Last February we created a graph looking at British Airway Avios redemptions.
Recently three mid haul routes have swapped from Long Haul widebody aircraft (or specially configured Mid Haul aeroplanes) to Short Haul single aisle aircraft - with "european" business class. This means that where you were previously got a lovely lie flat bed or a proper business seat - now you just get a better meal and an empty middle seat!
Sensibly BA have reduced the number of Avios required for these three mid haul destinations so reflect the reduction in service.
Previously at 70,000 Avios for a business class redemption Amman, Cairo & Tel Aviv were by far the worst use of Avios (on a mile flown basis) at over 30 Avios per mile - now at 24,250 Avios one way they are some of the best at around 11 Avios per mile flown.
Obviously it's a fundamentally different product that you're buying now with just a standard seat.
As a point of comparison a reward flight from Heathrow to Dublin at 9,750 Avios costs you nearly 35 Avios per mile flown.
So the new Avios reward level of 24,250 Avios for a mid haul Business Class flight looks like a good deal - now you just need to compare it with cash flights to see if it's good value!
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