This changed in december 2016 when aer lingus reward availability was loaded into avios. This doesnt preclude a loyal british airways avios collector from benefiting from aer lingus, as the irish flag carrier also uses avios as its frequent flyer mileage currency. When searching for aer lingus award availability, i find it is easiest to use. My experience redeeming avios for aer lingus business. Fly from the usa to ireland, britain and europe with us as well as find hotels and more. To actually book you will have to call british airways, which can be a bit of a nightmare due to insanely long hold times. Thats because its the currency used by the loyalty programmes british airways executive club, iberia plus and aer lingus aerclub. Using avios points on aer lingus british airways avios. We apologise, but were experiencing technical difficulties at the moment that means the prices for aer lingus flights on avios.
A few weeks ago i wrote about the general value of redeeming british airways avios on aer lingus. In this article, well talk about how best to use avios to book domestic flights on american airlines and alaska airlines, as well as international flights on many different airlines. Now, if you fly during aer lingus offpeak dates caution. The details of each airlines policies are set out below. You can see the aer lingus 2018 peak and offpeak calendar here the ba and iberia calendars are here. So i decided to book aer lingus business class from dublin to new york, and in this post i wanted to share what that process was like, because one aspect of it surprised me. Aer lingus is a partner of united, but recently stopped showing award availability. The main one is it possible to transfer all your avios from ba to aer lingus. Pdf link, youll pay just,000 avios each way on these routes. I wrote a report about my experience flying from boston to dublin and back it has been several years since this redemption value was widely talked about, so i figured it would be fun to revisit this, a couple of british airways executive club devaluations later. How to redeem avios points on aer lingus head for points. So, if you have a frequent flyer account with these airlines, youll be earning and redeeming avios. Taxes are very low when redeeming avios for aer lingus longhaul flights.
The avios you spend on reward flights with aer lingus depend on. It is owned by the same parent company as british airways iag but yet is not a oneworld member. Here you will find suggestions of great places to visit and all the information on how to get yourself there. Can i i use my ba avios to book a reward flight on aer lingus. Avios has still found a way to make it confusing, however. However in april last year it was announced that for existing members of the british airways executive club, avios. Booking aer lingus business class awards with british airways avios. When im searching the ba site and trying to book using my avios. British airways executive club doesnt display aer lingus availability online, for reasons one may never understand.
You can also spend your avios on reward flights on. Not only do they offer one of the cheapest fights to europe 12,500 miles, but they also dont tack on the astronomical fuel surcharges that ba does. Redeeming via dublin on aer lingus could save you a lot of avios during these periods, although aer lingus has a very limited longhaul network. How to use avios to book aer lingus flights for low fees. How to book aer lingus award tickets with british airways avios. You also cant book reward tickets on the aer lingus or aer club websites. You have to call in to use avios to book on aer lingus you cant book it online, and when youre given a confirmation number, thats the british airways confirmation number, so its no good when trying to pick seats on aer lingus. Some of you may have already joined aer club, the aer lingus frequent flyer program, and may have collected avios points already, but did you know you could collect them in other outlets too. The amount you collect depends on which airline you fly, how far you fly, the cabin you fly in, the type of ticket you hold and your executive club tier. Book flights with one of our airline partners and collect avios towards your next trip.
How to book avios flights on aer lingus aer lingus is a sister company to british airways since it was bought by iag, bas parent company, a few years ago. How to book aer lingus award tickets with british airways. Because british airways and aer lingus both belong to the same group of companies, international airlines. It used to be the case that aer lingus seats could only be booked with avios via a telephone call to british airways executive club, with no way of checking availability online. Aer lingus, like british airways, will give you several payment options that have various amounts of avios and cash. Whats more, you will collect a minimum of 500 avios when you rent for 12 days, and a minimum of 700 avios when you rent for 3 days or more on each qualifying avis rental. With,000 avios, you can book a oneway aer lingus economy flight from the u.
You can book your flights, hotel, an overall holiday, your car hire, organise a group booking or even buy a voucher for someone right here. To use your avios on aer lingus, you need to call up british airways, which is becoming increasingly difficult at the. However, you cant book online, and the taxes and surcharges can be lower when you call and ask the agent to wave the phone booking fee if the partner flight you want wasnt listed on. You can find the 2019 calendar of peak and offpeak dates for aer lingus in this head for points article. Booking aer lingus with british airways avios travel. Pay with avios to get money off the cost of any aer lingus flight when you book through. How to transfer avios between aer lingus, ba, and iberia. Aer lingus is, by far, one of the best airlines to book with british airways avios. You book a flight with aer lingus, and its operated by our partner airline british airways. Theres dozens of examples of times that it makes sense to book american airlines award flights with british airways avios. Firstly, im really sorry if this info is readily available in a faq or already answered many times, but i am in a major hurry to book a flight for later today. How to book inexpensive aer lingus award flights to ireland. Book cheap flights to ireland, britain, europe and north america with aer lingus and collect avios for flights and other travel rewards.
As you can see, it is very easy to book aer lingus flights with avios points and it opens up a large number of new travel destinations for you. British airways executive club using ba avios points to book aerlingus flights hello all, i have a couple of questions regarding avios and the ba executive club. Suddenly everyone was redeeming their avios for flights from boston to dublin on aer lingus, be it in economy or business class. Flights with any airline other than british airways, aer lingus and iberia do not have peak or offpeak dates. For example, if you have aer lingus avios, you can move those points to your british airways account. If youre seeing the flight pricing out at 30,000 miles oneway, then the flight should be available to book with british airways avios. How to book aer lingus award tickets with avios the points guy.
Aer lingus guests can use avios to partpay for their flights when booking on or via the aer lingus app 26 march 2019. How to pick your aer lingus seats on an avios booking. My experience redeeming avios for aer lingus business class. Fly from britain to ireland, europe and north america including canada with us as well as find hotels and more. How to book aer lingus flights with british airways avios.
Confusingly, there are two ways of booking an avios flight redemption on aer lingus. British airways executive club to book aer lingus flights. Following substantial investment, it has an impressive longhaul operation focused exclusively on the united states and canada. Aer lingus is not a oneworld alliance member, so you cant directly book awards on airlines like american airlines and cathay pacific. You book a flight with aer lingus, and its operated by both aer lingus and our partner airline. Can i use ba avios on aer lingus for a reward flight.
Is redeeming british airways avios on aer lingus still a. Aer lingus, the national airline of ireland, is owned by british airways and therefore you can easily redeem avios points for aer lingus flights and at a great value as the british airways executive club charges significantly less taxes and fees on aer lingus which means you can save big in money and miles. Your first flight is operated by aer lingus from dublin to new york. British airways and aer lingus are owned by iag, and until recently both shared avios. This doesnt preclude a loyal british airways avios collector from benefitting from aer lingus, as the irish flag carrier also uses avios as its frequent flyer mileage currency. Aer lingus offers a very nice business class with direct aisle access, so this is a win. Best points and miles for aer lingus business class in 2018. Collecting avios and tier points on flights executive. As aer lingus are a partner of ba, does anyone know if avios points can be used to book aer lingus flights to other european countries. British airways executive club can i use ba avios on aer lingus for a reward flight. Booking aer lingus flights with british airways avios.
Aer lingus provides a fantastic way to use avios with lots of route options and most importantly, low taxes. More avios and less cash, or less avios and more cash. New aer lingus routes create british airways avios points. And by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. Is redeeming british airways avios on aer lingus still a good deal. Please contact the contact centre to make a booking on 0344 49 333 49.
How many avios are required for aer lingus award redemptions. New ba avios sweet spots from nine us cities to ireland. I will compare the top and bottom options to see which is a better deal. Of course, you can also book aer lingus flights with british airways avios at the same cost of avios. The 5 best ways to use aer lingus avios points with q. The easiest way to work it out is to use our flight calculator. Since they are partners, its often possible to book the same flights with any one of these programs, but your cost will vary both in. When you collect avios points you can use them to get flights and upgrades, with any of their partner airlines. Booking aer lingus with british airways avios travel miles 101.
Whats more, you can freely transfer avios between your british airways executive club account, and your aer lingus aer. How to book award flights using british airways avios. Previously, youd have to pay 20,000 avios each way to book an aer lingus economy award flight on routes between 3,001 and 4,000 miles. Get aer lingus rental benefits with avis car rental avis. Plan and book your flights and travel with aer lingus here. When you book or manage your flights with aer lingus, you can add your british airways executive club number. Strangely, despite sharing a currency, each program has its own loyalty program with different award charts and rules. I called british airways to use ba avios to book an aer lingus award ticket. Avios is arguably the most important points currency for uk residents. Upon completion of your flights you will automatically be credited the correct avios. There are now two ways of booking a redemption on aer lingus.
The more avios you have, the further you can fly, with return reward flights starting from 8,000 avios offpeak. I personally have had the best luck calling earlier in the day the call center opens at 7. Combine my avios moving points between ba, iberia and. Please contact the contact centre to make a booking on 1855 585 8264. Instead, you can use the combine my avios feature to move your avios to british airways executive club or iberia plus to book oneworld and other partner airlines. Aer lingus operates flights to many north american cities, all of which can be booked using british airways avios if there is award availability. I called united to see if they had the same availability as british airways or if it matched up with expertflyer and it took the agent a while to figure it out, but united had much more availability and i was able to book up to 9 seats on a given flight.
Aerclub members are eligible for one free additional driver with every rental, worldwide. My entire phone call to british airways to book this seat took six minutes. Simply refer to that section if youre wanting to book an economy flight to ireland. Aer lingus, british airways, and iberia share a common rewards currency. Aerclub, aer lingus loyalty programme with over 1 million members, is now enabling members save money on the cost of their flights with the introduction of pay with avios. Avios are awarded based on a combination of what you paid on the aer lingus portion of the.
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