BOS-DUB or DUB-BOS using Avios
May 18, 2015, 7:55 am
#226
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 96
First time attempting to use Avios... what a painful experience!
Going to monitor this thread for any seat availability. Nothing from JFK/EWR/PHL to DUB over the Jul 4 weekend (Have 200K to spend on first/business for 2).
I guess to use Avios you have to really plan a flight in advanced
Going to monitor this thread for any seat availability. Nothing from JFK/EWR/PHL to DUB over the Jul 4 weekend (Have 200K to spend on first/business for 2).
I guess to use Avios you have to really plan a flight in advanced
May 23, 2015, 4:20 am
#228
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: From ORK, live LCY
Programs: BA Silver, EI Silver, HH Gold, BW Gold, ABP, Seigneur des Horaires des Mucci
Posts: 14,217
First time attempting to use Avios... what a painful experience!
Going to monitor this thread for any seat availability. Nothing from JFK/EWR/PHL to DUB over the Jul 4 weekend (Have 200K to spend on first/business for 2).
I guess to use Avios you have to really plan a flight in advanced
Going to monitor this thread for any seat availability. Nothing from JFK/EWR/PHL to DUB over the Jul 4 weekend (Have 200K to spend on first/business for 2).
I guess to use Avios you have to really plan a flight in advanced
- Aer Lingus does not operate first class, nor from EWR, nor from PHL.
- The true, correct and current availability of Avios redemption seats on Aer Lingus can only be ascertained by telephoning BA Executive Club. It cannot be had online.
- Award flights tend to be in short supply around major holidays, and tend to be snapped up much earlier than 7 weeks before flying
- Consider EI102 the new daytime flight which may have better availability, but the plane is older.
I guess what I'm saying is if you need to be in Dublin on those dates, you need to get your credit card out.
Jul 15, 2015, 11:26 am
#233
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Jul 15, 2015, 12:08 pm
#234
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Since BA does not show IE availability on its website, stifle has pointed you in the right direction: call BA directly.
Jul 15, 2015, 2:44 pm
#235
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: IC Amb :-(, UA silver, BA Gold, SPG Plat, A-Club Plat, Marriott Plat
Posts: 913
Although some bloggers recommended checking UA's website for award availability, I never understood the concept. After IE left Oneworld (and now before they return), they have had a number of partners, but it's clear that IE did not make available to all partners the same award seats. In other words, simply because there was availability on UA, that did not mean that BA had the same access.
Since BA does not show IE availability on its website, stifle has pointed you in the right direction: call BA directly.
Since BA does not show IE availability on its website, stifle has pointed you in the right direction: call BA directly.
Jul 15, 2015, 10:33 pm
#236
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,634
I haven't looked recently but when I booked my last flight (just returned earlier this week) UA was showing 7+ seats in business (?!) but ExpertFlyer and BA were seeing only two. I found the actual EI seats that were bookable with Avios to match EF exactly and to vary wildly from what was shown on UA.
Aug 27, 2015, 7:26 am
#237
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: 2015 kettle
Posts: 653
In November I'm going ORD-DUB on EI. I booked my flight using 20,000 Avios. I would like to travel in Business, but there isn't any award availability. If it does open up, can I just pay the additional BA Avios required, or is there a change fee for this type of thing? Also, could I just use cash to buy up even though it's an award ticket using Avios?
Thanks. I'm Hoping to save my back some agony.
Thanks. I'm Hoping to save my back some agony.
Aug 27, 2015, 7:51 am
#238
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 747
In November I'm going ORD-DUB on EI. I booked my flight using 20,000 Avios. I would like to travel in Business, but there isn't any award availability. If it does open up, can I just pay the additional BA Avios required, or is there a change fee for this type of thing? Also, could I just use cash to buy up even though it's an award ticket using Avios?
Thanks. I'm Hoping to save my back some agony.
Thanks. I'm Hoping to save my back some agony.
No clue about the cash buy up.
Will say EI J was definitely a hit with the (now) wife, she has a lot of anxiety when it comes to flights, actually backed out of a NRT flight last year due to anxiety at the gate, however with J lie flat she didn't have near the anxiety, so would definitely recommend it if possible.