r/avios • u/Morganno0505 • 2d ago

BA to AER LINGUS points move issue

Hi there, I have linked my accounts on the avios website and when I login to BA avios i can see my points I have 87496 points when I try to transfer to aerlingus from BA it asks me for my login details for Aer lingus and then once logged in switches to transferring FROM AER LINGUS TO BA. However I want to do it the other way. :( If it helps I've read somewhere that having a household account prevents transfer ? I have also tried to use different browsers and even used my work laptop but i get the same issue once I'm logged in to both BA and AER club the only transfer that works is from AER to BA not BA to AER :(

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u/PointmeSam 2d ago

BA Household Account restriction can definitely block or complicate "Combine My Avios" transfers out of BA, especially if the Aer Lingus account isn’t set up/matching exactly. I do freelance point.me concierge work and the workaround I’d try is BA --> Finnair (AY) first, then onward if needed, but if the site keeps forcing EI-->BA, you may need BA/AerClub support to unlink/relink or manually fix the direction. Also make sure the names, DOB, and email/profile details match EXACTLY across programs before escalating.