Maximise Avios: Earn & Spend on Vueling Flights Guide
Vueling, IAG's low-cost Spanish carrier, has been integrated into the Avios programme for eight years, offering earning and spending opportunities often overlooked despite its significant UK presence from airports like London Gatwick, Heathrow, Edinburgh, and Manchester. Its route network includes destinations such as Barcelona, Alicante, and Rome.
Earning Avios on Vueling flights is revenue-based and occurs when booking directly via vueling.com. Passengers earn 2 Avios per €1 spent on “Fly Light” fares and 4 Avios per €1 on “Fly” and “Fly Grande” fares, with Premium members earning double. To collect these, one must use a Vueling Club or Iberia Club account, which can then be linked to a British Airways Club account to transfer Avios. Complications arise if crediting Vueling flights to Iberia Club, where earning rates might differ, or if booking codeshares via iberia.com, which, while offering 5 Avios per €1, are often more expensive. An exception exists for Vueling flights operated by Iberia, credited to Iberia Club, which earn Avios based on distance flown and fare class.
Spending Avios on Vueling is notably complex, with two primary methods available but no option via ba.com. The first, “part pay with Avios” on vueling.com, allows using Avios for any flight and covers up to 100% of the cost. However, the redemption rate is poor, offering only 0.6 Eurocents (0.52p) per Avios, which the article strongly advises against. The second method involves redeeming via Iberia Club, which uses a fixed Avios plus taxes model based on distance. While this option typically includes a free checked suitcase, a benefit, the redemptions are non-refundable. An example for a London Gatwick to Barcelona flight showed 13,000 Avios + £75 via Iberia Club, yielding 0.87p per Avios, a better but still suboptimal rate compared to the target of 1p. Overall, while Avios can be earned and spent, the confusing rules and often weak redemption value make it a less straightforward proposition than other Avios partners.
(Source: https://www.headforpoints.com/2025/10/27/how-to-earn-and-spend-avios-on-vueling-flights-3/)
