British Airways Avios Availability – Short and Long Haul for 2026

Today we bring you some of the best BA Avios available flights from around the world for an autumn getaway. I know it’s not even summer yet however, it’s always best to plan ahead if you want to use Avios. 

Spending Avios can sometimes be tricky at the best of times so we now regularly bring you a look every fortnight, at what routes have the best Avios availability, thanks to Reward Flight Finder.

If there is a particular focus you would like in an article for Avios, let us know in the comments below. 

What is Reward Flight Finder?

Reward Flight Finder offers a free and paid service to find Avios seats for a whole year’s worth of flights at a glance. One of the most useful features is available on the paid plan where you can set alerts when Avios seats are released on the flights you want. You can also use the map feature which shows you all the Avios destinations available on a particular date.

RFF offer monthly and yearly plans. Here are the options:

Silver membership – from £3.99 monthly or Silver Annual £39.99 (current offer for 2 months free)

Silver membership includes:

• Unlimited reward seat searches
• Get reward seat Alerts within 1 hour
• Worldwide Map tool
• Set up to 5 Alerts at once
• Get email Alerts

Gold membership – from £7.99 monthly or Annual £79.99 (current offer gives 2 months free)

Gold membership includes:

• Unlimited reward seat searches
• Get instant reward seat Alerts
• Flight by flight Search and Alerts
• Worldwide Map tool
• Set up to 20 Alerts at once
• Get email Alerts
• Get SMS Alerts

You can find out more and sign up here.

As demand for Avios reward seats on British Airways heats up, collectors know the importance of planning ahead, and setting Alerts on Reward Flight Finder well in advance. Here’s some of the best BA reward seat availability right now for 2026.

Short Haul

London City, London Heathrow – Billund, Denmark

Seat availability is abundant across January to June 2026. Almost every day has 6 Economy and 4 Business Class seats to book at the moment.

London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow – Faro, Portugal

Thanks to its frequent flight schedule, there’s quite a lot of options for reward seat availability throughout 2026 so far, with many days having 6 Economy and 6 Business Class seats. This is a popular family destination however, particularly in the school holidays, so you might want to book up quickly.

London Gatwick, London Heathrow – Larnaca, Cyprus

Another popular short-haul route for families, couples and friends alike. Lots of days from January to June 2026 have 6 Economy and 6 Business Class seats.

London Heathrow, London City – Milan, Italy

At the moment there’s a lot of dates with 6 Economy and 4 Business Class available reward seats from January to June 2026. This won’t be the case for long though.

London Heathrow – Paris, France

There’s lots of reward seat availability for 2026 right now. Most dates between January – June 2026 are showing up to 6 Economy seats and 4 Business Class seats. Paris is a popular spring destination however, especially for weekend city breaks, so if it’s on your bucket list snap up seats whilst you can.

London Heathrow – Vienna, Austria

You’ll find a great selection of availability across 2026 at the moment, with many dates having up to 6 Economy seats and 6 Business Class seats to book with points.

Long Haul

London Gatwick – Antigua, Caribbean

Right now, there’s a lovely run of Business Class availability in May and June 2026, with quite a lot of days having 2 – 4 Business Class seats to book with Avios

London Heathrow – Doha, Qatar

There’s great Business Class availability from January – June 2026, with loads of days having 3-4 seats to book with Avios. There’s even First Class availability in January, April, May and June 2026 – with quite a lot of days having between 3 – 5 seats to bag.

London Heathrow – Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

It can be notoriously difficult to get seats on this route, but if you’re ready to book right now, you’ll see Premium Economy availability from February to June 2026, with a lot of days having 2 seats. Business Class seats are up for grabs in April, May and June 2026 – with a good selection of days having 3-4 seats.

London Heathrow – Johannesburg, South Africa

Surprisingly, there’s good availability in several cabins right now. You’ll find Premium Economy availability in January to June, with a decent number of days having 2 or 3 seats to book with Avios. Business Class looks good throughout, and especially in May 2026, with a good amount of days having 4 seats. If it’s a First Class seat you’re looking for, check out January, May and June, where you’ll find days with 2 seats to snap up with points.

London Heathrow – Sao Paulo, Brazil

There’s Premium Economy availability from February to June 2026, with an excellent selection of days having 2 or 3 seats. Business Class looks great from March, and especially in May 2026, with loads of days having 4 seats.

London Heathrow – Shanghai, China

An eternally popular route – Shanghai is always in demand. If you’re happy to fly Premium Economy, you’ll get days from January to June 2026, with some days having 6 seats. Business Class is good in January and February, as well as May and June 2026, with days having 2 seats to book. throughout April 2025, with loads of days having 6 seats to book in each cabin. There’s nothing showing for First Class right now, so set your RFF Alerts!