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Aerlingus AerClub/Avios

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  • Registered Users Posts: 341 ✭✭lfc200


    Dardania wrote: »
    just out of curiosity would you mind letting know when it arrives, as I recently entered GC, and from experiencing their delays with crediting flights, I want to keep an eye out that they have me set up correctly

    I'm a bit suspicious that they mightn't have, as when I go to their old site:

    http://classic.aerlingus.com/cgi-bin/obel01im1/bookonline/myAerlingus.do

    it shows the correct, almost up to date points, but still as applicant

    Normally they are sent around the 21st/22nd or thereabouts... I'm keeping a careful eye on my points at the moment with the crossover to aer club. I should have collected 800 points in the last month as all my flights qualified for points but I've only been credited with 300 so far!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,743 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    lfc200 wrote: »
    I should have collected 800 points in the last month as all my flights qualified for points but I've only been credited with 300 so far!

    Normal service is resumed I see..


  • Registered Users Posts: 341 ✭✭lfc200


    Normal service is resumed I see..

    Absolutely standard from month to month... If you didn't keep a track on points I personally could lose out on 1500-2000 per year.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,743 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    lfc200 wrote: »
    Absolutely standard from month to month... If you didn't keep a track on points I personally could lose out on 1500-2000 per year.

    Thats why about a year ago I started holding onto all my boarding cards (as the 053 e-ticket number wasn't in the confirmation emails), until I actually saw the points for that particular flight on a statement.


  • Registered Users Posts: 341 ✭✭lfc200


    Thats why about a year ago I started holding onto all my boarding cards (as the 053 e-ticket number wasn't in the confirmation emails), until I actually saw the points for that particular flight on a statement.

    I do the exact same! Work book all my flights so the email I'm sent generally doesn't contain the eticket numbers!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,327 ✭✭✭MayoSalmon


    AerClub now delayed until late 2016...Id say you would be lucky to see it live in 2016 at all now.


  • Registered Users Posts: 937 ✭✭✭swimming in a sea


    lfc200 wrote: »
    Absolutely standard from month to month... If you didn't keep a track on points I personally could lose out on 1500-2000 per year.

    I agree with this, I seem to be okay with all flights leaving Dublin but real hit and miss with the return flights from everywhere.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Dardania


    lfc200 wrote: »
    Absolutely standard from month to month... If you didn't keep a track on points I personally could lose out on 1500-2000 per year.

    I agree with this, I seem to be okay with all flights leaving Dublin but real hit and miss with the return flights from everywhere.
    that seems to be the issue for me too

    just emailed them to ask where my statement is - lets see if I get sorted...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,679 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    Lads, how does it work with the old free flights? I've more than 6,000, which is enough to get to The States. However, I was gonna use them to got to Spain recently, and I couldn't. There were seats on the flight, though. I had to pay for them.

    What gives?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,215 ✭✭✭goingnowhere


    Phone is your friend, always call

    There is a limited allocation per flight which when used up is gone. If you phone they can release more seats if the flight isn't likely to be fully booked


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  • Registered Users Posts: 937 ✭✭✭swimming in a sea


    Ol' Donie wrote: »
    Lads, how does it work with the old free flights? I've more than 6,000, which is enough to get to The States. However, I was gonna use them to got to Spain recently, and I couldn't. There were seats on the flight, though. I had to pay for them.

    What gives?

    I tried to use mine but it seem pointless, I had over 4000 and all i was going to save on an american flight was €50 so i cashed them in for Arnotts vouchers €400.

    I've heard the best use for points on flights is the upgrade on american flights.


  • Registered Users Posts: 937 ✭✭✭swimming in a sea


    another email to say the new loyalty scheme is not starting this year, a bit of cock-up by aer lingus....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,234 ✭✭✭crisco10


    another email to say the new loyalty scheme is not starting this year, a bit of cock-up by aer lingus....

    Well, GC is comically badly run....why change that now?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Dardania


    It looks like its an awfully manual scheme for them to administer - word doc for the statements?


  • Registered Users Posts: 341 ✭✭lfc200


    Has anyone received their statements yet?
    I got the email saying about a further delay to aer club but no statement!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,327 ✭✭✭MayoSalmon


    Dardania wrote: »
    It looks like its an awfully manual scheme for them to administer - word doc for the statements?

    It is no investment in the thing since 1987 like!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭steve-o


    lfc200 wrote: »
    Has anyone received their statements yet?
    I got the email saying about a further delay to aer club but no statement!
    Still no statement for me. They come at random times... I looked back in my mailbox and they have varied from 11th to 29th (so we have a new record!)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭endagibson


    Received my statement this morning. I have about 4,500 points. I see where I can book flights or upgrades, but the flights don't seem like great value and I'm rarely flying anywhere that offers upgrades. What else can you spend points on and where can you do it?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,679 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    Got my statement today too.

    Even though I do return flights every single week, almost all of which I book as plus fare, and all of which i check in for using the same process on the app, only three flights appear on the statement.

    Now i have to go and check them all. Does this happen much? I've been suspicious about how slowly my balance seems to increase before.

    Meanwhile, I did phone about which flights to the U.S. i might qualify for. Still waiting on my call back last Monday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Dardania


    This is a frequent issue - they even ask people to report the flights and mark them as F


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭The_Wanderer


    Ol' Donie wrote: »
    Got my statement today too.

    Even though I do return flights every single week, almost all of which I book as plus fare, and all of which i check in for using the same process on the app, only three flights appear on the statement.

    Now i have to go and check them all. Does this happen much? I've been suspicious about how slowly my balance seems to increase before.

    Meanwhile, I did phone about which flights to the U.S. i might qualify for. Still waiting on my call back last Monday.


    My statement also came this morning.

    You have to watch your account balance after each flight. I generally find that flights ex Dublin allocate the points but flights to Dublin don't seem to register and you have to manually enter it. You can do this for up to three months.

    If your flying each week on plus fares you should be earning more than enough points to obtain gold circle status.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭steve-o


    Ol' Donie wrote: »
    Got my statement today too.
    Me too.
    Ol' Donie wrote: »
    Even though I do return flights every single week, almost all of which I book as plus fare, and all of which i check in for using the same process on the app, only three flights appear on the statement.
    Plus fares starting with some codes (W,A,Z,U, and T) do not post automatically because the mighty Gold Circle computer can't cope (the same fare codes earn no points if you don't buy Plus), so you always have to claim them after. It's been like this since they invented Plus fares.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭The_Wanderer


    steve-o wrote: »
    Ol' Donie wrote: »
    Got my statement today too.
    Me too.
    Ol' Donie wrote: »
    Even though I do return flights every single week, almost all of which I book as plus fare, and all of which i check in for using the same process on the app, only three flights appear on the statement.
    Plus fares starting with some codes (W,A,Z,U, and T) do not post automatically because the mighty Gold Circle computer can't cope (the same fare codes earn no points if you don't buy Plus), so you always have to claim them after. It's been like this since they invented Plus fares.

    Ah so that's the reason why!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,679 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    steve-o wrote: »
    Me too.

    Plus fares starting with some codes (W,A,Z,U, and T) do not post automatically because the mighty Gold Circle computer can't cope (the same fare codes earn no points if you don't buy Plus), so you always have to claim them after. It's been like this since they invented Plus fares.

    Each of the three I have been kindly awarded this month are one leg of a return leg - either out or back - but both legs use the same code, don't they?

    I fully believe you, but I feel there's something else not right here.

    Edit: My mistake they are all out of Dublin.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭steve-o


    Ol' Donie wrote: »
    Each of the three I have been kindly awarded this month are one leg of a return leg - either out or back - but both legs use the same code, don't they?
    Nope, each leg can (and usually does) have a different code.


  • Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭Extraplus


    I can't seem to find where on the website you can book flights using points, is that section down? Or is there a table that shows what points are required for different flights?

    Thanks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,215 ✭✭✭goingnowhere




  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,189 Mod ✭✭✭✭Locker10a


    Guys does anyone know whats going on with Catering in EI? I know last year there was some problems which I believe was down to staff shortage ? But why am I hearing that the same problems are occurring again this year?
    Last summer I flew short haul with EI on an aircraft that had no catering, Ok it was a shot flight and I got over it, I understood it was due to a staff shortage in Dublin catering, these things happen sometime i thought and I got on with my life!
    Now Im hearing they are having the same or similar issues this year? And there are no where near enough fresh options(sandwiches etc.) being loaded for the busy sun routes.
    Every week I come on here and read a new article about the investment IAG want to make in expanding EI, how much potential there is, the possibility of X,Y and Z new type of aircraft etc. But all I see is empty talk, from Stephen Kavanagh or Willie Walsh!!
    Am I imagining it or has the quality of the EI brand slipped downhill slightly?
    Whats going on? I constantly hear complaints about things like cleaning and catering, and while on the grand scale of things they are minor issues I can't help but feel the minor issues eventually lead to deterioration of standards and service! ?
    All this is happening while Ryanair are going from strength to strength, and the boys in EI seem to making more cuts than ever before? Or am i wrong?
    I pick this catering issue as I have heard numerous complaints about lack of food on short haul flights, Ive experience as crew and so I understand its difficult to predict and cater for demand, but surly if this is a re-occuring issue then someone in EI would have the foresight to do something and realise the loss of inflight revenue if nothing else ?
    Is this problem over stated? Or have the errors from last summer been amended ?


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,189 Mod ✭✭✭✭Locker10a


    Razor44 wrote: »
    Iv the same feeling about EI, I have a feeling the CEO is penny wise and pound foolish. I know my opinion is based on colloquial information, but it seems to be a constant undercurrent to EI's recent success.
    I just feel that over the years of Low cost operation, throughout the tough years of greenfield etc. EI never made the customer experience suffer, despite the tough cuts staff went through etc. Customers in my opinion never suffered, you always felt looked after and you felt a certain element of quality to the service provided by EI. It was low cost but it was low cost done very well.
    Since Muller left I feel this aspect of EI has deteriorated, to me things feel more low cost and half an effort is being made etc. Maybe it's just me!
    Another example is the circus that is the new frequent flyer set up !! I mean what sort of message are they actually sending to loyal customers ? It's a joke! The customer aspect is slipping away from the once excellent brand .


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,565 ✭✭✭Noxegon


    Locker10a wrote: »
    Am I imagining it or has the quality of the EI brand slipped downhill slightly?

    No, it's not your imagination.

    In the last few months I've flown American, BA, Biman Bangladesh, Emirates, Lufthansa, NovoAir, Oman Air, Ryanair, and Transavia – and the onboard experience in all cases has been better than EI.

    IMHO you can summarise what's happened to EI lately by the fact that they're using the low cost (MP2) terminal in Marseille, and they aggressively try to sell in flight shopping at 6:30am.

    Enjoy your flight!

    I develop Superior Solitaire when I'm not procrastinating on boards.ie.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,627 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    There has been sufficient catering on my last few afternoon in to late evening flights but they have all been very short haul (LGW-DUB, DUB-MAN, BHX-DUB). This was not the case last summer. Whether this is across the board or not is very hard to tell, though.

    The new FFP introduction is a bloody disaster but so has everything to do with their FFP since TAB was closed really - its not a worsening of recent cause!

    The cheapest part of the whole experience recently was having to fly from Pier B which is half building site, half neglected 1990s but it isn't really EIs fault that T2 would be at capacity well after the morning rush.

    They're still better than my last Ryanair experience, which was post cuddly-Ryanair changes. Still had cattle queues (passengers fault, I admit), still had rude/arrogant staff, etc. Luck of the draw there too, I imagine.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,454 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Locker10a wrote: »
    Guys does anyone know whats going on with Catering in EI? I know last year there was some problems which I believe was down to staff shortage ? But why am I hearing that the same problems are occurring again this year?
    Last summer I flew short haul with EI on an aircraft that had no catering, Ok it was a shot flight and I got over it, I understood it was due to a staff shortage in Dublin catering, these things happen sometime i thought and I got on with my life!
    Now Im hearing they are having the same or similar issues this year? And there are no where near enough fresh options(sandwiches etc.) being loaded for the busy sun routes.
    Every week I come on here and read a new article about the investment IAG want to make in expanding EI, how much potential there is, the possibility of X,Y and Z new type of aircraft etc. But all I see is empty talk, from Stephen Kavanagh or Willie Walsh!!
    Am I imagining it or has the quality of the EI brand slipped downhill slightly?
    Whats going on? I constantly hear complaints about things like cleaning and catering, and while on the grand scale of things they are minor issues I can't help but feel the minor issues eventually lead to deterioration of standards and service! ?
    All this is happening while Ryanair are going from strength to strength, and the boys in EI seem to making more cuts than ever before? Or am i wrong?
    I pick this catering issue as I have heard numerous complaints about lack of food on short haul flights, Ive experience as crew and so I understand its difficult to predict and cater for demand, but surly if this is a re-occuring issue then someone in EI would have the foresight to do something and realise the loss of inflight revenue if nothing else ?
    Is this problem over stated? Or have the errors from last summer been amended ?

    It's a buy on board service catered from a Dublin base. It's not surprising that they may not have sufficient on the return leg; commercially they cannot refuse a sale on the outbound leg in the hope/expectation/plan that they will sell it on the return. They will estimate likely sales and plan inventory on that basis.

    Conversely, BA remains a free F&B airline (for the moment at least on short haul). It's easy to cater one nuts/biscuit or 1 panino per person (depending on sector). They still have issues on booze loading as it is frequently the case that certain items, champagne, certain who skies, are under stocked on the return.

    In the short term, I expect EI's short haul food sales model to be replicated on BA euro fleet.


  • Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭pilotsnipes


    Locker10a wrote: »
    Last summer I flew short haul with EI on an aircraft that had no catering, Ok it was a shot flight and I got over it, I understood it was due to a staff shortage in Dublin catering, these things happen sometime i thought and I got on with my life!
    Now Im hearing they are having the same or similar issues this year? And there are no where near enough fresh options(sandwiches etc.) being loaded for the busy sun routes.

    I can't say too much, but you couldn't be more spot on.

    I deal with it every single day, it makes me cringe when I see the same issue over and over and over and over.

    But here's why it's happening. I cannot *stress* *this* *enough*. The entire company is now completely focused on what is returned on the "Voice of the Guest" surveys they send out.

    Complete and absolute direction/maintenance of the brand is being lead by these surveys, as dictated from the very top of management.

    If the survey results don't show a downwards movement in satisfaction scores with regards to things like the dirty (sorry FILTHY) cabins every day, or the fact that 75% of my flights have not enough passenger food - there is nothing going to be done about those areas. NOTHING.

    So please, everyone, fill out one of those surveys. Send it in, we have been told *directly* from the top that crew reports have no influence on items like mentioned above.

    The "KPIs" need to be hit for things to change.
    Every week I come on here and read a new article about the investment IAG .....I can't help but feel the minor issues eventually lead to deterioration of standards and service! ?

    Couldn't agree more.
    Is this problem over stated? Or have the errors from last summer been amended ?

    I wish they were, but I know they arent. :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,627 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Where do you get these surveys? My BHX flight was at least subpar cleaning wise...


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,189 Mod ✭✭✭✭Locker10a


    I think these are only sent out after you take a flight ! They are not open to the general public only to customers, next time I fly hopefully I'll get one and I'll be sure to help by filling it out!


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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,189 Mod ✭✭✭✭Locker10a


    Marcusm wrote: »

    It's a buy on board service catered from a Dublin base. It's not surprising that they may not have sufficient on the return leg; commercially they cannot refuse a sale on the outbound leg in the hope/expectation/plan that they will sell it on the return. They will estimate likely sales and plan inventory on that basis.

    In the short term, I expect EI's short haul food sales model to be replicated on BA euro fleet.

    Regards to them estimating likely sales and planning inventory on that basis, well that's the issue here that's what they are NOT doing ! Hence why I asked the question in the first place and why people are complaining!! Why are they not doing this ? As it hurts In flight revenue and customer satisfaction!

    As for BA adopting the Aer Lingus approach to onboard service ! I highly doubt it! The Idea behind a buy on board menus is that you make money! EI don't do that because they don't stock enough so people sitting ready to hand over money for a sandwich can't as there are none left


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,948 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    From chatting to EI mates I would concur with the above. Rather than follow the previous CEO strategy of go for a seperate market segment the current leadership in EI seem to think that cutting back will increase efficiency which will make them able to compete against the biggest airline in the world.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,454 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Locker10a wrote: »
    Regards to them estimating likely sales and planning inventory on that basis, well that's the issue here that's what they are NOT doing ! Hence why I asked the question in the first place and why people are complaining!! Why are they not doing this ? As it hurts In flight revenue and customer satisfaction!

    As for BA adopting the Aer Lingus approach to onboard service ! I highly doubt it! The Idea behind a buy on board menus is that you make money! EI don't do that because they don't stock enough so people sitting ready to hand over money for a sandwich can't as there are none left

    It's all a conspiracy to stop you getting a chicken and stuffing sandwich!! Hardly, they will have inventory planning and they will get it wrong on many flight. It's likely much more profitable to run out occasionally rather than to constantly over stock and throw away money.

    As regards BA, the new CEO has transferred across from Vueling, an ultra low cost model with substantially smaller leg room than Ryanair! He has a mandate to take out further costs and catering will feature on this. BA's planes have been getting a reputation for being dirty (mostly because they are not cleaned at out stations). Reducing the amount of complementary F&B will improve this as well as fuel consumption!


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,189 Mod ✭✭✭✭Locker10a


    Marcusm wrote: »
    Locker10a wrote: »
    Regards to them estimating likely sales and planning inventory on that basis, well that's the issue here that's what they are NOT doing ! Hence why I asked the question in the first place and why people are complaining!! Why are they not doing this ? As it hurts In flight revenue and customer satisfaction!

    As for BA adopting the Aer Lingus approach to onboard service ! I highly doubt it! The Idea behind a buy on board menus is that you make money! EI don't do that because they don't stock enough so people sitting ready to hand over money for a sandwich can't as there are none left

    It's all a conspiracy to stop you getting a chicken and stuffing sandwich!! Hardly, they will have inventory planning and they will get it wrong on many flight. It's likely much more profitable to run out occasionally rather than to constantly over stock and throw away money.

    As regards BA, the new CEO has transferred across from Vueling, an ultra low cost model with substantially smaller leg room than Ryanair! He has a mandate to take out further costs and catering will feature on this. BA's planes have been getting a reputation for being dirty (mostly because they are not cleaned at out stations). Reducing the amount of complementary F&B will improve this as well as fuel consumption!

    Thanks for your reply,
    I understand how inventory planning works, the point is here they are constantly off the mark with inventory planning for busy flights, it happened all last summer and a smart business would have realised last years mistakes and made alterations to prevent that happening in future, this opportunity has been lost and the same issue is popping up again this year.....Smart may Fly Aer Lingus but Smart certainly isint running Aer Lingus.....

    While Alex Cruiz may have been successful at Vueling I personally feel he's not the right man for BA, I'll allow time for him to prove me wrong ! I'm sure the BA accountants will love the extra revenue from pax paying for food and the fuel savings but I feel it's unfortunate the BA brand will become low cost, but if it works great for them!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,627 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    160,000 a year would suggest one in ten or so. I'm well over ten flights in the past 12 months but would also be a common demographic


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Dardania


    In the EI fleet thread where the topic wrongly came up, pilotsnipes referred to a voice of the guest survey which no one had heard of...
    well I received one

    Subject is: Tell us what you think.

    And it's done by RED C Research, all redirected to a: http://www.aerlinguslistens.com/mrIWeb/mrIWeb.dll address


  • Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭Stimpyone


    Just took a quick survey in the office here and not one person out of ten has heard about the voice of the guest survey.
    I work for an engineering company with roughly 200 employees and we fly a lot . Most, if not all would be members of
    various airlines loyalty programs on the fairly lofty tiers.

    Trouble is we use a dedicated travel company (UK based) to look after all our trips (hotels, cars and flights). We just let them know where and when we want to travel. I d guess these guys are getting the surveys sent to them that probably should be filled out by ourselves.

    If so I d imagine that this would be quite a common situation within the business world and EI are missing
    out on feedback from a large number of regular customers.

    Oh and I can never lie flat on the lie flat beds in business class, too tall L


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,189 Mod ✭✭✭✭Locker10a


    Stimpyone wrote: »
    Just took a quick survey in the office here and not one person out of ten has heard about the voice of the guest survey.
    I work for an engineering company with roughly 200 employees and we fly a lot . Most, if not all would be members of
    various airlines loyalty programs on the fairly lofty tiers.

    Trouble is we use a dedicated travel company (UK based) to look after all our trips (hotels, cars and flights). We just let them know where and when we want to travel. I d guess these guys are getting the surveys sent to them that probably should be filled out by ourselves.

    If so I d imagine that this would be quite a common situation within the business world and EI are missing
    out on feedback from a large number of regular customers.

    Oh and I can never lie flat on the lie flat beds in business class, too tall L
    If this is the case I suggest you forward your complaints via the Aer Lingus customer relations form, it's the only way these things will change


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,743 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    just spent 3,000 of my points upgrading myself & herself to the business class seats on flights to/from Faro later this month!!

    feck it, might as well use them up before 'the changeover'

    about 5k left, so maybe some Arnotts vouchers are in order!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 666 ✭✭✭maximum12


    just spent 3,000 of my points upgrading myself & herself to the business class seats on flights to/from Faro later this month!!

    feck it, might as well use them up before 'the changeover'

    about 5k left, so maybe some Arnotts vouchers are in order!

    Well spent. I could never sleep well in the old business class cabin but the new "coffin" style seats are great.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭endagibson


    endagibson wrote: »
    Received my statement this morning. I have about 4,500 points. I see where I can book flights or upgrades, but the flights don't seem like great value and I'm rarely flying anywhere that offers upgrades. What else can you spend points on and where can you do it?
    Anyone got advice on what to do with the points? I took a look at the classic site, but the "Giftzone" links were broken. I have 5,000 points and no interest in spending them on flights.


  • Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭Extraplus


    endagibson wrote: »
    Anyone got advice on what to do with the points? I took a look at the classic site, but the "Giftzone" links were broken. I have 5,000 points and no interest in spending them on flights.

    I'm in the same boat, the flights and upgrades don't seem worth the points, but there doesn't seem to be anything else to spend them on now!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,679 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    I got return flights to Chicago in August for 6,000 points, plus 250 ish quid in taxes.

    The price for the flights last week when i booked them was 940 quid.

    So that's good.

    Took quite a few phone calls.

    Gold Circle, all is forgiven.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,743 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Aer Club looks like its finally arrived!!

    We're delighted to be bringing you an advance introduction to AerClub, the new loyalty programme of Aer Lingus. Our brand new programme is all about rewarding and recognising loyalty, in the air, on the ground, and online. Over the next few weeks, we'll be continuing our programme of enhancements, and we'll continue to update you with more news. In the meantime, remember to use your membership number when booking flights. Your flight activity will be recorded, and any Avios points and Tier Credits will be credited to your account.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,743 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy




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