So far, six airlines use the shared Avios currency for their frequent flyer programs. In addition to the founders British Airways and Iberia, these now include the programs of Qatar Airways, Finnair, Aer Lingus, and Vueling.

The advantage of this common currency is notably that it can be transferred between the various Avios programs for free, allowing one to benefit from the best reward opportunities in the programs, as there are still differences on the reward side.

To these companies, an unexpected one will be added in the coming months: the relatively small regional Scottish airline Loganair, which will hence be basing its Clan Loganair on Avios, too.

The small program is unlikely to enter into direct partnerships with the other companies, but the currency will – at least for occasional Loganair customers – certainly become more useful like that.