[Biz Class Deal Alert] Aer Lingus business class to Dublin or Shannon

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Deal details: Fly Aer Lingus business class from Boston, Cleveland, Minneapolis, New York, and Philadelphia to and from Dublin and Shannon, Ireland.

Routes: BOS/DUB, BOS/SNN, CLE/DUB, MSP/DUB, JFK/DUB, PHL/DUB

Airline: Aer Lingus

Programs to book with: Aer Lingus (Avios), Alaska

Travel timeline: January through April 2026

Cost: 45-55k through Alaska; 50-60k through Aer Lingus

Transfer partners: American Express, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Chase, Wells Fargo, Rove

Summary: Fly lie-flat business class on Aer Lingus for as low as 45k points one way between now and April 2026

Why I like this deal: 1) Great cost, 2) up to 4 seats, 3) availability during Spring Break

BOS-DUB
January: 1, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19-22, 25-29, 31
February: 1, 2, 5, 7-10, 15-27
March: 1-4, 6-10, 12, 17-19, 21-31
April: 1-12
DUB-BOS
January: 9, 12-17, 21-29
February: 2-7, 9-20, 23-27
March: 1-13, 16-21, 23-29
April: 1-12

BOS-SNN
January: 2, 4, 9-13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 24-28, 31
February: 1, 4, 5, 8-11, 14, 16-19, 21-24, 26-28
March: 1-3, 5, 6, 8-11, 15-17, 19, 21-25, 27-31
April: 1-3, 5, 9, 12-15, 19-21, 23, 25-27, 30
May: 4-6
SNN-BOS
January: 8, 10, 13-18, 20-22, 24, 25, 27-31
February: 1-8, 10-13, 15, 16, 18-21, 23, 25-28
March: 1-12, 14-17, 19, 21, 24-31
April: 1-3, 5-11, 13-19, 21, 22, 24, 27-30
May: 1-5, 7, 9

CLE-DUB
January: 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 28, 30
February: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27
March: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11
April: None
DUB-CLE
January: 11, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30
February: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27
March: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13
April: None

MSP-DUB
January: 4, 5, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30
February: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23
March: None
April: None
DUB-MSP
January: 9, 14, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 28, 30
February: 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27
March: 1
April: None

JFK-DUB
January: 7, 10, 20, 21, 28, 31
February: 3, 16, 19, 23-26
March: 1-7, 9-11
April: None
DUB-JFK
January: 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 26
February: 2-4, 6, 9-11, 15, 17-20, 23-28
March: 2-10
April: None

PHL-DUB
January: 1, 3, 4, 6-8, 10
February: 19
March: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 17, 17, 23-26, 28-31
April: 3, 5, 7-10, 12
DUB-PHL
January: 13, 21
February: 11, 18
March: 1-10, 12-17, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, 31
April: 1-12

Aer Lingus: 50k or 60k points depending on peak or off peak + $150-213 in tax/fees each way. $55 for changes/cancellations.
Transfer Partners: Direct from Amex, Chase, Bilt, and Wells Fargo. Indirect from Capital One (BA→EI) and Citi (Qatar→BA). Rove also has a 20% bonus to Finnair→EI.

If you want to transfer Avios between accounts, use the Avios.com website, specifically this transfer Avios section here. You will need to link your various accounts.

New to Rove? Sign up and get 1,500 miles (affiliate). However, you need 2,000 Rove miles to transfer to a partner.

Alaska Airlines: 45k or 55k points depending on distance +$55 in tax/fees each way. Free changes but a $12.50 non-refundable partner booking fee won’t be returned if you cancel.
Transfer Partners: Bilt

Quickly find availability using Alaska’s calendar view, then book directly with Aer Lingus or Alaska.

1) On Alaska’s site, enter your destination, choose a date (we will move to calendar view later so not that important), but choose “Flexible dates”, and “Use points”. Then search.

2) Calendar view should pop up. But we will want to change fare type to “Partner business”.

3) Confirm the date has the number of available seats, then book with your preferred program.

To book with Aer Lingus

1) You will need to log in to your account or create one if you haven’t already.

2) You can click here to visit the Aer Lingus Avios reward site, or you can get there from the Aer Lingus site. On the homepage, hover over “AerClub” and choose “Book a Reward Flight”. Then you will have to click an option that says “Buy a Reward Flight” that will redirect you to another Aer Lingus site that lets you use Avios.

3) Put in dates and destination, and I personally like to search for one-way flights. Then hit search.

4) Find the dates that work for you and book. Don’t forget, Aer Lingus uses Avios which can be freely transferred across other Avios programs such as British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, or Finnair. Although all these programs use Avios, they all charge a different amount with Aer Lingus having the best pricing.

Flights will either be on an A321 (narrowbody) or an A330 (widebody). Some seats are certainly better than others and depend on your travel situation.

A321

A330

Review #1: DUB-BOS on the A330 (One Mile at a Time)
Review #2: MSP-DUB on A321XLR (One Mile at a Time)

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