![]() ![]() I arrived at a quiet and clean Dublin airport and was quickly directed to the fairly vast Aer Lingus area in Terminal 2. We redeemed 30,000 Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan miles plus $57.75 in taxes and fees.ĭo check however cash fares, as Aer Lingus tickets across the Atlantic can be remarkably cheap, which makes using points less attractive.įor more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Booking an award seat on British Airways from PHL to London Heathrow (LHR) during an off-peak period would also cost 13,000 Avios, but with $229 added in taxes and fees.įor this flight, however, we took advantage of the partnership between Alaska Airlines and Aer Lingus to make a last-minute booking. For example, if you're flying during off-peak dates you can find availability from Philadelphia (PHL) to Dublin (DUB) for 13,000 Avios in economy and just over $100. One of the advantages of flying with Aer Lingus is that you can use Avios to book, with significantly cheaper taxes and booking fees than other airlines. With three in the fleet of the long-haul A321neoLR variant and five more to come, plus six of the even longer-range XLR model, you can bet that Aer Lingus will put it on flights to more destinations soon. It currently flies from Dublin to Philadelphia, Newark and Hartford, Connecticut, as well as Shannon to Boston. ![]() Most of Aer Lingus' 14 destinations in North America are served by twin-aisle Airbus A330 jets and a single-aisle Boeing 757, but the A321neo is appearing on more and more routes across the Atlantic. So when we had to fly TPG UK staffers from London to New York for the 2019 TPG Awards in December, UK Director of Content Nicky Kelvin took the Aer Lingus A321neo in business class from Dublin to Philadelphia, and I did the same, in economy. The A321neo is an interesting aircraft: a single-aisle plane crossing the Atlantic, something that used to be rare but is becoming more common. The launch of Aer Lingus' new A321neo routes to North America in 2019 was the perfect occasion to try out the Irish flag carrier's latest product, in lie-flat business class and economy. If you are going to fly Aer Lingus, don't check any bags.Here at The Points Guy we're all about testing out new ways to get from A to B. Their system was so broken down that even though I sent all the needed documentation, they refunded only a portion of what they premised. Then when we sought refunds for the things we needed replaced and had no assurance of ever seeing before we left. We had to replace many of the tools of our trade. The next 10 days and hours and hours on the phone were excruciating as our next assignment was fast approaching. There was no one to there to talk to and just a sign with a website for instructions. Arriving in Chicago we waited for our luggage only to find that 4 pieces had not arrived. Dublin was another big delay which was good otherwise we would have missed our flight. Granted, some of it could be attributed to the airport but the delay and luggage problems were all Aer Lingus. Returning from Manchester started with confusion and delay. ✅ Trip Verified | The service onboard and the flights themselves were ok, but the circus before and after were criminal. I was lucky that I have got a Dragon Pass Premier and able to use the lounge. It added to our frustration that the flights were delayed out of Belfast. She was not a good representative of the airline. It looked like her other colleague felt embarrassed in her behalf. My mate and I were trying to explain that at BHX, they’d let us combine our check-in baggage, but this woman won’t let us and she was argumentative. She treated us like we haven’t flown before. To say it was rude was an understatement. I’m also a BA Silver Executive Club member (nearly gold now). ![]() I have now flown over 59 airlines in total from 5 star airlines to 2 stars and over a hundred airports around the world from a small airport in Dunedin in New Zealand to the likes of Heathrow and Changi in Singapore, but the attitude of the check-in agent for Aer Lingus at BHD is something that I haven’t encountered anywhere. This review is not entirely about the baggage but the appalling attitude of the woman behind the check-in desk. Flying back from Belfast to Birmingham on EI3646 on the 9th of October, however was the complete opposite. ![]() My luggage including my friend’s were lumped into one since I had a 23kg baggage allowance. ✅ Trip Verified | BHX-BHD-BHX (7 Oct - 9 Oct) Check-in counter at Birmingham Airport was quite friendly and jolly and appeared happy to speak to customers. ![]()
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