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Aer Lingus joining One World in 2017! YESSSS!
I have to say I’m probably more excited about this than the average person. And probably more excited than the average aviation geek, but I am stoked to hear this. According to an article in USA Today, Aer Lingus joining One World in 2017!
Here’s what Willie Walsh, CEO of Aer Lingus, had to say about Aer Lingus joining One World
Since IAG acquired Aer Lingus it’s been speculated that they would join One World like the other parent company’s subsidiary airlines: BA and Iberia. Well, Willie Walsh gave us some incite on the timing of that:
“We don’t have a specific timeline. We’re working as quickly as we can,” “But these issues aren’t always as simple as they might appear. IT tends to be the issue that drives the timeline on most of this — getting the Aer Lingus systems capable of interacting with the other oneworld carrier systems.”
“I would expect it in 2017, but I don’t have an exact date,”
THAT MEANS!
Some time in 2017, WE CAN USE AA miles on Aer Lingus business class to Europe for 57,500 Miles and hardly any additional fees.
One of the best things about using Dublin as a way into Europe is the absence of ridiculous taxes and fees that the UK adds on to flights. You can get away from them when booking into the U.K., but it’s virtually impossible to find a way around them when leaving. With Aer Lingus…you just don’t have them. That means if you want to go to London and use points, soon you’ll be able to take a quick flight up to Dublin to fly back to the states and avoid all those annoying taxes and fees. BYAW
AA award chart for US –> Europe 57.5k
compare that to United at 70k
What’s Aer Lingus Business Class like? Miles and I wanna fly in the throne seat for sure.
Here’s video courtesy of Aer Lingus.
And don’t forget the Boston to Dublin sweet spot with Avios
Even though Aer Lingus is technically still a part of Star Alliance, you can still redeem British Airwyas Avios for Aer Lingus flights. Since it is a distance based program, Boston and Dublin sit in a great sweet spot. You can fly business for just 37,500 Avios. THAT IS RIDICS!
Using Wandering Aramean’s Avios Calculator:
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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