Award availability
Oct 4, 2023, 6:02 pm
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London / Los Angeles
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Not seeing avios availbility
Anyone able to find short haul avios availability on Aer Lingus either on avios.com or BA website? I cannot find any on any dates when normally there is loads.
Oct 5, 2023, 1:35 am
#2
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Oct 5, 2023, 9:43 am
#3
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Perhaps Aer Lingus have decided to no longer allow avios redemptions within 2 months or perhaps, more likely, this is an IT issue. Ill try phoning them.
Oct 5, 2023, 4:35 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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It looks like there is no availability for the next 2 months on any route(at least short haul). Try NOC-LHR for example, before Dec 5th(2 months from now) I cannot find a single day with availability. On or after Dec 5th, I cannot see a single day without availability. Other routes e.g. DUB-LHR are the same.
Perhaps Aer Lingus have decided to no longer allow avios redemptions within 2 months or perhaps, more likely, this is an IT issue. Ill try phoning them.
Perhaps Aer Lingus have decided to no longer allow avios redemptions within 2 months or perhaps, more likely, this is an IT issue. Ill try phoning them.
It definitely wouldn't be a change to say you need to book outside of 2 months
Oct 6, 2023, 5:39 am
#5
Join Date: Oct 2019
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Wishful thinking EI had gifted me 100+ tier points 😄. I also received you've retained your concierge email.
It seems they've spotted the error and yesterday adjusted my tier points down.
Oct 8, 2023, 11:54 am
#6
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Tyrone,EU
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yeap, something definitely screwy with avios short haul. No redemption flights for BHD->BHX on emerald either via BA or Avios.com for Nov.
But pick literally any day you like on united.com for the same flights using united miles.
But pick literally any day you like on united.com for the same flights using united miles.
Oct 28, 2023, 5:24 am
#7
Join Date: May 2009
Location: GLA
Posts: 1,214
Award availability
I'm trying to book a GLA-DUB return for next month, and I can't find any availability. Is this normal? I thought I remembered this being an easy route to get awards, but I haven't gotten one in a year or so.
Oct 28, 2023, 7:33 am
#8
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Don't know why there's no availability though, so can't help you there, I'm afraid!
Oct 28, 2023, 9:44 am
#9
Join Date: May 2009
Location: GLA
Posts: 1,214
The flights I want are are around ~£260, seems like a lot for 30-minute flights. I have Avios that are about to expire so I thought I might as well use them for this. I checked from Edinburgh as well, they also have no availability.
Oct 29, 2023, 3:57 am
#12
Join Date: Oct 2023
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There is definitely something going on. I had planned flights from BHX-DUB-BHX September 2024. Availability was showing as 5 seats per flight on every flight throughout the day. Tried to book last week and whilst payment went through the avios didn’t and booking failed. Tried to book this morning and availability is only on the last flight of each day in question, with 8 seats on this flights. This is absolutely no use for me. Our flight gets in at 1000 from ORD. I really didn’t want to have to wait until 1900 for the last leg
Oct 29, 2023, 1:14 pm
#13
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Been going on for quite a qhile, initially discussed on this thread
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/aer-...ailbility.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/aer-...ailbility.html
Oct 30, 2023, 4:06 am
#14
Join Date: May 2009
Location: GLA
Posts: 1,214
Been going on for quite a qhile, initially discussed on this thread
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/aer-...ailbility.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/aer-...ailbility.html
Last edited by giblet; Oct 30, 2023 at 5:29 am Reason: Removed because now I can see them on UA.
Oct 31, 2023, 7:50 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2023
Posts: 43
There is definitely something going on. I had planned flights from BHX-DUB-BHX September 2024. Availability was showing as 5 seats per flight on every flight throughout the day. Tried to book last week and whilst payment went through the avios didn’t and booking failed. Tried to book this morning and availability is only on the last flight of each day in question, with 8 seats on this flights. This is absolutely no use for me. Our flight gets in at 1000 from ORD. I really didn’t want to have to wait until 1900 for the last leg