Aer Lingus Business Class To Ireland, Up To 4 Seats
Aer Lingus still has some business class award space available this summer if you're still looking for flights. For those out west, the new Las Vegas option could be key with flights starting in November.
Points Wire Highlights
Now, let's get into it!
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Straight To The Points
Routes: LAS-DUB, JFK-MAN
Operating airline: Aer Lingus
Class of service: Business class
Dates: July 2024 - April 2025 (LAS starting Nov 2024)
Seats available: 2 (up to 4)
Cabin layout: 1-1/2-2 (A321); 1-2-1/2-2-1 (A330)
Book with (per person, one-way):
- Alaska Mileage Plan:
- JFK: 45,000 miles
- LAS: 55,000 miles
- Aer Lingus AerClub:
- JFK:
- Peak: 60,000 Avios
- Off-peak: 50,000 Avios
- LAS:
- Peak: 75,000 Avios
- Off-peak: 62,500 Avios
- British Airways Executive Club:
- JFK:
- Peak: 60,000 Avios
- Off-peak: 50,000 Avios
- LAS:
- Peak: 75,000 Avios
- Off-peak: 62,500 Avios
- *United MileagePlus: 88,000 miles
*No surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person):
- From US: $5.60 (~$32 with Avios)
From DUB: ~$39 (~$60 with Avios)
From MAN: ~$305 (~$423 with Avios)
Alaska Partner Booking Fee: $12.50 per direction
Bank transfer partners:
- Alaska: Bilt, Marriott
- Aer Lingus: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott
- British Airways: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi (via Qatar), Marriott
- Qatar 30% transfer bonus from Citi
- United MileagePlus: Bilt, Chase, Marriott
Current Airline Transfer Bonuses
Best Card Offers
Let me know if you book!
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LAS-DUB
November: 14, 15
December: 7, 12, 14, 17, 26, 28, 31
January: 2, 7, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30
February: 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 27
March: 1, 8, 11, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
April: 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 19, 24
DUB-LAS
November: 9, 30
December: 3, 7, 10, 19, 21, 31
January: 9, 11, 14, 16, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30
February: 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 25
March: 1, 4, 8, 11, 18, 22, 25, 27, 29
April: 8, 22
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JFK-MAN
July: 9, 10, 15, 16, 28-30
August: 4, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22
September: 2, 8, 11, 23, 24
October: 5, 9, 14, 15, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29
November: 7-13, 16-18,, 21, 23-25, 27, 28
December: 24, 26, 27, 30, 31
January: 6-17, 19-22, 24-31
February: 1-28
March: 1-26, 28, 29, 31
April: 3-9, 11-14, 17-26
MAN-JFK
June: 5, 8, 11, 18-20, 22, 25, 28, 30
July: 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17
August: 1-3, 9-12, 14-16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 29-31
September: 4, 6, 10, 13, 17-21, 25-27, 29
October: 1, 3, 7-11, 13-17, 21, 22, 24, 29, 30
November: 1-3, 6-21, 23, 28, 29
December: 3, 9, 16, 22-26, 28, 29
January: 1-8, 10-31
February: 1-13, 15-28
March: 1-26, 28-30
April: 3-14, 17-19, 21-26
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Book Your Stay With VIP Perks
Dublin
Manchester
Other Dublin options
*Bookable with points
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Flight Experience
Their Airbus A330 business class cabin is arranged in a 1-2-1/1-2-2 staggered layout. The throne seats provide the most space and storage.
While the experience won't blow you away if you've flown some of the nicer business class products out there, this is still a solid way to fly to Europe!
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Best Ways To Book
Aer Lingus or BA Avios: Great Option With Transferable Points
If you book with Avios, 60,000/50,000 Avios (peak/off-peak) from JFK is a great way to book. Even from Las Vegas, 75,000/62,500 Avios (peak/off-peak) could be a great way to book.
Given how easy it is to earn Avios, this will be the best option for many people.
The Qatar Airways 30% bonus on transfers from Citi makes this even better, as you'd only need:
- JFK:
- Peak: 47,000 Citi points
- Off-peak: 39,000 Citi points
- LAS:
- Peak: 58,000 Citi points
- Off-peak: 49,000 Citi points
IMPORTANT: This transfer bonus is run by Qatar Airways. You won't see it reflected on Citi's site. Reports indicate that the bonus points have been added instantly. However, keep in mind that this could change.
Alaska Mileage Plan: Great Option With Bilt Points
Alaska miles are a great way to book from the east coast at 45,000 miles a one-way with no surcharges. .From Las Vegas, 55,000 miles is a solid option.
Fortunately, Bilt Rewards now gives us a useful transfer option that can make it easier to book with Alaska miles. However, I still think many will find that Avios is their best option since they're so easy to earn.
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How To Book
Here's how to run the search with Alaska:
- If you want to book a one-way, check "One-way"
- Check "Use miles"
- Enter your origin & destination
- Select your dates
- Select number of passengers
- Run the search
- Complete the booking
If you want to see a calendar of options or include a stopover (multi-city) search, you'll want to use this page.
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Final Thoughts
If you're looking for a trip to Ireland, the U.K., or somewhere else in Europe, this is a great option! Don't forget how tough it can be to find business class award space to Europe during the summer!
Happy Booking!
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