Originally Posted by
MBDublin
I would just go with BAEC as presently they have lower taxes than is showing on Avios for both SH and LH. This is because there is no comparable RFS with EI at the moment. Also in another thread a poster confirms that he paid approx. €50 less taxes booking over the phone with BA compared to what EI would charge on a single JFK-DUB Y redemption. The two of those could add up to a significant saving on a rtn ticket.
You will probably have to call BAEC to book this as EI redemptions are not available online on BAEC unless this has changed recently.
It's a SH booking (CTA via DUB) - I had forgotten you could book via BAEC so thank you for that, I'll give it a go.
It was a very pleasant surprise to discover how many Italian routes EI fly; if this one works out ok it could well become first choice vs Flybe/BA via LGW.