Aer Lingus – what would you do?

[safetycard]

Here’s one for your thoughts.

Booking Aer Lingus One Way IAD to BRS via DUB.

J – €2191
Y – €745

Or J Avios 50k plus about £130

Or cash Y and J upgrade for 37k.

I can’t quite work the maths out to see which is going to be best. Appreciate any thoughts. (If I was going to get BA TP’s I’d go cash!)

[SamG]

Not sure how EI prices one ways vs returns but check J out Y back for a random cheap date and don’t use it

Otherwise 50k + £130 looks good – otherwise you’re paying €745 for 13k Avios (+whatever little bit you’d earn back)?

[safetycard]

Good shout. J out and Y return now coming in at 1,900. That’s the Y as a flex ticket which I can cancel for a voucher.

Or 2494 for a flex ticket which I can cancel for cash minus 15%, so would get 895 back. So a total of 1599. (Assuming I can cancel a second leg?)

Now to just decide whether I want to burn the Avios or save them.

[SamG]

It still looks like a good use of points to just do straight Avios to me but depends what else you’d potentially you’d use them for