American Airlines and Aer Lingus have taken another step toward tightening their transatlantic relationship, with good news for AAdvantage members.
This development has been a long time coming. Aer Lingus participates in the oneworld transatlantic joint venture alongside American, British Airways, Iberia, and Finnair, but key loyalty features have rolled out slowly since that partnership began in late 2020. First came codeshares in 2022. Reciprocal mileage earning was the next thing…that began in December 2023. Then came reciprocal elite benefits in late 2024. But still no reciprocal mileage redemptions…until now.
But the beauty of booking with AA is that you can tack on other flights, either on American Airlines’ own metal or on a partner and you are still charged the pricing based on origination and destination region. For example, you might find an itinerary from Helsinki – Dublin – Chicago – Dallas that includes segments on Finnair, Aer Lingus, and American and it will price the same as if you had bought Dublin – Chicago alone.
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