Avios.com used to be your go-to site for making Aer Lingus redemption bookings.
EI redemption flights are now usually available on BA.com but the "taxes & fees" are often higher on the BA website - and sometimes BA have less redemption seats available.
Avios.com will soon be closing down - and Aer Lingus redemptions will then be bookable on the Aer Lingus website.
Before the Avios.com closure happens I want to look at redemption prices so that we can compare and contrast once AerLingus.com functionality opens up.
For this analysis I'm using the London Heathrow to Ireland West Airport at Knock route - Aer Lingus is the only airline that flies LHR-NOC
If you book a single LHR - NOC it's 4,000 avios + £27.74 on Avios.com
And it's 4,000 avios + £50.74 on BA.com
If you book a single NOC - LHR it's 4,000 avios + £14.50 on Avios.com
And it's 4,000 avios + £35.90 on BA.com
(all passengers pay 10 euro "development fee" on departure)
The price of return redemptions on Avios.com is the same as booking two singles.
The price of return redemptions on BA is almost the same as booking two singles.
Avios.com redemptions come with one free hold bag, so I've never found a reason to pay the higher fees on BA.com
The Avios.com website is pretty awful, and sometimes Amex cards aren't accepted, but if the saving is significant I usually manage to use it
Hopefully redemptions on AerLingus.com will price the same as Avios.com rather than BA.com
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