Originally Posted by
TravellingSalesman
In a situation where the cancellation fee is larger than the taxes/fees/charges, do I still get the avios back? I.e., you just get a break on the fees?
Yes. As long as you cancel at least 24 hours before.
04 Ticket changes and cancellations
Date or time changes are permitted up to 24 hours prior to the departure of the first flight sector on your ticket. There is a change fee (£25/€25/US$40) plus an additional offline fee (£15/€15/US$25) which applies when the change is made via your local BAEC service centre
Cancellations are also permitted. So long as you cancel your ticket no later than 24 hours prior to the departure of the first flight sector on your ticket, you will receive a full refund of Avios Points as well as the taxes, fees, and surcharges paid minus a nominal redeposit fee (£25/€25/US$40). The additional offline fee also applies to redeposits.
For the complete fee table, see
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...l/public/en_gb
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/19160483-post1.html