Aer Lingus Business Class, Up To 4 Seats
Hello from Wellington!
If you're looking for a trip to Europe this spring or summer, here's a great opportunity to book up to 4 people in business class to Dublin. This late in the game, I would jump on this if you're going to Europe this summer!
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Now, let's get into it!
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Straight To The Points
Routes: BOS/EWR/IAD/MSP/PHL/YYZ-DUB
Operating airline: Aer Lingus
Class of service: Business class
Dates: April - August 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:
- BOS/EWR/IAD/PHL/YYZ: 45,000 miles
- MSP: 55,000 miles
- LAX/SFO: 70,000 miles
- Aer Lingus AerClub:
- BOS/EWR/IAD/MSP/PHL/YYZ:
- Peak: 60,000 Avios
- Off-peak: 50,000 Avios
- LAX/SFO:
- Peak: 62,500 Avios
- Off-peak: 75,000 Avios
- British Airways Executive Club:
- BOS/EWR/IAD/MSP/PHL/YYZ:
- Peak: 60,000 Avios
- Off-peak: 50,000 Avios
- LAX/SFO:
- Peak: 62,500 Avios
- Off-peak: 75,000 Avios
- *United MileagePlus: 88,000 miles
*No surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person):
- From US: $5.60 (~$140 with Avios)
From DUB: $21.60 (~$170 with Avios)
From YYZ: $47.40 (~$165 with Avios)
Alaska Partner Booking Fee: $12.50 per direction
Bank transfer partners:
- Alaska: Marriott
- Aer Lingus: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott
- British Airways: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi (via Qatar), Marriott
- United MileagePlus: Bilt, Chase, Marriott
Current Airline Transfer Bonuses
Best Card Offers
Let me know if you book!
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BOS-DUB
April: 1-3, 9, 10, 15, 21-23, 27-30
May: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 25-31
June: 1-3, 8, 10-13, 17, 19, 20, 24, 30
July: 1-31
August: 1-29
DUB-BOS
April: 1, 3-6, 8-11, 13, 15-18, 22-25, 28, 29
May: 1.5, 7-12, 14-16, 20-31
June: 2-21, 23-28
July: 2-5, 8-31
August: 1-29
EWR-DUB
April: 1-4, 8, 20-24, 28-30
May: 4, 5, 7, 15, 19-22
DUB-EWR
April: 3, 5, 9, 11-13, 16-20, 22-25, 27, 30
May: 1-3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15-17, 21, 22, 24-26
PHL-DUB
April: 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10, 15, 22, 23, 27-30
May: 1, 3-7, 9, 11-14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24-31
June: 2-6, 9, 11-30
July: 1-31
August: 1-8, 10-29
DUB-PHL
April: 1-7, 9-11, 15, 16, 18-20, 22-24, 26-30
May: 2, 3, 5-11, 14, 16-25, 27-31
June: 1, 2, 4-8, 10-15, 17-26, 29, 30
July: 2-6, 8-31
August: 1-29
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MSP-DUB
May: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 19, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29
June: 1, 3, 5, 8, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29
July: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31
August: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 28
DUB-MSP
May: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31
June: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 29
July: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31
August: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 28
YYZ-DUB
April: 24
May: 27
June: 5, 10, 11, 16, 24, 26, 27, 30
July: 3-8, 10-12, 14- 20, 22-26, 28-31
August: 1, 4-7, 9, 11-16, 18-20, 23-27, 29, 30
DUB-YYZ
April: 10, 11, 19, 24, 25
May: 10, 21, 23, 24
June: 11-14, 19, 21, 24-26, 28-30
July: 1, 4, 5, 8-10, 12, 13, 15-18, 20, 21, 25-31
August: 1.16, 18-22, 24, 25, 27-31
IAD-DUB
June: 8, 24, 29, 30
DUB-IAD
April: 23, 25
May: 3, 5, 21, 23
June: 3, 5, 6, 10-13, 16, 17, 27, 28
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Book Your Dublin Stay With VIP Perks
A few properties to get you started:
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Flight Experience
The A321LR cabin is arranged in 1-1/2-2 layout. Seats 3A, 3K, 5A, and 5K are solo seats that offer maximum privacy while the other rows allow couples to sit next to each other. It's the same layout as the older JetBlue Mint product.
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.
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Best Ways To Book
Aer Lingus or BA Avios: Great Option With Transferable Points
If you book with Avios, you'll need 50,000/60,000 Avios on off-peak/peak dates.
This is a great option if you have Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, or Citi points. If you want to use Citi points, you'll need to transfer to Qatar then combine into your BA account.
Given how easy it is to earn the points necessary, this will be the best option for most people particularly on off-peak dates.
Alaska Mileage Plan: Great Option, Tough To Earn
Alaska miles are a great way to book from the east coast at 45,000 miles a one-way with no surcharges. If you have the miles to book or a ton of Marriott points to transfer, this could be the way to go.
This could also be a better option from the midwest and west coast on peak dates for Avios. You'll want to consider whether you have other uses for your Alaska miles as they're tough to earn and/or if the savings on the taxes/fees gives it the advantage.
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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.
Once you know the exact dates you want, you can run the search with the program you'll be using to book. As always, I recommend confirming the program you're using sees the award space before you transfer points.
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Final Thoughts
If you're looking for a trip to Ireland (or somewhere else in Europe) this spring or summer, 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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