Last week I wrote about how Aer Lingus is launching two new transatlantic routes next summer, to Montreal and Minneapolis. Aer Lingus has the same parent company as British Airways, so you can redeem British Airways Avios for travel on Aer Lingus, and…
Aer Lingus has been growing their US route network significantly the past several years, in a steady but consistent way: -- In May 2018 Aer Lingus added flights to Seattle -- In March 2018 Aer Lingus added flights to Philadelphia -- In September Aer…
Aer Lingus has done an impressive job with the way in which they've grown their transatlantic route network. Until a few years ago the airline was struggling financially, while now the airline has managed to become profitable while growing. For example,…
The Amex Membership Rewards program is one of my favorite transferable points currencies. Membership Rewards has more transfer partners than Chase Ultimate Rewards and Citi ThankYou, and I'm always happy to see that list expanded. American Express has…
This post is intended for aviation geeks, since I imagine most others would have no clue what's going on. If you ever listen to air traffic control for fun (who doesn't?!), you've probably noticed that controllers in the NY area can get a bit feisty.…
Before the widely publicised Iberia Plus Avios promotion last week, there was a different way to buy Avios cheaply through Groupon Ireland, which I wrote about here. I was hesitant to participate, because I still have nightmares about the awful experience…
For several years, the Spanish version of the group buying site 'Groupon' has been sporadically selling various amounts of British Airways Avios points at large discounts. While the sale prices have generally been great (lower than the 1p per Avios I…
Aer Lingus has a great business class product on their A330s, as they have a staggered configuration with fully flat seats. It has been cool to see Aer Lingus' growth the past few years, which has been gradual but consistent. They've added a handful…
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan is one of my favorite frequent flyer programs, thanks to the fact that they continue to award miles based on distance flown, have unique airline partners, have low award redemption rates, allow stopovers on one-way awards,…
A couple of days ago I wrote about how there were media reports that Alaska and Aer Lingus would be forming a partnership. We hadn't heard anything directly from either airline, though this is logical enough, and something I predicted when Aer Lingus…
Aer Lingus has been nicely growing their US route network the past several years. Since 2016 the airline has added flights to Hartford, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, and Philadelphia. On top of that, starting in May Aer Lingus will add flights to Seattle,…
Aer Lingus has been growing their US route network significantly the past few years, in a steady but consistent way: -- In May 2018 Aer Lingus is adding flights to Seattle -- In March 2018 Aer Lingus is adding flights to Philadelphia -- In September…
The last time I flew Aer Lingus business class was back in 2012, so I was curious to see how the experience changed, especially given that Aer Lingus installed new business class seats a few years back. At door L2 I was greeted by Glenn, the cabin service…
After spending some time in the Aer Lingus Lounge, I decided to head in the direction of the US Pre-Clearance area at around 11AM, well ahead of my 4:10PM flight to New York. All US bound passengers departing Dublin clear immigration before getting on…
My British Airways flight from London arrived in Dublin at 9:40AM, while my connecting Aer Lingus flight to New York was departing at 4:10PM. I intentionally planned a long layover so that I'd have plenty of time to review both of the business class…
Hello from New York! After flying from Tel Aviv to London in EL AL first class, I then connected to Dublin, so that I could finally try Aer Lingus' new business class. While I've flown Aer Lingus' transatlantic business class before, it was years ago,…
Aer Lingus has been growing their US route network significantly the past few years, in a steady but consistent way: -- In March 2018 Aer Lingus is adding flights to Philadelphia -- In September Aer Lingus added flights to Miami -- In 2016 Aer Lingus added…
In early 2015 Aer Lingus was taken over by IAG, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia. I've always liked Aer Lingus as an airline, so in many ways I was sad to see them taken over by one of Europe's mega-airlines. Aer Lingus was a member of…
Yesterday we learned that Avianca's LifeMiles program became a Citi ThankYou transfer partner, which is an awesome development. It looks like that's not the only transferable points currency picking up some new transfer partners in the past 24 hours.…
A Twitter user shared a story with me that I think is worth highlighting for a couple of reasons. First of all, it's a pitiful example of airline customer service. Second of all, it's a good reminder that it's important to manage your flight reservations…
I flew to Ireland recently to go to Neil Diamond concerts with my mom (am I a good son or what!?). Aer Lingus was the best deal using points (more on that a little later), and has a convenient nonstop from my home airport. Some Aer Lingus medium-haul…
