How to Pay For Flights With Avios
Did you know you can pay or part pay for flights with Avios? This post will show you how.
Are you clocking up your Avios balance with no real plan on how to spend them? Is your Avios balance so low that you think it’s worthless? Or are you still not convinced about the benefits of collecting Avios? If you answered yes to any, or all of those questions, then perhaps the ‘Pay with Avios’ button is meant for you.
It doesn’t matter if you have only accumulated a few hundred Avios, you can still use them to pay for Aer Lingus flights with Avios. In one simple transaction you can use your Avios to pay for flights online or via the Aer Lingus app.
Hopefully by now you know that there are many ways to collect Avios and how easy it is to collect them on on everyday spend. There are new partners joining all the time, making it easier and easier to accumulate Avios. However, I am not so sure we are all masters at spending them!
I had been collecting Avios for many years before finally spending them on an upgrade to business class, which I thoroughly enjoyed! However, I understand many of you have smaller amounts of Avios and wish to use them. Well thanks to Pay with Avios, it has never been easier to spend them!
How to Pay for Aer Lingus Flights with Avios:
Using flights to Malaga as an example below, you will see various pay options are shown automatically, once you are logged in to your account and you have sufficient Avios balance in your AerClub account.
The discount options will depend on your Avios balance and the total cost of your journey. You can use Avios to discount your entire basket price when booking, including flights, baggage, lounge passes, seats & meals.
You can see from the screen shot below that I can use 3275 Avios to save €23 off my flight, 7075 Avios to save €46, 12625 Avios to save €77 or 42,000 to save €231. You simply click on which ever amount to want to use and it will be deducted from your flight cost.
Another great benefit is if you pay for Aer Lingus flights with Avios, you will still earn Avios and Tier Credits on the booking.
Are there any times that I can not Pay with Avios?
1. If you want to pay for Aer Lingus flights with Avios – you need to do it when you are making a booking on AerLingus.com. You cannot pay with Avios over the phone to the Aer Lingus call centre.
2. If there is a codeshare segment on your booking, or if you have a group booking ( 7 passengers or more ), you are unable to use the ‘Pay with Avios’ system.
3. You cannot use Avios to pay for the addition of other passengers to an existing booking, or to discount the purchase price of flights in existing bookings.
4. You are unable to use Avios to pay for ancillaries such as DAA Fast track.
For a full list of Ts&Cs click here.
Still not joined AerClub?
If by any chance you have not joined AerClub yet – now is your chance! It is so easy to join, simply click here. By joining AerClub you will enjoy the benefits of being part of a global network of partners and you can pay for flights with Avios! You can also use Avios to pay for hotels, car hire and travel experiences.
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