It’s been a good week for business-class deal hunters. We saw incredible Air France Flying Blue business-class award space earlier this week and then stumbled upon first-class flights to Hawaii as low as 40,000 each way.
But right now, you can fly up to four people to Europe in lie-flat business class as low as 45,000 miles each way.
The deal was first reported by Frequent Miler, which flagged the wide-open award space from the East Coast to Europe on Aer Lingus.
Aer Lingus operates lie-flat seats across the Pond, which will make for a comfortable journey even if the flight is quick.
![Aer Lingus business class. NICKY KELVIN/THE POINTS GUY](https://i0.wp.com/thepointsguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Nicky-Kelvin-Aer-Lingus-A321-Business-DUB-PHL-30-of-88.jpg?fit=1410,940px&ssl=1)
Deal basics
Airline: Aer Lingus
Routes: From New York, Philadelphia and Boston to Dublin.
How to book: Book via Alaska Airlines or through British Airways or Aer Lingus using Avios (starting at 60,000 miles one-way).
Travel dates: From now until September.
Sample flights
We found good availability for nonstop flights from John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Dublin Airport (DUB) in June and July for just 45,000 Alaska miles each way, plus $19 in taxes and fees on the outbound and $55 on the return.
![Alaska business class availability on Aer Lingus.](https://thepointsguy.freetls.fastly.net/us/originals/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-16-at-8.33.17 PM.png)
Amazingly, there is availability for as many as four people in business class on many flights, as you can see in the screenshots below.
![Alaska Airlines awards on Aer Lingus. ALASKA](https://thepointsguy.freetls.fastly.net/us/originals/2024/05/Alaska-Airlines-awards-on-Aer-Lingus.-ALASKA-.jpg)
![Award availability for family of four.](https://thepointsguy.freetls.fastly.net/us/originals/2024/05/Award-availability-for-family-of-four.-.jpg)
![Award space for 2 in July.](https://thepointsguy.freetls.fastly.net/us/originals/2024/05/Award-space-for-2-in-July.-.jpg)
![Price for four people to Dublin.](https://thepointsguy.freetls.fastly.net/us/originals/2024/05/Price-for-four-people-to-Dublin.-.jpg)
![Alaska business class availability on Aer Lingus.](https://thepointsguy.freetls.fastly.net/us/originals/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-16-at-8.34.05 PM.png)
There’s also limited availability from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).
![Alaska business class availability on Aer Lingus.](https://thepointsguy.freetls.fastly.net/us/originals/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-16-at-8.35.21 PM.png)
There are also flights to and from Philadelphia for the same rock-bottom 45,000 Alaska miles each way.
![Flights to and from Philadelphia for 45,000 Alaska miles each way.](https://thepointsguy.freetls.fastly.net/us/originals/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-16-at-8.56.39 PM.png)
You can even add a stopover online at Alaska, though the trip gets more expensive and it’s not as easy to find business class round-trip as you can see in the screenshot below. Still, 82,500 for a multiple-leg itinerary is pretty good, in my opinion.
![A redemption with a stopover added. ALASKA](https://thepointsguy.freetls.fastly.net/us/originals/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-16-at-8.45.16 PM.png)
You can also book these flights using Aer Lingus or British Airways Avios, but those awards start at 60,000 one-way and generally will see higher taxes and fees.
Related: Business class on the A321neo Dublin to Philadelphia.
Maximize your purchase
When you book this deal, or any flights, be sure to use a credit card for the taxes and fees that earns you bonus points on airfare purchases, such as:
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card: 2 points per dollar spent on travel
- American Express® Gold Card: 3 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through amextravel.com
- The Platinum Card® from American Express: 5 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel (on up to $500,000 of these purchases per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar)
- Chase Sapphire Reserve®: 3 points per dollar spent on travel
- Citi Strata Premier℠ Card (see rates and fees): 3 points per dollar spent on air travel
Bottom line
![Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 Dublin Airport DUB](https://thepointsguy.freetls.fastly.net/us/originals/2023/04/Planes-Zach-Griff18-1.jpg)
This deal provides a relatively inexpensive way to visit Europe. Even if your final destination isn’t Dublin, with Alaska you can add a stopover there and continue on potentially to mainland Europe. It might also be worth positioning to Dublin and booking a cheap connecting flight to somewhere elsewhere in Europe.
If you don’t have Hawaiian Airlines miles, you can transfer from the American Express Membership Rewards program. It offers a 1:1 transfer ratio and periodic transfer bonuses.
You might also want to consider opening a Hawaiian Airlines credit card to get a stash of miles for future redemptions. I recently opened both a personal and a business card, which I explain further in this article.
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