| | AA Business Class To Australia & New Zealand | Business class award space to Australia and New Zealand has always been tough, but space has been particularly sparse lately if you’re not booking at the very last minute. | However, American has released a nice chunk of award space on a couple of routes to Australia and Auckland toward the end of the year and even more in early 2026. | Now, let’s get into it! | Let me know if you book! |
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|  | AA’s older business class product |
| | Routes: | From Dallas (DFW): Auckland (AKL), Brisbane (BNE), Sydney (SYD) [Via LAX} From Los Angeles (LAX): Sydney (SYD)
| Operating airline: American Airlines
Class of service: Business class
Dates: | | Seats available: 2 (up to 9)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1
Best ways to book (per person, one-way): | *American AAdvantage: AKL: 83,000 to 89,000 miles BNE: 93,500 to 95,000 miles SYD: 76,000 to 85,000 miles DFW-SYD (via LAX): 85,000 miles
| *No Surcharges | Other options: Alaska Atmos, British Airways Club - Please note that most dates are not available with partner programs. | Taxes/fees (per person): | From US to AKL: ~$41 From US to BNE: ~$28 From US to SYD: ~$26 From AKL: ~$54 From BNE: ~$86 From SYD: ~$85
| Bank transfer partners: | Alaska: Bilt, Marriott American: Citi, Marriott British Airways: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi via Qatar Airways, Marriott
| Current Transfer Bonuses
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| | | DFW-SYD (via LAX)
November: 18
December: 2, 3, 5-7, 9
January: 27
February: 8, 15
March: 17, 24, 31
SYD-DFW (via LAX)
November: 12, 17-19, 23-28
December: 1-6, 9, 10, 21
January: 16, 20, 23
February: 4, 17
March: 3, 4, 10, 11 17, 24 | SYD-LAX
November: 3, 5, 20
December: 5
January: N/A
February: 4
March: 24
April: N/A
May: 5, 7, 12, 19, 21, 26 |
| DFW-BNE
November: 12, 15, 25-27, 29, 30
December: 2, 22, 24, 31
January: 25-29, 31
February: N/A
March: 16, 17, 19, 21, 23
BNE-DFW
November: 17, 18, 20, 21, 23-25, 27, 28
December: 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, 25, 26
January: 13-24, 26-29
February: N/A
March: 19 | DFW-AKL
November: 24-28
December: 4-7
January: 5, 25
February: 22
March: 17-19, 21, 23
AKL-DFW
December: 9, 24-26, 28, 29
January: 29, 30 |
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| | Flight Experience | American’s business class is arranged in a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone cabin layout on these routes. However, if you book the Dallas routes in 2026, you’ll get to enjoy the new product on the 787-9 which includes privacy doors. | Regardless of aircraft, each seat will be lie-flat and have direct aisle access. |  | AA older business class product |
| | How To Search | Search with American: | From the Advanced search page, select redeem miles Select one-way or round-trip Enter your origin & destination Select your date(s) Select number of passengers Under Class, select Business/First Under Airline, select American Airlines Run the search
| Happy booking! |
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