{"id":253065,"date":"2018-10-04T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/news\/how-to-book-a-bill-on-air-lingus-with-miles-avios\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T13:03:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:03:58","slug":"how-to-book-a-bill-on-air-lingus-with-miles-avios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/how-to-book-a-bill-on-air-lingus-with-miles-avios\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I book a reward ticket on Aer Lingus with Avios miles?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since a few days, it is possible to book tickets on the new flight of the Irish company Aer Lingus<\/a>: Montreal – Dublin. And it is possible to use miles!<\/p>\n

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Booking an award ticket on Aer Lingus<\/h2>\n

Aer Lingus, an Irish member of Oneworld, will operate a flight between Dublin and Montreal beginning in August 2019. The flight will be operated on a single-aisle aircraft – a brand-new Airbus A321 LR – with not only an economy class but also a business class with seat-beds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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While Aer Lingus has begun selling tickets, you should know that it is also possible to use British Airways Executive Club Avios miles… although the process is (very) far from simple<\/strong> at the moment.<\/p>\n

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Search via British Airways Executive Club<\/h3>\n

As Aer Lingus is part of the IAG group of airlines (British Airways, Iberia…) it would be natural to find award tickets directly on the British Airways Executive Club portal. Well… no!<\/p>\n

Look at a search for August 19, 2019 (you will see later that this is a date available via other methods): British Airways is unable to show me the direct flight… so they offer me a connection in London with British Airways.<\/p>\n

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Please note that the British Airways Executive Club portal will not allow you to book Aer Lingus flights online.<\/p>\n

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Search via Avios.com<\/h3>\n

If we can’t book on British Airways Executive Club, let’s turn to the Avios.com portal, which is the portal for all Avios member programs (BA Executive Club, Iberia Plus…).<\/p>\n

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But first, you need to create an Avios.com account… which is different from your British Airways Executive Club account!<\/p>\n

Create an Avios.com account with Aer Lingus<\/h4>\n

The easiest way to get an avios.com account is through the Aer Lingus website, via their Aer Club program<\/a>! What’s in it for me? Unlike British Airways Executive Club, Aer Lingus shares the same credentials as Avios.com<\/strong> for its Aer Club loyalty program.<\/p>\n

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Link your British Airways Executive Club and Avios.com accounts<\/h4>\n

Once your Avios.com account is created, go to British Airways Executive Club to link your British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus and Avios.com accounts… so you can freely transfer your Avios miles from one account to the other via the “combine my Avios” feature<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Here is an example of a transfer to Avios.com from British Airways Executive Club (to ultimately book on Aer Lingus). You have to choose your program, then you have to enter your identifiers and finally the amount of Avios. We receive an email and the transfer is instantaneous. Of course, the details of the accounts must match.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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first step in the transfer of Avios: identification<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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second step: choose the amount and the direction of transfer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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third step: final validation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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last step: confirmation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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on the Avios website you can see that the balance is updated automatically<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aer Lingus award tickets on avios.com<\/h4>\n

Now that you’ve gone through the whole process, let’s search for an Aer Lingus award ticket on Avios.com (you can see: “
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And then… unfortunately, the flights will not be displayed! Same result as with British Airways Executive Club with a flight via London for 24,500 Avios miles and $325 one way<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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I know, at this very moment, you are angry with me!<\/strong><\/p>\n

In fact, for some reason, the Dublin – Montreal flight is NOT showing up on Avios.com. Unlike other destinations already served by the Irish company, such as Toronto – Dublin(20,000 miles and $183 one way<\/strong>):<\/p>\n

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So it’s only a matter of time before the YUL-DUB flight is displayed<\/strong>… so you haven’t done all this process in vain!<\/p>\n

Well, if the flight YUL-DUB is not displayed on BA Executive Club, nor on Avios.com… how can I find it? Here are 2 methods.<\/p>\n

Search via United<\/h3>\n

Strange as it may seem, United, a Star Alliance airline, has a partnership with Aer Lingus. This allows United’s site to display award tickets available on Aer Lingus! And like Aeroplan award flights, United is definitely the BEST site to search for award availability quickly with its 2-month calendar feature!<\/p>\n

To do this, you will need to set up the search as follows:<\/p>\n