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American Air Business Class to London, Up To 6 Seats


I've been getting a lot of requests for flights to London recently, so here's a great opportunity to book up to six people in business class on American. You can find space on several routes, but the dates available will vary by route.

Recently on Points Wire: Now, let's get into the details!

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Routes: BOS/CLT/DFW/JFK/LAX/ORD/RDU-LHR
Operating airline: American Airlines
Class of service: Business Class
Dates: March 2024 - January 2025 (route depedent)
Seats available: 2 (up to 6)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1
Book with (per person, one-way): 

  • *American AAdvantage
    • One-way: From 89,500 miles
    • Round-trip: From 124,000 miles

Some dates might not be available to partners.

  • *Alaska Mileage Plan: 57,500 miles
  • British Airways Executive Club:
    • BOS/CLT/JFK/ORD/RDU: 62,000 Avios
    • DFW:/LAX 77,250 Avios 
  • Cathay Pacific Asia Miles:
    • BOS/CLT/DFW/JFK/ORD/RDU: 63,000 miles
    • LAX: 89,000 miles
  • Etihad Guest:
    • BOS/CLT/JFK/ORD/RDU: 80,000 miles
    • DFW: 100,000 miles
    • LAX: 120,000 miles
  • Qantas Frequent Flyer:
    • BOS/JFK: 57,000 points
    • CLT/DFW/ORD/RDU: 68,400 miles
    • LAX: 82,000 points
*No surcharges

Taxes/fees (per person): 

  • From US: $5.60
  • From LHR: ~$330
  • Surcharges:
    • From US: ~$975
    • From LHR: ~$590
Cathay and Qantas only pass on some of the surcharges. Alaska has a small partner booking fee.

The Air Passenger Duty (APD) Fee is ~$230 on premium cabin flights from the UK, thus the steep taxes/fees. You can't avoid this flying out of London. You won't be on the hook for the APD fee if you only connect in London. So, you can start your journey home from another European city to avoid it.

Bank transfer partners: 

  • Alaska: Marriott
  • American: Bilt, Marriott
  • British Airways: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott
  • Cathay Pacific: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
  • Qantas: Amex, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
  • Qatar Airways: Citi, Marriott
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Available Dates
JFK-LHR
March: 2-6, 11-13, 16, 18-20, 23-30
April: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15-17, 22, 29
May-June: N/A
July: 9, 16, 22, 23, 29-31
August: 2-7, 10-14, 18-20, 24
September-October: N/A
November: 12, 19, 25-27
December: 24, 30, 31
January: 8-11, 13-15, 17, 18, 20, 21
LHR-JFK
March: 1, 2, 4-9, 11-15, 19-23, 25-27
April: 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 23-27, 30
May: 1-4, 6-9, 11, 13-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 28-31
June: 1, 4-8, 11-13, 15, 17-20, 25-28
July: 2, 3, 10, 17, 24, 25, 30, 31
August: 6-0, 13-16, 18, 20-23, 27-31
September: 3-8, 10-13, 17-10, 24-26
October: 2, 8-10, 16, 22-24, 29-31
November: 1, 2, 4-7, 9, 12-15, 19-21, 25-29
December: 3-7, 9-11, 31
January: 7-11, 14-18, 21

ORD-LHR
March: 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25-27, 30, 31
April: 1-5, 7-10, 16, 21
May-June: N/A
July: 10, 16, 23, 29
August: 4-6, 11, 13, 19
September: N/A
October: 22, 28, 29
November: 12, 13, 18-20, 25-28
December: 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25, 29
January: 1, 2, 7, 8, 12-15
LHR-ORD
March: 5-7, 12, 13, 19, 20, 25, 26
April: 2-7, 9-18, 23-25
May: 7-9, 14-16, 28
June: 11
July: N/A
August: 15, 20-22, 27, 29
September-November: N/A
December:4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 31
January:  8, 9, 14, 15, 21
LAX-LHR
March: 3-5, 9-12, 17-19, 24, 25
April: 1, 3
LHR-LAX
March: 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 26
April: 2, 9-12, 16, 17, 19, 23-25

BOS-LHR
March: 4, 12, 18, 19, 24-26, 30
April: 1, 2
LHR-BOS
March: 1-3, 5-7, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26
April: 2-7, 9-11, 16, 18, 23, 24, 30

DFW-LHR
March: 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 24, 25, 30
April: 2-5
LHR-DFW
March: 1-9, 12-14, 19-21, 25-27
April: 2-4, 8-12, 14-18, 20, 23-26
August: 18, 22, 28, 30

CLT-LHR
March: 5, 11, 13, 18, 19, 24-26, 30, 31
April: 1
LHR-CLT
March: 3-7, 9, 11-14, 19, 20, 25, 26
April: 3-5, 16-18

RDU-LHR
March: 5
April: 1, 9, 26
July: 15, 29
LHR-RDU
March: 5, 6
April: 2, 3, 9-12, 16, 17, 24
May: 2, 7, 8, 15, 22, 30
June: 5, 6, 12, 19

Flight Experience


American operates couple of 1-2-1 business class cabin layouts on these routes. I prefer the their reverse herringbone option. The other cabin layout has front and rear facing seats. It's not bad, just not what I prefer.

Best Ways To Book


Alaska: Great One-way Rates, Free Stopover, No Surcharges

At 57,500 miles, Alaskas Mileage Plan provides a great option to book with no surcharges and include a stopover on a one-way award ticket. Please keep in mind that you cannot connect on other partners.

American: Solid Round-trip Rates, More Award Space, No Surcharges

With Bilt as a transfer partner, American miles are a bit easier to earn than Alaska but one-way rates are a bit rough, especially business class. However, the round-trip rates are competitive and you won't get hit with surcharges.

Please note that connecting on a partner airline such as British Airways can reduce the miles required to the partner rate of 57,500 miles.

Cathay: Easier To Earn, Reduced Surcharges

From Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, and Raleigh, 63,000 Cathay miles is a great way to book with reduced surcharges. Plus, you can transfers Amex, Bilt, Capital One, and Citi points so it's easy to acquire the necessary miles.

Qantas: Easier To Earn, Reduced Surcharges

Qantas is your best option from Boston and New York at 57,000 points one-way with reduced surcharges. You can transfer points from Amex, Capital One, and Citi so it's easy to get the points you need.

This is also your best option with transferable points if you're flying from LAX at 82,000 points one-way.

How To Book

  1. Go to AA's site
  2. Select Advanced / Multi-city search (just click this link)
  3. Select Redeem miles
  4. Select One way or Round trip
  5. Enter From & To cities
  6. Select departure date(s)
  7. Choose the number of passengers
  8. Select Class as Business/First
  9. Under Airline, select American Airlines
  10. Click Search
  11. Select Calendar to see other dates
If booking with a partner program, I would start by searching with Alaska:
  1. If you want to book a one-way, check "One-way"
  2. Check "Use miles"
  3. Enter your origin & destination
  4. Select your dates
  5. Select number of passengers
  6. Run the search
  7. Complete the booking
If you want to include a stopover, run a multi-city search from  this page.

Final Thoughts


It's great to see some summer business class award space on American even on select routes. Additionally, it's often tough to find business class from the west coast so the LAX option is particularly useful if you're booking a trip in the next couple of months.

Happy Booking!
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