Aerlingus AerClub/Avios

I think it’s worth it, the aim is to use it for everything to get as many Avios as possible to make it worthwhile.

Yes but there is a fee of around 42 Euros IIRC

For Tier upgrades is it book by tier expiry date or use by? My concierge expires end March and I haven't used any of the four upgrades. :( Possibly traveling May but will that be too late?

You can also book a smart fare and at least that’s refundable if the trip doesn’t go ahead or if your upgrade doesn’t clear.

I was lucky enough to have 2x upgrades clear each way in 24 hours when I applied recently.

Was also granted another 1 way upgrade on an almost full flight after 48 hours

if it’s through Concur it should be effectively the same as a normal booking - I would say if you’re getting the standard confirmation you should be fine - give them a call and ask, nothing to lose

I don’t pay for revolut, didn’t get the messsge but switched them over and got the bonus - thanks for the heads up.

You'll need the 365 app to approve 3DS online purchases, so it covers tracking spending

Points earned - they get dumped to your Aerclub account monthly so you can only check there. 365 app is unaware of them entirely.

https:// rewards.aerlingus.com/

Use this site if you are spending Avios rather than upgrading.

Re the 2x Reward Flights, can you book them for travel after the expiration date or does travel have to be completed by then?

If they must be used by the expiration date, is it possible to gift the 2x tickets to family? I know you can do so for lounge pass and fast track, but can't seem to find any reference to the actual Reward flights?

That's very true! I travel a lot for work so have been able to do the busiess class thing twice with my points and for me the novelty was getting some fairly decent sleep on the plane and not having any jetlag the next day back in Dublin. But you defo get more of the experience on the way over when everyone is awake and the cabin is bright.

The best part about business class is sleeping through it! Especially from the west coast, you have time to have your meal, a glass of wine and then lie down for a proper sleep.

I will warn you, once you have the business class experience you will never be happy down the back again 😂. I have managed it twice over the years with points and am always trying to justify the cost in my head, but herself usually brings me back to reality. As far as I know there is only 1 or 2 rewards seats in business for most flights and on the New York or San Francisco routes they are snapped up quickly.

Business rewards are notoriously difficult to find on Aer Lingus. They’re known for not releasing any seats at all on US routes during the busier months. You might be better off trying to book a BA reward flight and go via Heathrow (provided you can find the few extra Avios for the DUB-LHR segment). It’s very risky to book economy and assume you can upgrade. It’s also very bad value in my opinion as their upgrade cost is 44,750 Avios. It should be no more than the difference between an economy booking (20,000) and a business booking (60,000) so 40,000 max.

I’d always book one way rewards under two separate bookings. You won’t find a multi-city option.

I recently booked return flights to New York with Aer Lingus.

My aer club number is attached to the booking.

Does anyone know when I’ll see the pending points? Previously I thought they showed at the time of booking or shortly after.

Do I now not receive notification of these points that I will receive? Are they now just applied after I fly?

always after you fly, but they have been delayed lately, I’m still waiting for LCY flights and DUB-FRA taken in past 3 weeks and no sign yet (usually used to be within 48 hours at most)