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Revisited: Booking a Transatlantic Flight on Aer Lingus with British Airways Avios

BySean November 18, 2014January 1, 2024

The cheapest way from the USA to Europe is by using British Airways Avios for a flight on Aer Lingus from Boston to either Dublin or Shannon. At 12,500 Avios for economy or 25,000 Avios for business, this redemption is one of the best mileage values out there!

Booking a Transatlantic Flight on Aer Lingus with British Airways Avios

BySean June 17, 2014January 1, 2024

The cheapest way from the USA to Europe is by using British Airways Avios for a flight on Aer Lingus from Boston to either Dublin or Shannon. At 12,500 Avios for economy or 25,000 Avios for business, this redemption is one of the best mileage values out there!

Review: Aer Lingus 757 Business Class Shannon to Boston

BySean June 13, 2014September 24, 2014

This is a review of Aer Lingus Business Class aboard their newly acquired B757-200 operated by Air Contractors from Shannon to Boston. This is a great value business class, and is wonderful for flying across the Atlantic using a small amount of British Airways Avios.

Back from Europe

BySean May 20, 2014

After almost three weeks, I’m back from Europe! Unfortunately, I was unable to provide regular updates on the blog due to the prohibitive expense and slowness of the Internet on our cruise ship. As much as I wanted to get some blog posts out there, the $0.75 per minute cost just wasn’t going to happen….

A Mediterranean Cruise and Four Days in Ireland – Planning the Flights

BySean April 29, 2014January 1, 2024

How I planned by flights for this trip to Europe on US Airways Envoy Suite business class to Venice using American miles. Returning using British Airways Avios for Aer Lingus from Shannon to Boston, combined with a cheap flight on Ryanair.

A Mediterranean Cruise and Four Days in Ireland – Introduction

BySean April 28, 2014January 1, 2024

Follow along as we fly US Airways Envoy class to Venice for a 12-night Holland America Cruise to the Greek Isles and Turkey aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam in the Pinnacle Suite. Following the cruise, I will detail our experience on Ryanair from Treviso to Dublin, our Ireland Adventure, and the flight back on Aer Lingus,