Aer Lingus flights from Manchester are now bookable via British Airways Holidays

After many delays, the Aer Lingus long-haul services from Manchester Airport are finally going to start this week.

The first flight to Barbados is due to depart on 20th October. This will be followed by:

• New York on 1st December
• Orlando on 11th December
• Boston in Summer 2022

These Aer Lingus services are now bookable via BA Holidays – see here.

Booking via BA Holidays comes with a number of benefits:

• booking a business class flight with a hotel or car hire can sometimes be cheaper than just booking a flight

• you can pay a small deposit now with the balance not due until a few weeks before travel

• you receive an additional 1 Avios per £1 on your spending with BA Holidays

• you receive double Avios (3 per £1) when you pay with a British Airways Premium Plus American Express

BA Holidays offers from Manchester can be found here.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2024)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.