What are Tier Points? Tier Points (often abbreviated as TP) are points you can earn within the British Airways Executive Club. These points are being used to determine how loyal you are to British Airways and their airline partners. In return for your loyalty you will receive elite status within the program. The more Tier Points you will earn during your membership year, the higher your elite status will be.
How do you earn Tier Points?
You will earn Tier Points by taking flights on British Airways and their OneWorld airline partners. The amount of Tier Points earned for a itinerary depends on several factors.
The first import factor we have to look at is your booking class. When you fly in a premium cabin you will earn way more tier points compared to flying in (discounted) economy class.
Second factor is the distance of your flight, a flight from Amsterdam to London will earn you less Tier Points than a flight from London to New York.
Tier Points are earned per flight segment
When we have a closer look at the flight distance its important to mention that Tier Points are awarded on a flight segment base. To calculate the amount of Tier Points for a direct flight from London to New York, you just have to find out the flight distance between these two cities.
If you’ve booked a flight where there’re transits involved, you will have to find out the flight distance for each segment. E.G. when you fly from London to New York via Miami, you will first have to figure out flight distance between London and Miami and then do the same for the flight segment between Miami and New York.
The direct flight from London to New York is good for a distance 3.451 miles and will nett you 140 Tier Points in business class.
The flight from London to New York via Miami will earn you 140 Tier Points for the flight from London to Miami and a further 40 TP for the flight from Miami to New York.
When chasing elite status within the British Airways Executive Club flying indirect will earn you way more tier points for a single itinerary.
Tier Points Calculator
Ofcourse you can calculate the flight distance for each segment to determine the amount of tier points you will earn for your full itinerary. But would it not be better to just input your itinerary and get the amount for tier points earned for the trip by a click on a button?
Thats why we developed the British Airways Tier Point calculator. Simply input your route by typing the IATA codes for all the airports you travel through and see the amount of tier points you will earn for your booking class.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below you will find the answers to frequently asked questions regarding tier points. You have a question yourself which doesn’t get answered through this post? Please leave a reply with your question and we will try to add it to this page.
Can you buy Tier Points?
Unlike Avios its not possible to buy Tier Points within the British Airways Executive Club. The only way to earn Tier Points is to fly on British Airways or one of their OneWorld airline partners.
Can I convert Avios into Tier Points?
No, it’s not possible to convert Avios into Tier Points. Avios are a currency used to award you for flying British Airways and their partners. Tier Points are the metric for determining your loyalty to British Airways.
Can you pool tier points on BA?
Within the British Airways Executive Club it is possible to create a household account. This household account will enable you to pool your avios with other BAEC members within the same household account. However Tier Points are personal and therefore can’t be pooled in a household account.
How to get 600 BA Tier Points?
600 BA Tier Points is the threshold for becoming a Silver member within the British Airways Executive Club. The easiest way to get 600 Tier Points is to fly business class on Qatar Airways from Europe to Asia. A (return) flight From Amsterdam to Jakarta (Via Doha) will earn you 540 tier points.
The 60 missing Tier Points you can get by flying British Airways within Europe since you will need at least four segments flown on British Airways airplanes. 60 Tier Points equals a return flight in business class within Europe, or some more flights in economy class.
How to earn ba tier points without flying?
Do you get tier points when you book or fly?
Can you get BA tier points on Emirates?
On the majority of Emirates flights you will not be able to earn both Tier Points and Avios. However if the Emirates flight is booked on a Qantas flight number (code share) then you will indeed earn both TP and avios.
Both are two options to book the same Emirates flight (booking through Google Flights). The first option will get you Emirates flight numbers and will not earn you Tier Points. The second option will get the same flights booked under Qantas flight numbers and will indeed earn you both tier points and Avios.
How many BA Tier points do you need for lifetime gold?
Once you have reached 35.000 Tier Points your will rewarded with lifetime Gold status within the Executive Club. BA will automatically renew your Gold status yearly, without you having to worry about collecting the tier points anymore.
How Many BA tier points for Silver?
To earn yourself Silver status within the British Airways Executive Club you will need to collect 600 Tier Points within your membership year.
How many tier points do you need to keep Silver?
You need 300 Tier Points to remain Silver Elite status at the end of your membership year. If you fail to accumulate 300 Tier Points your elite status will be downgraded to Bronze (OneWorld Ruby).
How many flights does it take to get Silver BA?
To earn Silver elite status you will need to accumulate 300 Tier Points. The amount of flights needed depends on your flight preferences.
If you book a return flight in business class from continental Europe via London to New York , it will earn you at least 360 Tier Points (continental Europe – London = 40 TP x2, London New York = 140 TP x 2).
Can I get into BA lounge with silver?
Yes, British Airways Silver status will give you entry to British Airways business class lounges. It will also give you entrance to business class lounges of other OneWorld airlines because Silver status reflects to Sapphire status within OneWorld alliance.
How Many BA tier points for Gold?
Gold status within BAEC can be earned when you collect 1.500 Tier Points within one membership year.
How many tier points is one flight?
The amount of tier points you will earn for a flight will depend on A) the cabin class you booked your ticket in and B) the distance of your flight. The higher your booking class and the longer your flight distance, the more TP you will earn.
The minimum amount of tier points earned for a flight is 5. The maximum amount of tier points for a flight is 240, which requires you to take a very long distance flight in first class (e.g. LHR-NRT).
