Save 39% On American *First Class* from Seattle and Many Other Cities to London via Dallas, Chicago or Miami for Travel November Through April 2021
Flash Deal Summary
American has been notoriously stingy when it came to confirmable availability of AAdvantage discount First Class redemptions, almost without exception. Not any more.
American has been notoriously stingy when it came to confirmable availability of AAdvantage discount First Class redemptions, almost without exception. Not any more.
For up to two travelers (and possibly more), FCF’s research team has discovered off the chart savings right now with American Airlines. For their Seattle to London’s route via Dallas, Chicago or Miami, we’ve seen First Class mileage award rates as low as just 120,000 – 170,000 miles for a round-trip ticket. Guys, this is extremely rare! If you’re planning to travel to Europe later this year or next year, now is the perfect time to try to snag an AMAZING deal with American.
See FCF’s Risk of Booking Tickets Now widget for more information on the risks of booking mileage tickets.
Sample Savings via American Express and Citi’s points-to-miles transfer partnership with Cathay Pacific: Seattle to London’s normal/everyday price can often be 280,000 when using American miles but if you use Amex Rewards Points partner Cathay Pacific Asia miles the cost can be as low as 220,000 miles (cost based on connections via Dallas or Chicago, connections via Miami are at a higher rate).
NO MILES? NO PROBLEM
American Airlines is currently running a deal whereby miles can be acquired for as low as 1.86¢ each (includes taxes and processing fee), through a new, up to 100,000 bonus miles buy promo + save 3% through May 31.
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SAMPLE SAVINGS FROM U.S. TO Europe IN First Class:
The published First Class fare on American Airlines’ Seattle to London route is $4,746 r/t; through the American Airlines purchase strategy, you can pay $3,218 r/t (includes about $56 in award tax), a savings of $1,528 (32%).
Who is buying miles for? In general FCF wouldn’t recommend buying miles right now unless you have a planned trip, or if you don’t have any miles in your kitty, or don’t have a credit card that allows you to buy points.
More here on getting flights (based on availability) from the destination (London) to Europe.
Note: The award availability in this alert is based on a one-stop flight from Seattle (connecting via Chicago, Miami or Dallas) to London, departures from any other U.S. city could be two stops, that being connecting via Seattle and Chicago, Miami or Dallas. Also note that some domestic segments may be in economy.
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How to Book
- Confirm that the flights/dates you want are available for the upgrade using miles by requesting upgrade award space on the "All search options" page.
- Click on the "Upgrade type" search in the middle of the page.
- Select the "Upgrade to Premium Economy or Business" option to search for upgrade space to Business Class in the "Fare preferences" section, after you click on "Upgrade type." See below:
- When your search results come back, it will not only show fares and flight schedules, it will also show what flights offer an upgrade, and what the cost is.
- Select your flights, making sure that you are logged into your mileage account, and that you have the miles required in your account; then pay for your ticket.
- This can all be done online. If you want to book over the phone, call 800-421-4655
After you get a sense of “where good availability is” (perhaps using our survey), call American and confirm that the flights/dates you want are available for the upgrade using miles, and book it.
If the upgrade on the flights/dates you want is not available, have the agent check other dates/flights.
This cannot be done online. Call 1-800-433-7300.
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Everybody knows how frequently airfares change (some estimates claim that there are up to 500,000 fare changes daily). Because that’s a few too many for First Class Flyer to keep up with, FCF cannot guarantee that all fares discussed will be available when you go to make a booking. Also, for the sake of quick and easy “executive summary” format, all fare rules and restrictions can’t possibly be included. Fares quoted usually include the average taxes and fees for the routes in the chart.