Aggressive £970 BA Club World fares to NYC from Dublin
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I have dropped this in as one of the rare middle-of-the-day posts because this seems to be a very good deal.
I am running a full post tomorrow on the new British Airways Club World and First Class sale, which you may have had an email about from BA. The deals are not exciting.
There are some excellent deals from Europe however.
In particular, I want to point out Dublin to New York in Club World / Business.
This is currently pricing up on ba.com at €1,187 (£967) if you take the direct American Airlines flight from Dublin to New York JFK.
(You will earn Avios and British Airways tier points on this flight. You will also clear US customs and immigration in Dublin, so no queuing when you land.)
Alternatively, it prices at €1,249 (£1,018) if you fly from Dublin to Heathrow on BA or Aer Lingus and then onwards to New York. This would maximise your tier points if you were chasing BA status.
This fare is valid for travel in July and August plus the last week of November and December 23 to January 2.
Flyertalk also reports good deals to Orlando and decent deals starting in Amsterdam – it is worth having a play around with ba.com to see what you can find if you are planning a US trip. Some destinations have more flexible travel dates than New York.
Remember that you MUST – if you fly via London – take the first flight from Dublin or your entire ticket will be cancelled. If you don’t have checked baggage, you would be OK (as a one-off) to skip the last leg back to Dublin.
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There are two official British Airways American Express cards:

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