AA Business Class to Europe, From 48K Points

If you’re looking for business class seats to Europe, American Airlines has space for up to nine people on a bunch of routes. Most of the space is toward the end of the year and into early 2027. I’ll flag that we’re actually seeing a nice bit of space out of LAX!

With Amex’s 30% transfer bonus to British Airways you can move your to Qatar Airways Privilege Club and book some routes for as few as 48,000 Amex points!

Now, let’s get into it!

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Straight To The Points

Routes:

France:
- Paris (CDG): New York (JFK), Philadelphia (PHL)
Germany:
- Frankfurt (FRA): Charlotte (CLT)
- Munich (MUC): Charlotte (CLT)
Italy:
- Milan (MXP): New York (JFK)
Spain:
- Madrid (MAD): Charlotte (CLT), New York (JFK), Philadelphia (PHL)
Switzerland:
- Zurich (ZRH): Philadelphia (PHL)
United Kingdom:
- London (LHR): Boston (BOS), Los Angeles (LAX), Chicago (ORD), Philadelphia (PHL)
And more

Operating airline: American Airlines
Class of service: Business class
Dates: September, November 2026 - March 2027 (varies by route)
Seats available: 2 (up to 9)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1
Best ways to book (per person, one-way):

*Alaska Mileage Plan: 55,000 miles
- LAX - LHR: 70,000 miles
*American AAdvantage:
- One-Way from 71,500 miles
- Round-trip from 134,500 miles
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles: 63,000 miles
- ATH, LAX-LHR, DFW-MXP: 89,000 miles
**Finnair Plus: 65,000 Avios - 50,000 Amex points via BA
*JAL Mileage Bank: 42,000 miles
- ATH, MXP, LAX-LHR: 60,000 miles
**Qatar Airways Privilege Club: 62,000 Avios - 48,000 Amex points via BA
- CLT-ATH, FRA, MAD, MUC; DFW-CDG; JFK-MXP; MIA-BCN, FCO; ORD-NAP; PHL-FCO: 77,250 Avios - 60,000 Amex points via BA

Other options: British Airways Club, Etihad Guest, Qantas Frequent Flyer

*No Surcharges

**Finnair and Qatar don’t pass on all of the surcharges.

Taxes/fees (per person):

From US: $5.60
- Surcharges: $1,425
From France: ~$223
- Surcharges: ~$839
From Germany: ~$154
- Surcharges: ~$839
From Ireland: ~$48
- Surcharges: ~$839
From Italy: ~$64
- Surcharges: ~$839
From Netherlands: ~$114
- Surcharges: ~$839
From Spain: ~$43
- Surcharges: ~$897
From Switzerland: ~$62
- Surcharges: ~$894
From United Kingdom: ~$417
- Surcharges: ~$1,114

Bank transfer partners:

Alaska: Bilt
American: Citi
Avios - Combine Avios
- British Airways: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase
  - 30% bonus on transfers from Amex
- Finnair: Capital One
- Qatar Airways: Amex, Capital One, Citi
Cathay Pacific: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi
Etihad Guest: Amex, Capital One, Citi
Japan Airlines: Bilt, Capital One (1:0.75 ratio)
Qantas: Amex, Capital One, Citi

Current Transfer Bonuses

Available Dates

France

DFW-CDG
January: 20, 23, 25, 27, 30
CDG-DFW
January: 12, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 31
February: 11
March: 3, 5, 10

JFK-CDG
November: 11, 16, 17
December: N/A
January: 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31
February: 3, 5, 15, 16, 19
CDG-JFK
January: 12, 14, 26, 27
February: 2, 11, 18, 23
March: 1-3, 9, 11, 31
April: 7, 8, 14

PHL-CDG
November: 16
December: N/A
January: 12-14, 17, 24, 27-29, 31
February: 21
CDG-PHL
November: 22, 25, 26
December: 10
January: 14, 16, 25-28, 30, 31
February: 1, 7, 11, 12, 17, 23, 25, 26
March: 11

Germany

CLT-FRA
October: 14
November: 2
Dec-Feb: N/A
March: 1, 15
FRA-CLT
September: 7
October: 26
November: 3, 7, 9, 19
Dec-Feb: N/A
March: 2-4, 9-11, 17, 23, 31
April: 1
May: 4, 5, 11, 13, 18, 26, 27

FRA-DFW
October: 14
November: 18
Dec-Feb: N/A
March: 10, 16

CLT-MUC
January: 1, 4, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20
February: 22
MUC-CLT
November: 3, 21
December: N/A
January: 12-16, 19-22
February: 9-11, 18, 19, 24-26
March: 3-5, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17
April: 8, 15
May: 12

Greece

CLT-ATH
October: 15, 18-20, 22

ATH-PHL
September: 2, 4, 5
Oct-Mar: N/A
April: 6-8

Ireland

CLT-DUB
October: 1, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23
Nov-Mar: N/A
April: 26
DUB-CLT
April: 1, 22

PHL-DUB
October: 28
DUB-PHL
November: 9, 18, 21, 24, 26, 27
December: 9
Jan-Feb: N/A
March: 2-4, 9-11, 17, 30, 31
April: 13, 14

Italy

CLT-FCO
October: 22
FCO-CLT
September: 2-4
Oct-Feb: N/A
March: 5
April: 6, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21

MIA-FCO
October: 24-26, 29
FCO-MIA
September: 3

FCO-ORD
September: 2-4
Oct-Mar: N/A
April: 14

PHL-FCO
October: 19
FCO-PHL
September: 2, 3
Oct-Feb: N/A
March: 31

JFK-MXP
November: 2, 4, 9, 23
Dec-Jan: N/A
February: 9
MXP-JFK
September: 1-4
October: N/A
November: 12, 13
December: 10, 15, 24
January: 12-15, 19-21, 28
February: 4, 11, 23, 24
March: 3, 4
April: 7

MIA-MXP
November: 5, 27

PHL-MXP
November: 17
MXP-PHL
September: 1, 2, 4

ORD-NAP
September: N/A
October: 15, 16, 18, 19, 23
NAP-ORD
September: 3

PHL-NAP
October: 18, 23
NAP-PHL
September: 1, 3

Netherlands

PHL-AMS
Sep-Dec: N/A
January: 11, 18
AMS-PHL
February: 2, 4

Spain

BCN-JFK
September: 3, 10, 11, 15-17, 23-25

MIA-BCN
November: 5, 12, 17, 26
BCN-MIA
September: 1-4
October: 22
November: 6, 13
December: 11, 24

PHL-BCN
November: 27, 29
BCN-PHL
September: 1

CLT-MAD
November: 11, 16, 17, 22-25, 29, 30
MAD-CLT
September: 1, 2, 4, 10
October: N/A
November: 5, 17, 18, 22-26
December: 3, 18, 21
January: 28
February: 3, 11
March: 10

DFW-MAD
November: 16
MAD-DFW
November: 19, 24-26
Dec-Mar: N/A
April: 8

JFK-MAD
November: 16, 17, 22, 25
December: N/A
January: 10, 12, 15, 28, 30
MAD-JFK
September: 10, 11
October: N/A
November: 3, 6, 12, 13, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 27
December: 7-10, 18
January: 13-15, 28, 29
February: 1, 2, 4-6, 12, 25, 26

MIA-MAD
October: 24-26, 30, 31
MAD-MIA
September: 3
Oct-Dec: N/A
January: 21, 26
February: 10

ORD-MAD
October: 27
November: 14, 24, 28
MAD-ORD
September: 2-4, 10
October: N/A
November: 21, 23

PHL-MAD
November: 10, 17, 24
MAD-PHL
September: 1-3, 5, 9, 10
October: N/A
November: 18, 21, 23, 26
December: 8, 9, 14
January: 29, 30
February: 3, 25
March: N/A
April: 8

Switzerland

PHL-ZRH
November: 4, 5, 11, 13, 17, 25
December: 30
January: 5, 6
February: 5, 8
ZRH-PHL
November: 10-12, 17, 18, 21, 24, 27
Dec-Jan: N/A
February: 10, 11, 14, 17-19, 24, 25
March: 3, 9-11, 16
April: 5

United Kingdom

EDI-PHL
September: 2, 3
Oct-Feb: N/A
March: 30, 31

BOS-LHR
February: 1, 2, 8, 15, 22
LHR-BOS
February: 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23, 24

LHR-DFW
February: 2, 10, 11, 16, 18

LAX-LHR
December: 27-30
January: 11, 12, 18-20, 25-27, 30, 31
February: 1, 2, 8, 9, 23
March: 1, 9
LHR-LAX
September: 1-4, 6
October: N/A
November: 5, 11, 12, 17, 18, 22, 24
December: 1-4, 10, 12-14, 19, 21, 25-28

LHR-ORD
February: 3, 4, 9, 10
January: 12, 17, 18, 23-28
February: 1-4, 9, 11, 16-18, 23-25
March: 3, 4, 9-11, 16-18
April: 6-8, 13-15, 20-22, 27, 28
May: 6

LHR-PHL
January: 12, 13
February: 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25

LHR-RDU
February: 2, 9, 11, 17, 24
Mar-May: N/A
June: 10, 17

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Flight Experience

American operates their Boeing 777s and 787s to Europe on the route above. Business class is arranged in a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone cabin layout on the 777. On the 787, the cabin layout is 1-2-1 and some seats are rear facing. Many consider the 777 to be a nicer experience.

Regardless of aircraft, each seat will be lie-flat and have direct aisle access.

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