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Friday 26 June 2009 - 15:00 GMT

British Airways cheaper than budget airlines

Money experts lovemoney.com have revealed “Ryanair costs more than British Airways” – with research showing add-ons charged by budget airlines turn cheap deals into sky-high prices.

And, with 72% of Airmiles free flights being taken with British Airways, members collecting miles are seeing the benefit of British Airways' all-inclusive fares – not just getting flights free but all those extras too.

Lovemoney.com’s research showed Ryanair’s £19.98 return flight from London to Venice (9-13 July) went up by 1,647% to £349.06 – when you added taxes, fees and surcharges, baggage, check-in fee, debit card fees (non-VISA electron) and on-board drinks and food. And that only gets you to Treviso Airport – an hour from Venice.

See the lovemoney.com’s article

See how British Airways compares

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Thursday 15 January 2009 - 15:00 GMT

Make your money fly

Our latest TV advert has hit the screens, showing you how to make your money fly. It reveals how to collect Airmiles on everyday spending - there are lots of ways to collect, from mortgages with Lloyds TSB to online shopping at over 150 stores via our website, including Debenhams.com and johnlewis.com.

And the ad has perfect timing. With a UK loyalty boom expected in 2009, more of us will collect and use loyalty rewards - wanting more from our money during the economic downturn.

And what better reward than free travel experiences - Hotels, days out, you can even make your money fly with free flights when you're collecting and using Airmiles.

Make your money fly

Monday 30 June 2008 - 14:30 GMT

Free flights just got better

As the credit crunch hits and fuel prices soar, we're keeping our fares fixed.

We're not following the trend of adding huge fuel surcharges to your bookings - or hiding them by hiking up prices. Airmiles flights are still completely free, with no taxes, fees or fuel charges.

And you can still go where (and when) you want with your miles. After all, we've got over 7 million free flight seats this year alone.

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Tuesday 18 December 2007 - 16:00 GMT

Flying gets miles simpler with Airmiles

From Tuesday 18 December 2007, with the new Airmiles fares, flights will be completely free when using Airmiles and customers won’t pay a penny on top. What’s more, Airmiles has split the world into seven geographical zones with specific fares to all destinations within each one, making it much easier for people to know at a glance exactly how many Airmiles they need to collect for travel to destinations around the world.

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Friday 12 March 2010 - 16:04 GMT

Top facts

Thousands of people join Airmiles every month and begin collecting and using Airmiles. Around 1,000,000 Airmiles are being collected and spent every hour.