Wide-Open Availability in Business Class to Ireland From 45,000 Miles

Over the next few months, we’re seeing wide-open availability in business class to Dublin and Shannon, Ireland.

These flights cost as few as 45,000 miles one-way and have several seats available, so you should book now before award space is booked up.

Let’s take a look at the details.

Award Alert — The Details

These awards are available through Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan and can be booked for as few as 45,000 miles one-way — though they jump up to 55,000 or 70,000 miles if you’re leaving from the Midwest or West Coast.

Aer Lingus is the operating carrier, which means taxes and fees will be less than $20 per ticket.

• Class: Business
• Routes: Hartford (BDL), Orlando (MCO), Cleveland (CLE), Toronto (YYZ), Washington, D.C. (IAD), New York (JFK), Boston (BOS), Philadelphia (PHL), Chicago (ORD), San Francisco (SFO), Denver (DEN), Los Angeles (LAX), Seattle (SEA), and Minneapolis (MSP) to Dublin (DUB) and Shannon (SNN)
• Dates: April to June 2025
• Rates: As few as 45,000 miles one-way

On some dates, we’ve found as many as 4 seats per flight in business class.

To search for available dates, you can use a tool like Seats.aero, which provides a big-picture overview across various dates and airports.

Once you’ve found your flights, you can then book them on Alaska’s website.

You can also add connecting flights if there’s award space, but depending on the distance, this could make your award tickets more expensive. You can also add a free stopover in Dublin or Shannon when booking through Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan.

Best Ways To Book

The best way to book these flights is to redeem Alaska Airlines miles. However, earning Alaska miles can be tough due to the program’s relative lack of transfer partners. If you have Bilt Rewards points, you can transfer them to Alaska Airlines at a 1:1 ratio.

There’s also an unofficial workaround for converting your American Express Membership Rewards to Alaska miles through Hawaiian Airlines.

To do so, you’ll first need to transfer your Amex points to your eligible Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles account. You can then transfer your Hawaiian Airlines miles to Alaska Airlines from there. All of this can be done at a 1:1 ratio and transfers usually process instantly.

Final Thoughts

We’ve found tons of business class award space with Aer Lingus in the next 3 months. Although it’s not a long time to travel, there are up to 4 seats available on some flights — not something we see all the time. And since Aer Lingus doesn’t pass on fuel surcharges, you’ll pay less than $20 in taxes and fees.

Even if you’re not interested in heading to Ireland, with rates this low, you can hop on a cheap intra-Europe flight to get where you’d really like to go. We don’t expect these prices to last long, so book soon if you want to take advantage!