Can you pass on your BA Avios when you die?
British Airways' terms forfeit BA Avios at death. While alive, the account holder can use family pooling, transfers to another member, transfers to a partner program and gift purchases.
Protecting BA Avios while the account is active
No beneficiary designation, lifetime transfer options for Avios, and 8-step plan.
How to protect your BA Avios while you are alive →Someone died. Handling BA Avios after a death
Avios are forfeited under the official terms, 6-step process, and 5 required documents.
What happens to BA Avios when someone dies →The British Airways Executive Club, now The British Airways Club, is British Airways' frequent-flyer program. Members collect Avios by flying, with co-branded credit cards and through partners, redeem them for Reward Flights, upgrades, hotels and car hire, and earn tier points from Blue to Gold.
Under British Airways' terms, BA Avios are forfeited when the account holder dies. While the account holder is alive, British Airways allows family pooling, transfers to another member, transfers to a partner program and gift purchases.
What happens to BA Avios at death
- Forfeited at death
Under the Terms and Conditions, membership terminates automatically on the death of a member, and the Avios, tier points and lifetime tier points unused at the time of death are cancelled.1
Naming who acts after a death
- Designation
The Club offers no beneficiary designation. A third-party nominee under clause 3.13 is a lifetime authority that does not survive the member's death and gives the nominee no claim to the balance.1
British Airways publishes no process specific to a deceased person's account; the request starts by phone at +44 203 684 9677. There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on a BA Avios account.
Sources
Data sourced from British Airways primary sources (6 pages reviewed). How we research.
BA Avios customer support
The British Airways Club (Executive Club)
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