British Airways package holidays allow customers to choose between flight and hotel or flight and car, however, transfers and car hire can be added on to flight and hotel deals for an extra cost. Passengers are also permitted a luggage allowance of one 23kg hold bag per person.

Holidays can be secured with a deposit of as little as £60 with the option to pay the balance in instalments. In most cases, the deposit amount is not refundable if you decide to cancel your booking. However, some exceptions apply if you have chosen a fully flexible airfare as part of your package.

British Airways holidays are ATOL protected and covered by the airline’s ‘Customer Promise’. This includes a dedicated 24-hour holiday helpline for any issues while you’re away, a guaranteed refund if British Airways has to cancel and the option to cancel for a refund if your holiday is impacted by a major travel restriction before departure.

British Airways Executive Club members have been able to spend Avios points on flights for some time, but as of February, the airline has allowed the option to pay for holiday packages using the member point system too.

Holidaymakers can now choose a flight and hotel package, with the option to add on a rental car, with British Airways Holidays and use their points towards the total price of a holiday when booking.

Avios points can be earned by using the British Airways American Express Credit Card, travelling with Uber, converting Nectar points and shopping on the British Airways Avios eStore.

The member perk can be accessed at check-out, where customers will be given nine different Avios payment options at the check out to decide how many points and how much cash they want to spend.

In some cases, this could be as little as £1.

• Return flights and two nights’ accommodation in Barcelona from £1 + 67,650 Avios for two people sharing (50 points + 33,825 per person)
• Three nights in New York City from £1 + 246,275 Avios for two people sharing (50 points + 123,188 Avios per person)

And now, in time for Black Friday,  savvy savers can collect 50 percent extra Avios on top of their purchases when shopping through the British Airways shopping portal.

With more than 1,500 retailers to choose from, including Marks & Spencer, John Lewis & Partners and ASOS UK, British Airways Executive Club Members can use www.shopping.ba.com for their Black Friday shopping and collect more Avios towards a later flight or holiday. 

British Airways hand baggage

Regardless of what ticket type you have purchased, all customers are permitted to carry one piece of hand luggage as well as a small personal item onboard.

• Hand luggage must not exceed 56cm x 45cm x 25cm
• Small personal items must not exceed 40cm x 30cm x 15cm
• Both items of luggage can weigh up to 23kg each

However, any hand or hold luggage which exceeds the limit will be checked into the hold. This item can be added to a checked luggage allowance for passengers who have a hold bag included in their ticket type.

Passengers who do not have checked luggage included in their ticket, or those whose hand luggage item goes above the checked luggage weight allowance, may face additional charges.

British Airways hold baggage

For passengers travelling on long-haul routes, hold luggage is typically included in the ticket. However, there is an exception to this for passengers travelling on a hand luggage-only booking. Hand luggage-only bookings can be purchased for both long and short-haul routes.

The weight and size allowance for hold luggage also varies depending on the ticket and cabin type.

• Each piece of luggage must not be larger than 90cm x 75cm x 43cm including handles or wheels
• Each piece of luggage has a weight allowance of either 23kg or 32kg depending on the route or ticket type
• Checked baggage allowance depending on the ticket type

Below we have listed the British Airways checked baggage allowance per ticket type. This applies to all flights except those travelling to and from Brazil, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and connecting journeys between India and USA, Bermuda or Canada.

• Passengers carrying a World Traveller Euro Traveller or Domestic Economy ticket (including hold luggage) are permitted one bag at 23kg.
• Passengers carrying a World Traveller Plus ticket are permitted to bring up to two bags at 23kg.
• Passengers carrying a Club Europe ticket can bring up to two bags at 32kg each.
• Passengers carrying a Club World ticket can bring up to two bags at 32kg each.
• Passengers carrying a First class ticket can bring up to three bags at 32kg in the hold.

To find out exactly what luggage allowance your flight permits, visit the British Airways baggage information page.

British Airways has two main flight hubs in the UK offering domestic and global flights. The airline is based at London Heathrow Airport and operates from its home terminal T5, as well as Terminal 3.

From Gatwick Airport, the airline departs from the South Terminal. British Airways also offers flights to the UK and Europe, as well as its Business Class only service to New York, from London City Airport.

However, the airline does operate domestic flights to and from its main hubs across a number of UK airports, including:

• Aberdeen
• Belfast
• Edinburgh
• Glasgow
• Inverness
• Isle of Man
• Jersey
• Leeds Bradford
• London Stansted
• Manchester
• Newcastle
• Newquay
• Norwich