News in brief: Aer Lingus joins 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 .....

News in brief: Aer Lingus joins British Airways Holidays After many delays, the Aer Lingus long-haul services .....

19 Oct 202119 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

News in brief: Earn double Virgin Points with WorldHotels – and save £100 with Amex American Express recently launched a generous cashback offer with WorldHotels. If you haven’t heard of .....

News in brief: Earn double Virgin Points with WorldHotels – and save £100 with Amex American Express .....

3 Oct 20213 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Aer Lingus has unveiled its refurbished lounge in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. Features include new ‘seating pods’, wireless charging points, contactless food and drink ordering and .....

Aer Lingus has unveiled its refurbished lounge in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. Features include new .....

5 Sep 20215 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Aer Lingus has announced that flights from Bristol to Dublin will restart today, Sunday 1st August. This was previously an Aer Lingus Regional route operated by the now defunct Stobart Air under a .....

Aer Lingus has announced that flights from Bristol to Dublin will restart today, Sunday 1st August. This was .....

1 Aug 20211 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

IAG, the Spanish parent company of Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and British Airways, published its half year financial results this morning. There are some interesting bits and pieces, including hints .....

IAG, the Spanish parent company of Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and British Airways, published its half year .....

30 Jul 202130 July 2021 by Rhys Jones • 76 comments

As we covered over the weekend, Aer Lingus Regional – run as a franchise by Stobart Air – collapsed into administration on Friday evening. The airline was currently running twelve routes. .....

As we covered over the weekend, Aer Lingus Regional – run as a franchise by Stobart Air – .....

17 Jun 202117 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Aer Lingus has bowed to the inevitable and announced a delay in the launch of its direct flights from Manchester to North America. The plan was to launch the following from Manchester: New York, daily .....

Aer Lingus has bowed to the inevitable and announced a delay in the launch of its direct flights from .....

17 Jun 202117 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Aer Lingus Regional, which is run on a franchise basis by Stobart Air, collapsed last night as Stobart Air went into administration. Twelve routes were currently operating under the franchise deal but .....

Aer Lingus Regional, which is run on a franchise basis by Stobart Air, collapsed last night as Stobart Air .....

12 Jun 202112 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Aer Lingus has launched a major change to its ‘Part Pay With Avios’ model. It is possible that British Airways will follow down the same route at some point. Effective immediately, you can .....

Aer Lingus has launched a major change to its ‘Part Pay With Avios’ model. It is possible that .....

22 May 202122 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

It won’t make up for the temporary loss of Qatar Airways services, but two new Avios options will soon be available from Cardiff Airport. Aer Lingus is opening two routes: Cardiff to Dublin, .....

It won’t make up for the temporary loss of Qatar Airways services, but two new Avios options will soon .....

8 May 20218 May 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

I got an interesting email from Aer Lingus yesterday saying that it was deleting the credit card details that I had stored in my Aer Club account profile. It said: “We are making changes to how .....

I got an interesting email from Aer Lingus yesterday saying that it was deleting the credit card details that .....

7 Apr 20217 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2022?  We have turned the Aer Lingus peak and off peak into a neat little table, below, which gives a better overview .....

What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2022?  We have turned the Aer .....

6 Apr 20216 April 2021 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points?  This article looks at the British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus peak and off-peak Avios calendars for 2021 and 2022. Remember .....

What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points?  This article looks at the British .....

29 Mar 202129 March 2021 by Rhys Jones • 27 comments

Aer Lingus has finally confirmed its first three routes from Manchester Airport – and they are not fully what we were expecting. Aer Lingus is launching the following flights: New York, daily .....

Aer Lingus has finally confirmed its first three routes from Manchester Airport – and they are not fully .....

24 Mar 202124 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments