Aerlingus AerClub/Avios

Just checked and yes, have 3 reversals - not as good as the Supervalu days where we got to keep them.

Does anyone know when the new period starts to avail of free flights on credit card? I got a new card in April 22, hit 5k limit and received 2 free flights in July 22.

I need to make a big purchase which on its own will send me over 5k limit. I'm wondering when to make the purchase so I can get the flights. Anyone help ?

Thanks

As previous poster mentioned it's renewal date, it if you log into your Aer Credit Card it's on the dashboard along with the free lounge access vouchers etc

Yes - and somehow I’ve ended up with negative tier points! Looks like whoever automated the process failed to take account of tier points being zeroed where the anniversary fell between them being wrongly added and later removed…

Is there any reliable way to book reward flights through the Avios website?

It seems to hang 8/10 times I run a search. Incredibly annoying!

Bargain basement price is a point of judgement - when you are booking it is possible to see the fare code which will apply to the ticket

You can check whether your fare is a Saver sale or promotional fare when booking on aerlingus.com. Once you have selected your Saver fare you will see the "About your fare" section and under Taxes, Fees and Charges, click the 'Fare Rules' link located at the bottom of the screen to view the Fare Basis Code. The fare class is the first letter of the fare basis code. The fare classes noted above earn 50% of the Saver award.

Quite normal unfortunately - you’d need to check the fare class at the final page before booking - if you want a fare class that’s not Saver you’d need to call them.

it’s hard to tell based on price honestly - better just to check the code.

It would be far better, but this is Aer Lingus you're talking about.

Anyway, it doesn't matter what points/credits you're supposed to get since there's at fair chance they won't be credited properly anyway.

I booked reward lights for my parents to CDG and after putting in my card details the website crashed. I tried it again the following day and same thing happened again. My card was charged twice and I’ve no confirmation of my tickets being booked. Anyone know what the least painful way to fix this is?

That is just brilliant! I'm convinced they employ a student to go through flight lists manually to add tier points. No other reason I can see that it takes so long and is often wrong!

I mailed them and they said they cant accommodate it as theyve used all the upgrades already. They said to try again no less than 3 weeks before I fly. I'm not sure if I should wait or ask for it for the other leg of the flight.

Account details need to be exactly the same for it work seamlessly in my experience (exact same address/name/date of birth).

Hi, just wondering how it works if you reach a status just before your anniversary.

As is, I'm probably about a flight short of reaching Concierge before my anniversary in July (excluding already planned flights). If I reach Concierge, do I only get a month or so at that level and then drop back to Platinum or do I get Concierge until July 2024?

From memory (although it's been a while since I was anything other than silver) you get the year but your anniversary date moves forward to when you go up a tier. So you dont get a year + whatever's left until your anniversary like some airlines.

its a joke! I usually call them and they admit its dog slow