British Airways charge a different number of Avios frequent flyer points for reward flights to encourage members to use their points during Off Peak times.
Each year they tweak the mix of Peak and Off Peak dates slightly - so after Head for Points recently published the 2025 and 2026 calendars, it's time to dive in and have a look.
First off - the headline number of peak days - holding steady in 2025, but increasing by 3% in 2026.
Let's take a look at the month by month breakdown of Peak days
Between January and April there aren't any big changes for 2025 and 2026, but May sees some inflation in Peak days both in 2025 and in 2026. July and August also see inflation with the former gaining 6 days over two years, and the latter becoming an Off Peak free zone in 2026.
Next let's take a look at a breakdown by weekday of the Peak days
Mondays are a good day to travel in 2026 - with the lowest ever number of Peak days.
Conclusion
Whilst 2025 generally follows the pattern from 2024 - there are some big changes in 2026.
2026 Losers - Tuesday & Friday travellers and July & August travellers
2026 Winners - Monday travellers and January & April travellers - so plan your weekend breaks to travel on a Monday!
Don't Forget
This analysis only applies to British Airways - Aer Lingus and Iberia each have different dates - check Head for Points for each of their Peak calendars.
And if you book an Aer Lingus or Iberia redemption on the British Airways website - don't expect BA.com Off Peak badges to be correct.
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