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shonamac Jun 14, 2015 2:48 pm
Aer Lingus to join OW?
 
Does anyone have any updates on when Aer Lingus is due to join OW?

paul4040 Jun 14, 2015 3:20 pm
Originally Posted by phoochka (Post 24969510)
Does anyone have any updates on when Aer Lingus is due to join OW?
Probably when BA buy them. If they buy them, that is.

jerry a. laska Jun 14, 2015 4:58 pm
There is a great deal of discussion on this topic in the BA forum:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ght=lingus+iag

christep Jun 16, 2015 3:55 am
That would be "rejoin" for those of us with long memories...

Calchas Jun 18, 2015 8:08 am
Originally Posted by phoochka (Post 24969510)
Does anyone have any updates on when Aer Lingus is due to join OW?
A few months after IAG are able to purchase them, if that goes ahead.

SkyTeam777 Jul 23, 2015 2:18 am
Do oneworld Emeralds get any benefits on Aer Lingus at the moment...now that they have confirmed their intention to join? Or must we wait until the actual joining date?

Himeno Jul 23, 2015 4:18 am
Originally Posted by SkyTeam777 (Post 25159495)
Do oneworld Emeralds get any benefits on Aer Lingus at the moment...now that they have confirmed their intention to join? Or must we wait until the actual joining date?
You have to wait until they join, unless your member program has another deal with them (eg, QFFF currently earns points, but no status credits or lounge access)

jerry a. laska Jul 23, 2015 11:36 am
Originally Posted by SkyTeam777 (Post 25159495)
Do oneworld Emeralds get any benefits on Aer Lingus at the moment...now that they have confirmed their intention to join?

Or must we wait until the actual joining date?
No.
Yes.

1010101 Jul 23, 2015 9:53 pm
Originally Posted by SkyTeam777 (Post 25159495)
Do oneworld Emeralds get any benefits on Aer Lingus at the moment...now that they have confirmed their intention to join? Or must we wait until the actual joining date?
Depends on the OW program. You can accumulate miles on certain fares, but that's about it. BA/IB may start offering benefits before the official joining date though.

I wouldn't be too eager about them joining personally. Awful airline.

onobond Jul 26, 2015 5:07 am
Originally Posted by phol (Post 25164539)

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I wouldn't be too eager about them joining personally. Awful airline.
But for a SH positioning to DUB for ex-DUB sales tickets, still useable

JDiver Aug 6, 2018 3:01 pm
Of course, we know Aer Lingus won’t be joining oneworld anytime soon:

“We have no plans to join oneworld. We still have to do the business case for joining oneworld,” Aer Lingus CEO Stephen Kavanagh said Tuesday at the European Aviation Conference in Dublin, according to the Irish Independent. - Nov. 15, 2017, USA Today
But according to American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, AA (IAG?) seeks adding EI to the transatlantic AA-AY-BA-IB Joint Business Venture next year. Not much use to oneworld, nor probably to AA flyers - if AA marketed codeshares operated by EI sell at a premium over EI fares. Link to View From the Boarding Area Article.

serfty Aug 6, 2018 3:27 pm
Maybe they will join sooner or later as an Affiliate?

ernestnywang Aug 7, 2018 10:30 pm
Originally Posted by serfty (Post 30054568)
Maybe they will join sooner or later as an Affiliate?
I thought oneworld connect would be for EI as well, so EI can choose to only work with some OW carriers, i. e., AA, BA, IB, AY, and perhaps the one they maintain FFP relationship with, CX and QF?


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