British Airways

The British Airways Club status tiers

The British Airways Club, as the program became in 2025, earns Tier Points from spend: one per pound on BA flights and holidays, with more from its cards and partners, over a 12-month membership year. British Airways is a oneworld founder, so Silver is oneworld Sapphire and Gold is Emerald. Confirm current Tier Point thresholds on ba.com.

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The ladder

5 rungs, from the bottom up.

1.Member

How to earn it

Free to join.

What it gets you

Earn and redeem miles; no elite benefits.

At the lounge door

No status lounge access. Lounge entry is by cabin, membership, or a card.

2.Bronze

oneworld Ruby

How to earn it

3,500 Tier Points.

What it gets you

Priority check-in and boarding, free seat selection a week out, a 25% Avios bonus.

At the lounge door

No alliance lounge access. Any lounge benefit is the airline's own and only on its own flights.

3.Silver

oneworld Sapphire

How to earn it

7,500 Tier Points.

What it gets you

Free seat selection at booking, an extra bag, priority security and boarding, a 50% bonus.

At the lounge door

British Airways lounges with a guest on same-day BA flights, and oneworld business lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a oneworld carrier the same day, in any cabin.

4.Gold

oneworld Emerald

How to earn it

20,000 Tier Points.

What it gets you

First-class check-in and lounges, guaranteed economy seats close to departure, a 100% bonus, upgrade vouchers.

At the lounge door

BA Galleries First lounges with a guest on same-day BA flights, and oneworld first and business lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a oneworld carrier the same day, in any cabin.

5.Gold Guest List

oneworld Emerald

How to earn it

65,000 Tier Points in a year, then a lower renewal.

What it gets you

Top published tier: the Concorde Room at Heathrow and JFK, extra guests, and gifting of Silver and Gold to others.

At the lounge door

The Concorde Room and every BA lounge with a guest, and oneworld first and business lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a oneworld carrier the same day, in any cabin.

Qualification thresholds are the published ones as last checked and change most years; confirm the current numbers with British Airways. Alliance equivalences and the lounge rules that follow from them move far more slowly.

The British Airways Club status tiers

The ladder

5 rungs, from the bottom up.