Originally Posted by
sjwoo
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.
Are you willing to spend a night in DUB? If you do, and book LON-DUB and DUB-EWR as separate redemptions with BA Avios, the taxes and fees should drop dramatically.