American Business Class, Up To 9 Seats
Australia is one of the most requested destinations among STTP Premium members so I'm always excited to see some business class space from the US.
There's also a bit of first class space from Sydney in early July with one date in a few days from LAX. Annoyingly, with AA's new award rates for its own flights, one-way awards often require more than half the round-trip.
It's possible to include connections from other cities on some dates. I also noticed some additional dates with award space when including a connection.
Now, let's get into it.
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Straight To The Points:
Routes: LAX-SYD
Operating airline: American Airlines
Class of service: Business class (some first class)
Dates: June - July 2023
Seats available: Up to 9 (up to 4 in first)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1
Book with (per person, one-way):
- *American AAdvantage:
- Business
- One-way: From 72,000 miles
- Round-trip: From 125,000 miles
- First
- One-way: From 90,000 miles
- Round-trip: From 150,000 miles
Some dates might not be available to partners.
- *Alaska Mileage Plan:
- Business: 80,000 miles
- First: 110,000 miles
- Cathay Pacific Asia Miles (call to book):
- Business: 90,000
- First: 125,000 miles
- British Airways Executive Club:
- Business: 154,500 Avios
- First: 206,000 Avios
- Qantas Frequent Flyer:
- Business: 108,400 points
- First: 162,800 ponts
*No surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person):
- From US: $5.60
- From SYD: ~$80
- Surcharges
- From US: ~$117
- From SYD: ~$142
Alaska has a $12.50 per person per direction partner booking fee.
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
Let me know if you book!
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Available Dates
Business Class
LAX-SYD
June: 22, 24, 25, 26
July: 3
SYD-LAX
June: 21
July: 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 17, 24
First Class
LAX-SYD
June: 24
SYD-LAX
July: 8, 11, 13, 14, 24
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Final Thoughts
Sometimes, waiting until close to departure can work. If you're someone who likes to book flights at the last minute, this one is for you.
Happy Booking!
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