Emirates Business Class, Miami To Bogota
Recently, Emirates announced that they would be adding a new fifth freedom flight between Miami and Bogota, Now, they've loaded award space and there is a ton of business class space available.
Now, keep in mind that the flight will be operated by a Boeing 777 and Emirates only has angled-flat business class seats on this aircraft. However, this still represents the most luxurious option on this 3-hour and 50-minute flight.
I'm about to go explore Tokyo, but I'll send an Emirates business class fare deal on this route when I get back! A quick preview: 75,419 points + $0 with the Amex Business Platinum's 35% rebate or $1,027 for a cash ticket.
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Now, let's get into the details.
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Straight To The Points
Routes: MIA-BOG
Operating airline: Emirates
Class of service: Business class
Dates: June 2024 - March 2025
Seats available: 2
Cabin layout: 2-3-2
Book with (per person, one-way):
- Emirates Skywards:
- One-way: 52,500 miles
- Round-trip: 64,000 miles
- *Air Canada Aeroplan: 60,500 points
- JAL Mileage Bank:
- One-way: 30,000 miles
- Round-trip: 42,000 miles
- Qantas Frequent Flyer: 43,800 points
*No surcharges
Taxes/fees one-way (per person):
- From JFK: ~$105
- From MXP: ~$140
Aeroplan has a partner booking fee.
Bank transfer partners:
- Air Canada: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott
- Emirates: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
- JAL: Marriott
- Qantas : Amex, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
Current Airline Transfer Bonuses
Best Card Offers
Let me know if you book!
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MIA-BOG
June: 4-30
July: 1-31
August: 1-31
September: 1-30
October: 1, 2, 4-31
November: 1-30
December: 1-31
January: 1-30
February: 1-28
March: 1-31
BOG-MIA
June: 4-30
July: 1-5, 7-31
August: 1-31
September: 1-30
October: 1-31
November: 1-30
December: 1-31
January: 1-30
February: 1-28
March: 1-31
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Book Your Stay With VIP Perks
Bogota
Cartagena
*Available with points
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Flight Experience
Emirates business class on their Boeing 777s is not competitive on long-haul routes as the 2-3-2 layout means many people don't have direct aisle access. Plus, the seats are angled-flat rather than lie-flat.
However, the other options on this route are operated by narrow-body jets with domestic first class recliners, so this is a big step up from that!
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Best Ways To Book
Qantas: Best One-Way Award Rate
At 43,800 points one-way, Qantas Frequent Flyer provides the best one-way award rate for most people thanks to transfer partnerships with Amex, Capital One, and Citi.
Emirates: Best Round-Trip Award Rate
If booking a round-trip award, Emirates provides the best option for most at 64,000 miles. You can transfers points from Amex, Bilt, Capital One, or Chase.
Emirates Skywards+
The Classic Skywards+ subscription option is $399 per year and might be worth considering. One of the perks is a 20% discount on one Skywards Classic Reward each year. If you're booking 4+ round-trip tickets for your family/friends on the same reservation, this might make sense.
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How To Book
Search with Emirates:
- Visit Emirates' site
- Select "Log in to earn and spend Skywards Miles" and log in
- Check the box "Classic rewards"
- Enter your origin/destination
- Select your departure and/or return date(s) via calendar
- If booking one-way, check box "One-way" above calendar
- Check box for "My dates are flexible (-/+ 3 days)"
- Select number of passengers
- Select class of service
- Select date
- Select flight
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Final Thoughts
There's something fun about fifth freedom routes. In this case, we have the added benefit of an improved inflight experience on the route as a result. I might actually find a time to book this myself!
Happy booking!
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