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Gold Circle Club – Overview of Benefits

Benefit Elite Prestige Gold
Free+ flights Y Y Y
Upgrades on Aer Lingus flights Y Y Y
Lounge access when travelling on Aer Lingus scheduled flights Y Y Y
Lounge access when travelling on oneworld scheduled flights Y Y  
Dedicated booking line Y    
Dietary meal preference recorded for Trans-Atlantic scheduled flights Y Y Y
Priority check-in for Trans-Atlantic scheduled flights Y Y Y
Priority baggage for Trans-Atlantic scheduled flights Y Y Y
Personalised luggage tags Y Y Y
Non-airline partner redemptions Y Y  
4 complimentary upgrades* on Aer Lingus flights Y    
Customer service line available during normal business hours Y    
Partner membership* of the Gold Circle Club at Gold level. Y    
1 free+ return flight for partner on Aer Lingus flights Y    
Guaranteed flight booking* on Aer Lingus flights (Please note that a maximum of 2 Elite seat guaranteed seats are permitted on a fully booked flight and bookings must be made 24 hours before the flight) Y    
Advance notice of special offers Y Y Y
+ Subject to availability and paying all of the applicable taxes & charges.
+*Terms and conditions apply.


Gold Circle Club

As a Gold Circle Applicant you can earn Application Points when travelling on Aer Lingus services only. You will need to register 2,400 Application Points in a continuous 12-month period to qualify as a Gold Circle Member. Once you become a qualified Gold Circle Member your Application Points will be given Club status and can be used towards flight redemptions.
 
Qualified Gold Circle members earn Gold Circle Points when travelling on Aer Lingus and oneworld scheduled flights; and when availing of selected non-airline partner offers. To maintain membership of the Gold Circle Club you will need to earn 2,400 Gold Circle Points from flight activity in the previous 12 months (excluding bonus points).
 
When travelling with a oneworld member airline, you will be recognised as a oneworld Ruby member, entitling you to more service benefits.
 

Benefits include the following:

  • Access to Gold Circle Club Lounges at most departure points on our scheduled network when travelling on Aer Lingus scheduled flights.
  • Free+ flights
  • Flight upgrades
  • Meal preference recorded on Trans-Atlantic flights
  • Priority check-in for Trans-Atlantic scheduled flights

  • Personalised luggage tags
  • Deals with selected partners
+ Subject to availability and paying all of the applicable taxes & charges


Gold Circle Prestige

Membership of this tier is based on you earning 4,800 Gold Circle Points in the previous 12 months. This tier level offers you even more privileges and benefits, for example, spending your Points with selected partners and recognition as an oneworld Sapphire member.
 

Benefits include the following:

  • Access to the Aer Lingus Gold Circle Club lounges and over 340 oneworld lounges. Access to oneworld, Frequent Flyer or Business class lounges when travelling on Aer Lingus or oneworld scheduled flights.
  • Free+ flights
  • Flight upgrades
  • Meal preference recorded for Trans-Atlantic flights.
  • Priority check-in for Trans-Atlantic scheduled flights.
  • Deals with selected partners.
  • Personalised luggage tags
+ Subject to availability and paying all of the applicable taxes & charges


Gold Circle Elite

Gold Circle Elite is the top tier of the frequent flyer programme. Membership of this tier is based earning 8,400 Points in the previous 12 months. As a member of this tier you will be given oneworld Emerald status. In appreciation of your loyalty in reaching this tier level, we offer you many distinctive benefits, including: dedicated customer service phone lines, membership of the Gold Circle Club for a nominated partner, plus 1 complimentary ticket, on Aer Lingus services, for your spouse or partner when travelling with you.
 

Benefits include the following:

  • Access to Gold Circle Club lounges, oneworld, frequent flyer lounges and business class lounges, when travelling with Aer Lingus and oneworld partner airlines on scheduled flights.
  • Free flights+
  • Flight upgrades
  • Dedicated reservation phone lines, number on the back of your Elite card.
  • Dietary meal preference for Trans-Atlantic flights
  • Priority check-in and baggage delivery for Trans-Atlantic flights
  • Priority customer service number during normal business hours, number on the back of your Elite card.
  • Personalised luggage tags 4 one-way complimentary upgrades*
  • Membership of the Gold Circle Club for Elite members nominated partner
  • 1 complimentary ticket+ for spouse or partner when flying with you*
  • Ability to reserve a seat on a fully booked Aer Lingus flight*. (Maximum of 2 Elite members facilitated with 24 hours notice)
+ Subject to availability and paying all of the applicable taxes & charges
* Terms and conditions apply.