First Class down from $19,623 to $6,817 (San Francisco to Beijing).
Boston to Beijing now just $3,591—effectively a $500 upgrade from Business.
Our latest discoveries will have many members shaking their heads in happy disbelief.
See here, in detail: American and United Wave the White Flag on First Class Fares to Asia.
Your thorough briefing on this development features a telling screen grab (I’m growing fond of Google Flights screen grabs, they reveal so much)…
Also featured, three intelligence-infused charts:
Lowest First Class Fares FCF Found
15 Non-Stop First Class Fares to Asia
Rough Guide to the World’s Best First Class Fares U.S. to Asia
Five of the “Lowest First Class Fares FCF found” are AA’s. Four of the fares are United’s. All nine fares are below $5k, three are below $4k. And from which airports? Boston, Dallas, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas. Connection friendly for most mainland US members, hometown territory for many. And the bargain fares land you at key destinations/connection hubs: Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo.