Ongoing Transcon Fare Evolution: First Class Upgrade on American For Only $400

June 2015
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Last month, American lowered 30-day advance-purchase Business Class fares to $1,196, and it also introduced a lower First Class fare, cutting its previous fare by 30%.

Then in the May 26 FCF alert, AA came out with a new First Class fare in which AA upgraded passengers from Business Class for only $400 more round-trip; the fare ended May 31, but now it is back till June 5, and I’d bet it will be extended again.

Sample Savings: New York–Los Angele’s or JFK–San Francisco now goes for $1,596 round-trip (Business Class is $1,196: Compared to the old fare of $2,816 (inclusive), a difference of $1,220 (43%).

Restrictions: 30-day advance purchase, Saturday night stay. Fare basis code: IE30PNUP, booking code P.

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