Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
Aer Lingus has been purchased by IAG. IAG also own BA & Iberia, so it’s expected that Aer Lingus ffp will be rolled into the avois freq flyer scheme.
So join the BA ffp, even with the recent devaluation.
The airline you fly and the airline ffp you credit those flights to does not need to be the same. That is what ff partners are all about.
You do not fly enough to get status, so unlikely to get lounge access from status.
In Eu, your flights will cost more than the ff miles benefits you may get. It is really only in USA that mileage runs work, but with recent changes to USA ffp’s that is decreasing.
Buy flights where you want to go, on price & schedule, and treat any miles/avios as a side benefit.
Thanks for the reply, I have received an email about the new FFP at AerLingus it will introduce the avoids into the program but I don't want to just book flights for where i want to go and have the points thing as a side benefit, If i did that i might as well book Ryanair and get to where i wanted to go, I want to get involved in the points regardless if its flying somewhere and back on the same day. I am just unsure on what program to pick, BAEC seems nearly impossible to make a dent on any status unless i fly Business class all the time.. I fly economy mostly. I read somewhere on this about an AA Challenge? I would be interested in this as it will give me status quite fast and all i have to do is keep the status but I'm not sure if it is still around...