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AA Business Class To Europe, Up To 9 Seats |
| Following up our Award Alert with American Airlines business class to London, we have 12 more routes to European countries with space for up to nine people!
Don’t forget, using Finnair Avios is a great way to book!
Now, let’s get into it! |
|  | Straight To The Points
Routes: PHL - AMS MIA, PHL - BCN CLT, DFW - FRA CLT, PHL, JFK, MIA - MAD CLT - MUC JFK - MXP PHL - ZRH
Operating airline: American Airlines Class of service: Business class Dates: December 2024 - April 2025 Seats available: 2 (up to 9) Cabin layout: 1-2-1 Book with (per person, one-way): *Alaska Mileage Plan: 55,000 miles *American AAdvantage: Cathay Pacific Asia Miles: 63,000 miles Etihad Guest: PHL-AMS, PHL-BCN, PHL-MAD, MIA-BCN: 80,000 miles MIA-BCN, CLT-FRA, CLT-MAD, JFK-MAD, MIA-MAD, CLT-MUC, JFK-MXP, PHL-ZRH: 100,000 miles DFW-FRA: 120,000 miles
Finnair Plus: 65,000 Avios Qantas Frequent Flyer: JFK-MAD: 57,000 miles PHL-AMS, PHL-BCN, PHL-MAD, MIA-BCN, CLT-FRA, CLT-MAD, JFK-MAD, MIA-MAD, CLT-MUC, JFK-MXP, PHL-ZRH: 68,400 miles DFW-FRA: 82,000 miles
*No Surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person, one-way): From US: $5.60 From AMS: ~$105 From BCN: ~$53 From FRA: ~$161 From MAD: ~$57 From MUC: ~$145 From MXP: ~$59 From ZRH: ~$70
Cathay, Finnair, and Qantas don’t pass on all of the surcharges.
The Air Passenger Duty (APD) Fee is ~$245 on long-haul premium cabin flights from the UK, thus the steep taxes/fees.
Bank transfer partners:
Alaska: Bilt, Marriott American: Marriott Cathay Pacific: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott Etihad Guest: Amex, Capital One, Citi, Marriott Finnair: Capital One via British Airways: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott via Qatar Airways: Amex, Citi, Marriott
Qantas: Amex, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
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|  | | Germany
CLT-FRA December: 30, 31 January: 1 February: N/A March: 3, 4, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 24 April-June: N/A July: 15, 22 November: 3-5 FRA-CLT March: 3-6, 11, 13, 17, 20, 25, 27 April: 1-3, 9, 16, 17, 22 May: 8, 27-30 June: N/A July: 2, 10, 29 August-October: N/A November: 4-6
DFW-FRA December: 31 January: 1 February: N/A March: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17-19, 24, 25 November: 3-6 FRA-DFW December: 26, 28 January: N/A February: 24 March: 4-6, 10-13, 17, 18, 26 April: 1, 8, 9, 17 November: 4
CLT-MUC December: 30, 31 January: 1 February-March: N/A April: 7-9, 15 May-October: N/A November: 3, 4 MUC-CLT March: 5-7, 13 April: 1-4, 9, 10, 16, 17, 30 May: 28
Italy
JFK-MXP December: 28-31 January: 1, 29 February: 5 MXP-JFK December: 19, 21, 24, 25 January: 30, 31 February: 1, 4-6, 13, 15, 18 March: 19 April: 8
FCO-PHL December: 22, 24 January: N/A February: 14, 15, 19, 20 March: 7, 12, 19, 26 April: 3 June: 6
Switzerland
PHL-ZRH December: 30, 31 January-February: N/A March: 10 November: 4 ZRH-PHL March: 5, 11, 12, 19, 26 April: 1, 2, 23 November: 5 |
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PHL-AMS January: 13, 15, 19, 20, 22, 24, 31 February: 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 19-21, 23, 24 March-June: N/A AMS-PHL December: 24-26 January: 13, 16, 19-21, 23, 25-28, 30 February: 2-4, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 21, 25, 27 November: 5
Spain
MIA-BCN January: 26, 27 BCN-MIA January: 13, 16, 26, 29, 30 February: 3, 10, 17, 27 March: 2, 4, 13, 27
PHL-BCN January: 8, 13 February: 3, 17, 19, 22, 26 BCN-PHL December: 24, 25, 28 January: 16, 29 February: 15, 27 March: 3, 4, 10-14, 18 August: 13
CLT-MAD January: 27 MAD-CLT December: 13, 16, 24, 25, 27 January: 16, 29, 30 February: 4-7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20 March: 3-5, 10, 18-20
MAD-PHL December: 16, 24, 25, 27, 28 January: N/A February: 5, 6, 13, 20, 26, 27 March: 4-7
JFK-MAD December: 31 January: 13, 20, 27 February: 18, 25 MAD-JFK December: 17, 23, 24 January: 14-16, 18, 22, 23, 28, 29 February: N/A March: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 26 April: 2, 9 May: 15
MIA-MAD December: 31 January: N/A February: 11, 17, 18, 24 MAD-MIA December: 25 January: N/A February: 5, 19, 25 |
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| | Flight Experience
American operates a Boeing 777 and 787 to Europe. 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. |
|  | Best Ways To Book
Alaska: Great Rate, No Surcharges, Bilt Partner
Alaska’s rate of 55,000 miles from is the best you’ll find, but miles are hard to acquire as Bilt is your only transfer option. Still, if you have the Bilt points or Alaska miles, it’s a solid rate.
Finnair (Avios): Solid Rate, Easy To Earn, Limited Surcharges
While you can book American with any Avios program including British Airways, Iberia, and Qatar Airways, Finnair Plus is your best option as they only require 65,000 Avios and they don’t tack on carrier-imposed surcharges.
While you can only transfer Capital One miles to Finnair, you can transfer Amex, Bilt, and Chase points to British Airways and Citi points to Qatar Airways. You can then move the Avios to your Finnair Plus account to book.
Click here to combine Avios
Unlike British Airways, Finnair does not pass on all of the surcharges so taxes/fees down will be much more reasonable.
American: Great Rate, No Surcharges, Tough To Earn
If you have American miles, 62,000 miles is a solid option, but I’d choose Finnair Avios over this. If you want to use your AA miles, consider including a connection on a partner airline to drop the rate to 57,500 miles one-way.
Qantas: Great JFK-MAD Option
If you have Amex, Capital One, or Ciit points, Qantas is a great option if you’re flying between JFK and Madrid at 57,000 points one-way. |
| How To Search
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
Before you transfer points, search with the airline program you’ll use to book.
You’ll need to call to book with the following airlines:
Happy booking! |
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