Good Aer Lingus business class flight deal to New York from Paris

Yesterday we covered the new Aer Lingus sale from Manchester.

Whilst primarily aimed at economy deals on the direct routes to New York, Orlando and Barbados, it did feature direct flights to New York JFK in business class for £1,500 return. It’s not a bad price in the current market and the fare is widely available.

Luxury Flight Club flagged up an exceptional deal from Paris, however.

For €1,155 (£990) you can fly Aer Lingus in business class from Paris to New York. This fare is available for much of the next year and, even better the fare is refundable for a 15% fee and an administration fee.

Here’s an example via aerlingus.com:

These flights change aircraft in Dublin and so you will clear US immigration there. You land in New York as a domestic passenger and walk straight out of the airport.

Unfortunately, because Aer Lingus flights still do not earn British Airways Executive Club tier points, there is no ‘status’ reason to book this deal. You also won’t earn a huge number of Avios, because the Aer Lingus scheme now rewards you on what you spend – which isn’t much.

The only reason to book would be a) to save a lot of money on a business class flight (in return for a diversion to Paris and back to Dublin) or b) to try out Aer Lingus business class. That said, if you are time rich, (relatively) cash poor and an aviation enthusiast it could work.

You can check pricing on aerlingus.com here.

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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.

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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.