Flights through Avios
Jun 27, 2017, 4:13 pm
#1
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Flights through Avios
Not sure if this is the correct place to ask this but hopefully someone can advise.
Looking to for 2 of us to fly from GLA to DUB next month using avios points. Looking on Aer Lingus website and the fare has £38 out tax and £30 back tax each . Look on Avios.com and it is 9000 Avios each return but a whopping £218 tax?
How does that work?
Looking to for 2 of us to fly from GLA to DUB next month using avios points. Looking on Aer Lingus website and the fare has £38 out tax and £30 back tax each . Look on Avios.com and it is 9000 Avios each return but a whopping £218 tax?
How does that work?
Jun 27, 2017, 4:29 pm
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Aer Lingus GLA-DUB taxes, fees and carrier charges per person as follows:
It's really a terrible use of avios. How much are cash fares for your dates? I just did a search for a random date in July and the cheapest fare GLA-DUB was £22 on Ryanair, £30 on Aer Lingus. That's total cost, not just tax (AE doesn't apply YQ to those fares).
United Kingdom Air Passenger Duty APD (GB) £13.00
United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge Departures (UB) £13.33
EI YQ surcharge (YQ) £30.14
EI YR surcharge (YR) £40.00
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) £14.90
United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge Departures (UB) £13.33
EI YQ surcharge (YQ) £30.14
EI YR surcharge (YR) £40.00
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) £14.90
Jun 27, 2017, 4:34 pm
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Just had a look for 1 person on EI for next April and it is 8,000 avios + £109.09 for a return, so your £218 figure is a total for 2?
I can't see the breakdown on avios.com so had a look at itamatrix which shows:
United Kingdom Air Passenger Duty APD (GB) £13.00
United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge Departures (UB) £13.33
EI YQ surcharge (YQ) £30.14
EI YR surcharge (YR) £40.00
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) £14.90
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£111.37 taxes, fees, charges per person
So the figure on avios.com seems right. Not great use of avios though.
I can't see the breakdown on avios.com so had a look at itamatrix which shows:
United Kingdom Air Passenger Duty APD (GB) £13.00
United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge Departures (UB) £13.33
EI YQ surcharge (YQ) £30.14
EI YR surcharge (YR) £40.00
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) £14.90
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£111.37 taxes, fees, charges per person
So the figure on avios.com seems right. Not great use of avios though.
Jun 27, 2017, 4:45 pm
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The lack of RFS in EI flights is nothing to do with the CTA. RFS is only for BA flights so doesn't apply for any other partner bookings using avios. However, it is available for I intra-UK routes as well as LHR-DUB routes. In fact if you route GLA-LHR-DUB you could price up as an RFS at 8,000/9,000 avios + (2 x £17.50) per person.
Jun 27, 2017, 4:45 pm
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Reward Flight Savers only apply to BA operated flights. So LON-DUB on BA is fine. LON-DUB, GLA-DUB etc on Aer Lingus isn't.
Jun 28, 2017, 6:19 am
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Thanks for the advice appreciate it. I looked at Ryanair but the flights are only reasonable if I want to fly at 7am or 11pm which I don't And by the time I add on extras like luggage its not so cheap. I'm really surprised at the cost of some of these flights tbh. Will reconsider my options I think
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Thanks again
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Thanks again
Jun 28, 2017, 7:42 am
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EI DUB-LHR
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) €16.95
EI YQ surcharge (YQ) €19.10
EI YR surcharge (YR) €23.00
EI DUB-GLA
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) €16.95
EI YQ surcharge (YQ) €18.05
EI YR surcharge (YR) €23.00
For comparison BA TFC in Y one way:
BA DUB-LHR
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) €13.70
Jun 28, 2017, 8:20 am
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Thanks for the advice appreciate it. I looked at Ryanair but the flights are only reasonable if I want to fly at 7am or 11pm which I don't And by the time I add on extras like luggage its not so cheap. I'm really surprised at the cost of some of these flights tbh. Will reconsider my options I think
Glasgow Central to Dublin Connolly via Holyhead is £44 (advance booking not required). Depart Glasgow at 10:40, arrive Dublin 19:55.
Or, since you're in Ayrshire, via Cairnryan and Belfast for a similar price?
Jun 28, 2017, 10:10 am
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This is the TFC breakdown for an EI one way in Y to LHR and GLA.
EI DUB-LHR
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) 16.95
EI YQ surcharge (YQ) 19.10
EI YR surcharge (YR) 23.00
EI DUB-GLA
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) 16.95
EI YQ surcharge (YQ) 18.05
EI YR surcharge (YR) 23.00
For comparison BA TFC in Y one way:
BA DUB-LHR
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) 13.70
EI DUB-LHR
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) 16.95
EI YQ surcharge (YQ) 19.10
EI YR surcharge (YR) 23.00
EI DUB-GLA
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) 16.95
EI YQ surcharge (YQ) 18.05
EI YR surcharge (YR) 23.00
For comparison BA TFC in Y one way:
BA DUB-LHR
Ireland Passenger Charge (UP) 13.70
Jun 28, 2017, 11:07 am
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hello from an Ayrshire girl btw!
