avios! Admittedly the Avios earning rates aren’t that exciting, but then again, I guess this is an airline on which I’m happy that Avios earning isn’t distance based. 😉
Bottom line
Loganair has adopted Avios as its rewards currency, making it the eighth airline to use this as its points program. Given that this is otherwise a niche carrier, I’d say this is great news, since it means a lot more people can earn and redeem useful rewards for Loganair flights.
It’s possible to earn 410-1,300 Avios per flight, depending on the fare type you book. You can also redeem 6,500 Avios for an award flight on Loganair’s cheapest fares.
What do you make of Loganair using Avios as its rewards currency?
This is genuinely great for LM. Been a true transformation over the past few years from some obscure Flybe franchise into a true standalone carrier with a distinctly Scottish identity. Being part of Avios will do wonders as it seeks to cement itself as a serious player in the aviation of the British Isles. While my Scottish heart can only dream of the day we one day have a true 'flag carrier' akin to an...
This is genuinely great for LM. Been a true transformation over the past few years from some obscure Flybe franchise into a true standalone carrier with a distinctly Scottish identity. Being part of Avios will do wonders as it seeks to cement itself as a serious player in the aviation of the British Isles. While my Scottish heart can only dream of the day we one day have a true 'flag carrier' akin to an Aer Lingus or an Icelandair, this will certainly do as a step in the right direction for now.
How long until we get a Chase Loganair Visa card?
jk
Add Royal Air Maroc, Jordanian, and Oman.
Ben, you should really fly on the two minute flight!
I could join the mile high club.
Very good news indeed, can't wait to check out some of those routes myself one day (and certainly looking forward to your trip report, Ben!)
Trump’s mother was from the isle of Lewis which is a LoganAir destination. Makes sense that their previous program allowed you to collect Clan Points.
If there’s a Trump involved, it would be Klan.
The man lives rent free in your mind. Can't stop thinking about him even when discussing an obscure airline like this one. It is sad to have your life controlled by an obsession like that.
The man is on the news most of the time and most of what he is doing is not good. So to say he lives rent free is people's minds is a bit nonsensical if he is around all of the time.
Now if someone was bringing up a past politician who isn't in the news much these days (like, Bill Clinton or George Bush), then yeah, what you said would make sense.