Save up to 77% to deep South America, while you can.
Has the world been turned upside down?! How else to explain a one-off First Class tactical fare to South America that’s A) cheaper than a First Class fare to Europe, and B) not the usual price gouge you get from an airline that monopolizes a particular route.
That’s the case here. If you want to travel to southern South America in First Class, you have… (counting on fingers) …one option: American Airlines. Usually in this scenario, the airline will charge whatever it wants because it runs the show (and sells the popcorn).
But FCF is happy to tell you wonderful readers that we have found an absolute showstopper of a deal out of Miami to Buenos Aires in First Class for $3,634 round-trip, non-stop, offered for January and March to August, 2020.
That’s an amazing First Class fare for 18 hours of flying. If you’re not based in Miami, don’t worry—we’ll give you a deal to get there too.
Don’t Use Miles for an Upgrade or a Free Award Ticket
The lowest Business Class fare from Miami to Buenos Aires is $2,434 ($1,200 less than First Class). Now, that difference is almost the same as the co-pay for an upgrade to First Class with American ($1,100), making an upgrade with miles worthless, as an upgrade also requires 50,000 miles. There’s also no need to use miles for free awards when fares are this low. If you have miles, save them for when ticket prices are high.
Through fares from New York are as low as $4,190 r/t; Los Angeles $3,875.
Adding Other U.S. Cities to the Gateway: Miami
It’s like Oceans 11: Wherever you’re coming from, get the team together in one place to make it happen. Or just you. In this case it’s sunny Miami, the international gateway for this great deal.
Whatever you do, make like Crockett and Tubbs and get to Miami with cash (see chart below for additional cost to add a second ticket in First Class to Miami from other U.S. departure cities) or miles to take advantage of this opportunity. If you’re using miles for short- to mid-range flights, British Airways miles (which partners with Amex and Chase) offer great value on American flights to Miami.
Sample Deals when Purchasing a Separate Ticket to Miami
[table_opt id="6070" style="black-header" width="default" alignment="thcenter" heading="thcenter" rows="tdcenter" responsive="no" /]
Stopover in Miami for a Few Days on Your Way to/FROM Buenos Aires
If you are connecting from another city (again, let’s say Los Angeles), make a stop in Miami on your return from Buenos Aires and get a second destination for only $53 more, as the ticket price increases from $3,870 to just $3,923.
Another way to look at it: Get First Class to Buenos Aires for as little as $2,023, if you were already otherwise flying Los Angeles to Miami and already paying $1,600 to $1,900 for American’s non-stop in First Class, by adding on / making Buenos Aires your final destination, with a stopover in Miami, all for $3,923.