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Here's the full terms and conditions for quick reference, highlighting in bold those that can easily trip up a transfer.



A Member may transfer Avios Points from his or her account (the "Sender") to another Member’s account (the "Recipient").

A Transfer Fee is charged per transfer transaction dependent on the number of Avios Points transferred (the "Transfer Fee"). Please refer to the pricing grid on the Sharing Avios Points page.

The Transfer Fee is non-refundable.

The Sender can only transfer a maximum of 24,000 Avios Points to any one Member in any one calendar year.

The Sender can transfer a total of 144,000 Avios Points in any one calendar year to multiple Recipients provided the 24,000 Avios Points limit is not exceeded per Recipient.

The Sender can only transfer Avios Points to one Recipient per transaction.

If you are a Member of a Household Account, as a Sender you can only transfer Avios Points from your personal Avios balance and not from your pooled Avios Points within your Household Account. However, Avios Points can be transferred between individual Senders in a Household Account to individual Recipients in another Household Account.

A Recipient of transferred Avios Points can only receive a maximum of 24,000 Avios Points in any one calendar year in aggregate, irrespective of the number of Senders.

Avios Points can only be transferred in multiples of 1,000.

Avios Points are transferred immediately and can be used by the Recipient immediately.

Avios Points can only be transferred online using the Avios Points Transfer Application Form.

In order to transfer Avios Points, the Sender will need to know the Recipient’s full name, email address and Executive Club membership number. The Sender should ensure that the Recipient has not received more than 24,000 Avios Points, including the proposed Transfer Avios Points transaction, in that calendar year. The Sender and Recipient will receive an email once the transfer is complete.

Once transferred, the transaction cannot be reversed and the Avios Points cannot be re-deposited to the Sender’s account except by using the Transfer Avios Points process, subject to the sole discretion of British Airways to transfer Avios Points back to the Sender’s account.

Both the Sender and Recipient must be Members of the British Airways Executive Club.

The Sender must be 18 or over. The Recipient can be of any age, however, if the Recipient is under the age of 18, he or she must be a Member of a Household Account.

The Transfer Avios Points year begins 1 January and ends 31 December.

Transferring Avios Points will reset the 36-month Avios Points expiry rule, as set out in the Executive Club Terms and Conditions, for both the Sender and Recipient.

Avios Points cannot be transferred into an account with a zero Avios Points balance.

In accordance with these Executive Club Terms and Conditions, Members will be liable for all taxes and other charges associated with travel on British Airways or a Service Partner (as defined in the Executive Club Terms and Conditions) airline, including without limitation, airport departure tax, customs fines, immigration fees, airport charges, customer user fees, fuel surcharges, agricultural inspection fees, security and insurance surcharge or other incidental fees or taxes charged by any person or relevant authority or body.

The Sender must not demand and the Recipient must not offer any value or value in kind for the transfer of any Avios Points. Such activity or any other use of Avios Points contrary to these Terms and Conditions will constitute a fundamental breach by the Member of these Terms and Conditions and therefore the contract between British Airways and the Member. In the event of such a breach, British Airways reserves the right at any time in its absolute discretion to terminate the membership of any Member. British Airways shall write to such Member stating their membership is being terminated for this reason.

In the case of Fraud or Misconduct, as defined in the Executive Club Terms and Conditions, British Airways reserves the right at any time in its absolute discretion to terminate the membership of any Member and may cancel all accrued and accruing Avios Points of the Member and any reward booking.