How do I combine my Avios accounts?

Go to avios.com, log in and link your programme accounts. Your name, date of birth and other personal details must match across them, and you will usually need two-factor authentication. Once linked, transfer Avios between the accounts.

Can I transfer Avios to another person’s account?

The avios.com combine feature is designed for moving Avios between your own accounts in the family. Sharing with other people is handled separately through a Household Account or specific gifting rules, which have their own conditions.

Is Finnair Plus part of the Avios pool?

No. Although Finnair uses Avios, Finnair Plus sits outside the avios.com combine network, so you cannot pool it with BA, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Qatar in the same way. Treat it as a separate balance.

Why should I consolidate my Avios?

Pooling avoids stranded balances too small to redeem, lets you book a single award from one account, and positions your points in whichever programme prices your flight cheapest — often Iberia or Qatar for lower surcharges.

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Q: Can I combine Avios from different accounts?

Yes. Because Avios is a shared currency, you can pool Avios held in British Airways Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub and Qatar Privilege Club by linking them via avios.com and moving points at 1:1, free of charge.

Q: Is there a minimum or maximum Avios transfer when combining?

The typical minimum is 500 Avios per transfer. Limits are generous — commonly up to around 999,999 Avios per transfer and 1,000,000 per rolling 12 months — but check the current figures before a large move.

Scattered Avios are wasted Avios. Here is how to pool your balance across British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Qatar into one usable pot — and the one programme that stays separate.

Last updated: September 2026 6 min read

If you have earned Avios through more than one airline or a hotel transfer, they may be sitting in separate accounts too small to use. Consolidating brings them together so you can actually book — and put them in the programme that charges the least.

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1. Why pool your Avios

Avios is a shared currency across British Airways Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub and Qatar Privilege Club. If your points are spread across several of these, you may have balances too small to redeem on their own. Consolidating solves three problems at once:

No stranded points. Small balances combine into one pot large enough to actually book a flight.

One booking, one account. No juggling multiple logins to piece a redemption together.

Book through the cheapest programme. Move points to Iberia or Qatar for lower surcharges before you book.

2. How to combine accounts

1Make sure each programme account uses matching personal details — name, date of birth, email and address.

2Go to avios.com and log in, then open the section to link your Avios accounts.

3Link each programme (BA, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Qatar), verifying with two-factor authentication if prompted.

4Use the combine tool to move Avios between the linked accounts at 1:1.

5Book from whichever account prices your chosen flight best.

Combining is only for your own accounts. Sharing Avios with family is handled separately through a Household Account, which has its own rules.

3. Minimums and limits

Minimum. Usually 500 Avios per transfer.

Maximum. Commonly up to around 999,999 Avios per transfer and 1,000,000 per rolling 12 months — check the current figure before a big move.

Free and 1:1. No fee and no loss of value — it is the same currency moving between accounts.

4. Watch-outs

Finnair Plus is separate. Finnair uses Avios but sits outside the avios.com combine network — you cannot pool it with the others this way.

Detail mismatches block linking. A middle name or old address that differs across accounts will stop the link — fix them first.

Keep each account active. Pooling into one account can leave others dormant — make sure none lapses if you still need it. See do Avios expire.

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