You Can Fly British Airways First Class On a 777 For 13K Amex Points on This 1 Hour Flight

If you have never flown in international first class and would like to give it a try, you could actually try it out for a 1 hour flight on a Boeing 777 in British Airways First Class for just 13,000 Amex Membership Reward points. While BA First Class is far from the best in the world, it is still a very nice experience and this is a very cheap way to do it!

Fly British Airways First Class on a 777 For 13K Amex Points

Where Is This Route?

Would you believe that you could try out British Airways First Class on a short flight on a trip to the Caribbean? Well, you can! British Airways flies from London Gatwick to St. Lucia before continuing on to Port of Spain, Trinidad. The trip time blocked out for the section between St. Lucia and Trinidad is just 1 hour and 5 minutes. This ticket, if purchased with cash, would cost over $750.

The cash cost for the one way British Airways first class ticket between Trinidad and St. Lucia

Instead, you can redeem 18,000 Avios and $45 for this British Airways first class ticket. But, it gets even better if you have American Express Membership Reward points! Through November 15, you can transfer Amex points to British Airways with a 40% bonus. That means you only need 13,000 Amex points to get the 18,000 Avios needed for this flight.

You can redeem 18,000 Avios for a British Airways First Class flight

Good Deal or No?

This route is actually a pretty cool one if you are visiting either country (I have visited both and they are great places to visit for sure!). JetBlue flies their JetBlue Mint class equipped planes to St. Lucia (UVF airport) so you could visit Trinidad, fly British Airways First Class to St. Lucia to spend a couple of days there and then fly Mint back to the US! Not a bad way to come back from a Caribbean holiday!

Is the 13,000 Membership Reward points worth it? If you have never flown first class before, this is definitely a great way to experience a snippet of it. British Airways First Class is not really the best but it is still a great way to travel. Plus, you could see for yourself what it is like with shelling out hundreds of dollars for fuel surcharges.

Also, don’t expect the full first class service on this short flight! You will not be getting a full meal (maybe just snacks?) and certainly won’t have time to sleep in the bed! Still, it is a quick way to experience it!

If you are the type of points person that wants to go for great point value, this redemption will give you 5.5 cents per Amex point redemption value. Not that great for international first class but certainly not bad!