This varies by location, and in dc they share the presumably better british airways lounge. I used the number 18002479297 and the hold times were not bad. How to pick your aer lingus seats on an avios booking points with. Aug 07, 2019 when booking paid flights on british airways, aer lingus, iberia or on any of their partners such as american airlines, alaska airlines, etc. At boarding, i was greeted by smiling flight attendants, which seemed to be a theme for the crew on my aer lingus flights. Aer lingus is working closely with ba they used to be part of oneworld and still have codeshares so i am pretty sure they should be able to check your luggage through. Sep 28, 2018 aer lingus, british airways, and iberia share a common rewards currency. New aer lingus routes create british airways avios points. How to use avios to book aer lingus flights for low fees. At many airports, including london heathrow, gatwick and north america, you can only pay using a card. Nov 08, 2019 british airways, iberia and aer lingus premiumflights november 8, 2019 november 8, 2019 no comments on 2020 avios peak and offpeak calendar. Now, before you get too excited, the aer lingus business class seat is flat, but angled, so it isnt as good as british airways or other true flatbed seats. Can i choose seats on british airways 5958 operated by aer.
You can use british airways avios to book travel on aer lingus, though youll need to call them to actually book the ticket. Our economy class seats on all airbus aircraft have a pitch range of of 32 inches and a width of 1718 inches. Call aer lingus at 18004747424 or visit an aer lingus customer service agent on your day of departure. How to book aer lingus award tickets with british airways avios. British airways executive club doesnt display aer lingus availability online, for reasons one may never understand.
Can i choose seats on british airways 5958 operated by aer lingus. May 31, 2019 even better, british airways is known to charge less taxesfees for aer lingus award tickets than aer lingus will charge for their own award tickets. Booking aer lingus with british airways avios travel miles 101. Youll be allocated a seat at check in but if youve a preference for where you would like to sit, prebook your seat in advance of your flight. The food is comparable to most other airlines, average but its included in the cost, as are soft drinks. How to book inexpensive aer lingus award flights to ireland. My experience redeeming avios for aer lingus business class. Aer lingus flights do not show up on british airways flights, so what i did was search for my flight using uniteds website, and then call british airways to book my seats.
Even better, british airways is known to charge less taxesfees for aer lingus award tickets than aer lingus will charge for their own award tickets. No miles will be earned for classes of service not listed above. I personally have had the best luck calling earlier in the day the call center opens at 7. Alongside british airways flights, we list many codeshare services on operated by our oneworld partners as well as aer lingus, airbaltic, bangkok airways, china eastern, fiji airways, loganair, vistara and vueling airlines. Is new aer lingus business class to europe a good deal with. So for folks in chicago and new york, its a question of flying 1way on united airlines business class for 57,500 points or 1. Is my luggage automatically transferred from british. And thats where an incredible sweet spot for the new route can be found. Aer lingus offers a variety of food options for purchase. How to pick your aer lingus seats on an avios booking. Aer lingus was founded on 15 april 1936, with a capital of. Aer lingus is a sister company to british airways since it was bought by iag, bas parent.
Apr 15, 2015 i picked up 2 seats myself last week as part of our planned fall trip to europe more on that shortly. Ryanair and british airways have coordinated in the past with regard to aer lingus, with ryanair offering at one point to cede some of aer linguss heathrow slots to british airways in response to the concerns of competition regulators about its influence over aer lingus. At many airports, including london heathrow, gatwick. Strangely, despite sharing a currency, each program has its own loyalty program with different award charts and rules. British airways is one of the few airlines in the world where i hope to get their outsourced call center. Booking seats for british air flight booked thru aer lingus. Aer lingus is a partner of united, but recently stopped showing award availability.
Aer lingus, british airways, and iberia flights are all displayed on when searching for award flights. How to transfer avios between aer lingus, ba, and iberia. So, my question is, can i select seats on the ei flight when i book with ba. I would be very grateful if anyone could give me any advice or suggestions on what i can do. As i mentioned in last weeks article about aer lingus, you almost certainly want to book your aer lingus flight using. Now if i look at possible flights, i see that there is always a company change in heathrow. I have received an email saying i should prebook my seats at a fee to guarantee we get to sit together. Because british airways and aer lingus both belong to the same group of companies, international airlines group iag, their earning rates are almost. My experience booking aer lingus business class with british. Aer lingus business class availability still available. When you book or manage your flights with aer lingus, you can add your british airways executive club number. Plan and book your flights and travel with aer lingus here. Sep 24, 2018 british airways avios is the program with which canadians would be bestpositioned to redeem miles for aer lingus, since avios are relatively easy to come by here in canada.
In addition aer lingus now codeshares on british airways services to and from london and beyond. May 02, 2019 from 1 september 2019 aer lingus is introducing aerspace business class to its shorthaul aircraft on numerous intraeurope routes and, based on the description of the product we can expect, it looks as if this may be a further if minor alignment of aer lingus with a fellow iag airline british airways. Apr 18, 2020 in this article we will look at aer lingus. Find out more about your seat options and prebook online by clicking the. How to redeem avios points on aer lingus head for points. Is new aer lingus business class to europe a good deal. From 1 september 2019 aer lingus is introducing aerspace business class to its shorthaul aircraft on numerous intraeurope routes and, based on the description of the product we can expect, it looks as if this may be a further if minor alignment of aer lingus with a fellow iag airline. So i found the flight i wanted, and then phoned up british airways executive club. Founded by the irish government, it was privatised between 2006 and 2015 and it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of international airlines group iag. Mar 02, 2018 this varies by location, and in dc they share the presumably better british airways lounge. S by completing immigration and customs checks prior to departure. Booking aer lingus with british airways avios travel. Sitzplatzreservierung informationen british airways. Ill be flying from brussels belgium to cork ireland.
Beware of the aer lingus and british airways codeshare. S preclearance, which enables passengers to save time on arrival in the u. Aer lingus ready to join british airways parent iag, says. We work closely with our partners to ensure you receive a level of service that closely matches our own. Please contact us or your travel agent to make a booking for an extra seat as this type of booking cannot be made online. They do mention it on their website as well aer lingus will throughcheck baggage as a courtesy onto any carrier that have a baggage agreement in place, upon presentation of documentation of the itinerary showing aer lingus. Here you will find suggestions of great places to visit and all the information on how to get yourself there. Sep 20, 2018 aer lingus offers a very nice business class with direct aisle access, so this is a win. Aer lingus offers a very nice business class with direct aisle access, so this is a win. So for folks in chicago and new york, its a question of flying 1way on united airlines business class for 57,500 points or 1way on aer lingus for 60,000 points. To actually book you will have to call british airways, which can be a bit of a nightmare due to insanely long hold times.
Is redeeming british airways avios on aer lingus still a good. How to use avios to book aer lingus flights for low fees and. As covid19 disrupts travel, a few airlines are offering waiving change fee for new bookings. British airways, iberia and aer lingus premiumflights november 8, 2019 november 8, 2019 no comments on 2020 avios peak and offpeak calendar. You can choose your seat when booking your flight, or later in the manage trip section. British airways uses a distancebased award chart and some sweet spots include boston bos to dublin dub in offpeak business class for 31,250 avios one way. Expedia is your onestop shop when looking for aer lingus reservations. When booking with avios, make sure to get a confirmation number for the airline youre flying on.
However, british airways has its own award travel booking portal on. But if you can book before the april 28, 2015, points increase, youll get a better value booking aer lingus with british airways avios points. I was due to go on a holiday yesterday on a tour to china booked with the travel department and it was due to start yesterday with a flight from dublin to london with aer lingus,and then a conecting flight from london to beijing with british airways there was me and 4 other passengers, and we. Aer lingus introduces its new shorthaul business class.
Cheap aer lingus flights and tickets are also available to many other destinations. My experience redeeming avios for aer lingus business. My experience booking aer lingus business class with. British airways avios is the program with which canadians would be bestpositioned to redeem miles for aer lingus, since avios are relatively easy to come by here in canada. Aer lingus and british airways connection missed air. Aer lingus is a sister company to british airways since it was bought by iag, bas parent company, a few years ago. Iag sister airline british airways, over in terminal 7, fully realizes this and offers a fantastic dinner service, but aer lingus buffetstyle service was anemic and in need of improvement. May 29, 2018 the british airways agent should be able to locate the same exact flight that you have already found availability on. Theyre quite new, have seat back on demand ife and pretty comfy. Necessary to prebook seats with aer lingus air travel forum.
As i mentioned in last weeks article about aer lingus, you almost certainly want to book your aer. Hi i have booked uk ireland return flights with aer lingus for my family. You can transfer aer lingus avios to british airways or iberia. Earn 500 minimum miles on flights shorter than 500 miles. So starting from brussels it is british airways to london heathrow and then aer lingus.
Iag is the holding company of british airways, iberia and vueling. You can travel to ireland, other countries in the united kingdom and beyond with aer lingus. Aer lingus seat pitch measurements will vary depending on aircraft type. Irish airline aer lingus says it now strongly favors its acquisition by british airways parent iag in a statement to shareholders issued friday.
The information for the british airways visa and chase aer lingus card has been collected independently by million mile secrets. 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. Our economy class seats on all airbus aircraft have a. Is my luggage automatically transferred from british airways. Im baec gold, so obviously i can select our seats on ba271, but im. On airbus a320 flights, aer lingus offers the sky cafe service hot beverages, muffins, biscuits, smoothies, soft drinks, spirits, beer, and many more items. Aer lingus operates 62 aircraft to the uk, europe and north america and carry 12 million guests annually. Aer lingus, british airways, and iberia share a common rewards currency. 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. My entire phone call to british airways to book this seat took six minutes. Search for flights with aer lingus or our aerclub airline partners british airways and iberia book your reward flight using your avios, plus taxes, fees and charges payable in cash. The aer lingus airbus a330300 is primarily operated on medium to longhaul routes.
British airways executive club part 1, overview of the program and the different tiers. Book now this indicates a link to an external site that may not follow the same accessibility or privacy policies as alaska airlines. Booking seats for british air flight booked thru aer. Partners and alliances information british airways. British airways executive club can i choose seats on british airways 5958 operated by aer lingus. Booking aer lingus business class awards with british airways avios. Upon completion of your flights you will automatically be credited the correct avios. Pending legislation for government investment through a parent company, aer lingus was associated with blackpool and west coast air services which advanced the money for the first aircraft, and operated with aer lingus under the common title irish sea airways. Aer lingus rejects takeover bid by parent of british. When booking paid flights on british airways, aer lingus, iberia or on any of their partners such as american airlines, alaska airlines, etc. May 25, 20 aer lingus is a partner of united, but recently stopped showing award availability. Adding a mileage plan number to an existing reservation. This indicates a link to an external site that may not.
Is redeeming british airways avios on aer lingus still a. We are looking into buying tickets to ireland for our vacation in august. Mar 12, 2015 but if you can book before the april 28, 2015, points increase, youll get a better value booking aer lingus with british airways avios points. European commission press release details page european commission press release brussels, 14 july 2015 the european commission has cleared under the eu merger regulation the proposed acquisition of irish airline aer lingus by international consolidated airlines group iag. Jul 21, 2014 booking aer lingus flights with british airways avios. The airlines base is dublin airport which is the only major airport in europe to offer u. Our transatlantic fleet of aircraft airbus a330 a321neo lr and boeing 757 all contain lieflat business class seats and are 22 inches wide. I called british airways to use ba avios to book an aer lingus award. Fly from the usa to ireland, britain and europe with us as well as find hotels and more.
This a330300 features a two class configuration with 30 flat bed business class seats and 287 standard economy class seats. British airways also codeshares on aer lingus operated north american and canadian services for connecting passengers to and from the uk. If you arrive at the airport and havent booked an extra seat in advance, please speak to a british airways representative. I tried to select seats online through the british airways website, but that. How to book aer lingus award tickets with british airways. Seats are automatically assigned free of charge for all passengers, but they can change the seats clicking the change seats button on the seating page. Maximizing british airways aviosaer lingus business class. 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. It means you can book aer lingus flights on the british airways web site. Aer lingus airline partners mileage plan alaska airlines. Definitive guide to aer lingus direct routes from the u. Booking aer lingus flights with british airways avios. Following substantial investment, it has an impressive longhaul operation focused exclusively on the united states and canada.
Aer lingus dublin and shannon hubs are the only spots in europe offering us immigration. If there are seats available in the cabin you are travelling in, you may be able to buy an extra seat. I picked up 2 seats myself last week as part of our planned fall trip to europe more on that shortly. The british airways agent should be able to locate the same exact flight that you have already found availability on. While british airways had huge carrier imposed surcharges for travel on their own flights, the surcharges on aer lingus were much smaller british airways has a distance based award chart, and they charged 12,500 miles for economy and 25,000 miles for business class for a flight of under 3,000 miles boston to dublin covers a distance of just. Price, low to high sort destination results by price, flight duration, direct flights or flights including stopovers and more, price, low to high sorting method applied. Aer lingus is a fantastic airline and ireland is a wonderful country to visit. In july i booked a flight from seattle heathrow stopover and then heathrow dublin on the aer lingus website. British airways codeshares on aer lingus services offering global access to ireland tofrom uk and london. Oct 07, 2017 so i found the flight i wanted, and then phoned up british airways executive club. The agent should also not charge you a phone booking fee because you cannot book aer lingus award flights online. Jan 02, 2019 when you book or manage your flights with aer lingus, you can add your british airways executive club number. Sep 14, 2017 while british airways had huge carrier imposed surcharges for travel on their own flights, the surcharges on aer lingus were much smaller british airways has a distance based award chart, and they charged 12,500 miles for economy and 25,000 miles for business class for a flight of under 3,000 miles boston to dublin covers a distance of just.
179 402 1610 783 588 793 1584 785 1225 985 1330 1363 550 1122 1618 413 1633 857 795 660 950 1593 1276 371 686 1361 813 99 891 1494 254