Originally Posted by
guv1976
What kind of "points" are you talking about in each case?
Have you priced a cash ticket on Aer Lingus, rather than a redemption ticket?
EWR-LHR is 60K United miles. LHR-EWR is 49K Avios. LHR-EWR via Aer Lingus without points is very expensive, 1286 pounds for 2 tickets, so out of the question.