LATAM Business Class To Chile, Up To 8 Seats
While some destinations in South America are pretty close, flights to Santiago are 8-10 hours so you'll really appreciate a lie-flat seat! With up to eight seats available, you shouldn't have any trouble finding space for your family!
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Straight To The Points
Routes: JFK/LAX/MIA-SCL
Operating airline: LATAM
Class of service: Business class
Dates: March 2024 - January 2025
Seats available: 2 (up to 8)
Cabin layout: 2-2-2
Book with (per person, one-way):
- *Alaska Mileage Plan: 45,000 miles
- British Airways Executive Club:
- JFK/MIA: 77,250 Avios
- LAX: 92,750 Avios
- Cathay Pacific Asia Miles:
- JFK/LAX: 89,000 miles
- MIA: 63,000 miles
- Qantas Frequent Flyer:
- JFK/LAX: 90,000 points
- MIA: 75,000 points
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club: 95,000 points
*No surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person):
- From US: $5.60
- From SCL: ~$43.50
Taxes/fees vary a bit by the program you book, but these are the base taxes/fees. Alaska has a $12.50 partner award fee per person per direction.
Bank transfer partners:
- Alaska: Marriott
- British Airways: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott (Citi via Qatar)
- Cathay Pacific: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
- Qantas: Amex, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
- Virgin Atlantic: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
Current Airline Transfer Bonuses
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Available Dates
JFK-SCL
March: 4, 5, 19, 25-27
April: 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 15-18, 20, 23-25, 27-30
May: 2, 3, 5-7, 12, 13, 16, 21, 26, 28-30
June: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11-14, 16-21, 23, 24, 29
July: 1-11, 14-18, 21, 23, 24 28, 29, 31
August: 1, 4-8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18-21, 23, 28, 29, 31
September: 2-6, 9-12, 15-20, 22, 24, 25, 29, 30
October: 1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 13, 16, 19, 20, 25-27, 29
November: 12, 19, 20, 23-27, 29, 30
December: 1-5, 7-11, 13, 15-18, 24-27, 29-31
January: 6-16
SCL-JFK
March: 12, 29, 31
April: 2, 5, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19-24, 26-26, 29
May: 2, 3, 5, 6, 12, 15, 16, 19-25, 27-31
June: 2, 4-19, 21, 23, 24, 27-30
July: 1-4, 7, 9-31
August: 1-8, 10-13, 19-22, 24, 25, 27, 28
September: 3, 4, 7, 9-11, 15-19, 24-26, 28, 30
October: 1, 2, 10, 14, 16, 21-23, 26, 30, 31
November: 4, 6, 7, 9-11, 13, 16-19, 21-24, 26-29
December: 3-19, 21, 22, 24-27, 29
January: 7-16
LAX-SCL
June: 2, 15, 17, 30
July: 5, 6, 17, 22
August> 5, 12, 13, 26, 27
September: 4, 18
November: 27, 29
December: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, 27, 29
January: 3-6, 8, 11-15
SCL-LAX
November: 29
December: 6, 11, 13, 22, 25-27, 29
January: 8, 10-15
MIA-SCL
March: 5, 6, 11, 19, 20, 23
April: 6, 17, 23-25
May: 2, 12, 14, 16
June: 2, 4, 6, 9, 10-14, 16-18, 20, 25-27
July: 1, 4, 5, 9, 11, 22, 23
August: 2-9, 12-23, 25-27, 29
September: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26-28
October: 4-6, 8, 10, 16, 17, 23, 31
November: 7, 19, 23, 25-28, 30
December: 2-5, 7-10, 13, 16, 23, 24, 28-31
January: 7-16
SCL-MIA
August: 1-16, 19-23, 25-27, 29, 30
September: 2-8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16-21, 23, 24, 26-29, 30
October: 1-6, 8-12, 15-17, 19, 21-23, 29-31
November: 5, 6, 12-14, 19-23, 27-30
December: 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12-16, 19-21, 23, 24, 26-28
January: 6-9, 11, 12-14
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Flight Experience
LATAM operates Boeing 787s on these routes. While some of their 787-9s have their newer business class product, none of their 787-8s do. I would expect to get the older product.
The older business class cabin will be arranged in a 2-2-2 layout. This layout is open so there isn't any privacy. Each seat will be lie-flat. If you're traveling solo, a middle section seat is ideal since both seats have direct aisle access.
The catering and crew both get solid marks overall.
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Best Ways To Book
Alaska: Great Rate, No Surcharges
While Alaska miles are tough to earn, you can book either route for only 45,000 miles one-way and you won't be on the hook for any surcharges. You can also include a free stopover in Santiago on your way to another destination.
IMPORTANT: Alaska Mileage Plan's new award chart takes effect in March. This will increase the miles required on this route to 50,000 miles one-way.
Cathay: Great Rate from Miami
With Cathay, you'll need 63,000 miles for a one-way from Miami. This is your best option from Miami if you don't have Alaska miles. You can transfer Amex, Bilt, Capital One, and Citi so the miles are easy to earn.
Virgin Atlantic: Great JFK/LAX Option With 30% Citi Bonus
Virgin's 95,000-point one-way rate isn't competitive. However, if you have Citi points, the 30% transfer bonus means you'd only need to transfer 74,000 points. Now, that's a great option from JFK and LAX! In fact, it's your best option besides Alaska by far!
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How To Book
Here's how to run the search with Alaska:
- If you want to book a one-way, check "One-way"
- Check "Use miles"
- Enter your origin & destination
- Select your dates
- Select number of passengers
- Run the search
- Complete the booking
If you want to see a calendar of options, you'll want to use this page to search.
If booking with another partner program, run a search with that partner to confirm the availability before transferring points.
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Final Thoughts
This is a great opportunity to book the whole family a business class trip to Chile! As cash tickets to could make using the Chase or Amex travel portals a better option, I would check Google Flights before finalzing plans.
Happy booking!
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