One of the perks of the Bank of Ireland Aer Credit Card are the two pairs of return flights you get when you spend €5,000 on the card. You do have to pay the taxes, but how much can you actually save on flights?
When you unlock the reward upon meeting the spend limit, you then have one year to redeem them. I decided to take the plunge for the first time recently and this is what I found.
How Much Did I Save On Flights?
Aer Lingus recently put flights on sale to Malta and over the years people have raved to me about the country. So many in fact that I decided this is where I would like to go.
After completing the online form, I waited for a couple of days until the Irish airline got back to me. Turns out my request was successful and I was duly asked to pay the taxes and charges.
Well, the rack rate for the same flights, at the cheapest fare, is €166.83. This is a saving of €138.00 which is pretty decent in my book. I think I might put that towards a nice hotel when on the ground in Malta.
Overall Thoughts
I am sure it is possible to get even better value out of these, but that’s where I wanted to go. The logic behind my decision was that there was sure to be plenty of availability for the Bank of Ireland reward flights, and so here we are.
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