Originally Posted by
ElizaB
I apologize if this has been asked/answered but I didn't see it on here and can't seem to find anything via google.
My husband and I both have BA chase cards and have for years. (We are Americans if that matters.) We both earned the companion/travel together ticket on each of our BA cards in 2020, 2021, and 2022. (I already have used/booked or planned to book a trip with all of the aforementioned passes and now trying to save up avios and companion tickets for a summer 2024 trip.) I have nearly met my 30k minimum on my BA Chase card to earn my travel together/companion pass onBA my card this year. However, my husband has spent almost nothing on his BA card this year. Since his BA card is several years old and he would now qualify for a new SUB (i.e. sign up bonus) if he closed it out and reapplied for the BA card, I was considering having him doing that so that he could both get the companion/travel together while also getting the 100k or so bonus miles.
However, then I saw where Aer Lingus (which we don't have a card for) has the same bonus offering that BA has and also offers the travel together ticket. I was thinking of, perhaps, instead of having him close down that BA card just having him apply for the Aer Lingus instead and leaving the BA card open. However, I wasn't sure if he could transfer that companion pass to BA in the same way you can transfer Avios. Can he? Or, alternatively, is it relatively easy to book a BA flight with Aer Lingus? I know they are both in the One World Alliance. I prefer to fly out of IAH.
It seems you must fly on an Aer Lingus marketed and operated flight in economy and only between the US and Ireland. You must book by emailing Aer Lingus.
The Companion Ticket will be in the form of a voucher that can be redeemed by a Cardmember for an economy companion ticket with a paid economy flight. Cardmember is eligible for only one voucher each calendar year. The Economy Companion Ticket will be issued after the billing cycle when Cardmember reaches $30,000 in purchases. Cardmember will receive a voucher email 4-6 weeks later, and must email Aer Lingus directly at[email protected] to book using the companion voucher. The maximum response time to an email will be 48hrs Monday to Thursday and 72hrs Friday to Sunday. Only 1 companion ticket can be used per booking. Cardmember will not be eligible for another voucher until the next calendar year. Once the Companion Ticket is issued, credits to the Aer Lingus credit card account will not cause forfeiture of the Companion Ticket. The voucher is valid for an economy Companion Ticket in conjunction with the Cardmember’s paid economy flight on Aer Lingus taken within 12 months of the date of issue. Cardmember must book the companion on or before 30 days before flying. All vouchers will be issued in the name of the primary Cardmember who must travel on any booking where the voucher is used. The voucher cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion and is only valid if it has been acquired in accordance with the rules of this promotion. The voucher is not extendable, transferable, has no cash or Avios value and is subject to availability. Companion must travel with the Cardmember on both the outbound and inbound journey and be booked at the same time for both directions. Flights and voucher may only be used for flights which are marketed and operated by Aer Lingus. Travel on franchise, codeshare or alliance airlines is not permitted. All travel must originate in and return to the US, and is only valid on flights operated by Aer Lingus directly between the US and Ireland or directly between the US and the UK. Additional restrictions may apply. This offer is not from Chase. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is not responsible for the provision of or failure to provide the stated benefits and services.