Aerlingus AerClub/Avios

In defence of the credit card it’s an okay deal. If you put all your spend through it you get a nice few avios which worst case you can use these € reduction against a flight purchase, if you have enough a business class upgrade to the east coast is okay value.

add in the 2 free lounges, 2 fast pass and free travel insurance and at the €6 per month it pays for itself. I regard the “free” flights as a bonus but saying that I have used it every year but question its value because of date restrictions and if emerald are operating it it’s usually a sh!tshow (unrelated to aer card; Ryanair is a far superior product to emerald as they usually fly to the same airport and it’s usually a fraction of the cost).

is it as good as the us credit cards, definitely not but seeing as there is pretty much no other reward credit card in Ireland then it’s okay

Nope. Was 615 tier credits on Monday last week. Took two plus fares (one on Sunday and one on 1st December and none have been posted). My credits reset on Friday and I’m still silver and not platinum. I must ring them tomorrow as it’s a bit ridiculous at this point.

Any reason EI don't appear to be flying DUB-BOS on thurs 25th Jan? Looking at the fares in both directions that week I find it hard to believe that random Thursday is actually sold out in both directions... Annoying as I want to come home from a business trip that day.

As far as my memory serves me, you should have got a link to do so in your email. I did try look back on my emails but im almost sure i received a link to merge them.

The missing tier points is clearly a wider issue, yet there is no communication or even acknowledgement anywhere which is annoying.

In fairness missing points have been a feature of the Aer Lingus system going back years.

Tried twice, both times the person said "nothing we can do" "can take up to 28 days" if it's not there 28 days later please fill out a complaint.

The 2nd person said "they are backed up, so it can take a while if you put in an online claim".

I assume if it doesn't post before year end, that it'll still be counted as part of 2023 for 2024 status qualification purposes? I have a flight that'll get me over the line on December 22nd but based on the above it won't post before year end.

Yeah they will retrospectively fix any tier status - the tier points will apply to the cycle they should have been in - ie before the anniversary if it passes while you're waiting. Which is great if you need them for status, but annoying if you already have enough and were hoping to carry them into the next year.

It’s a shame, they were doing so well since the last “update”…

I took 2 flights on the 25th Nov - credited a couple of days later

Just got moved to platinum which as I understand it means I can bring a guest to lounge. If I'm flying with wife and kids do they let the kids in too as part of that or zero chance?

I think it's like most things in Ireland, you may chance your arm, they might feel generous and wave you on but totally within their right to say no and only allow one.

Tbh with the new scanners the need for fast track has diminished somewhat.

On a separate note, my flights aren't crediting as fast as they used to since my tier expiry date. Took a flight at 06:15 on the 11th, still no whiff of avios or credits.

Flight from the 11th posted by 14th/15th (can't remember exactly) and Flight on the 15th posted on the 17th, that last posting seems to be back to regular schedule. Didn't have to complain for once 😀

No more flights until the new year so won't know for sure.