New Transcontinental Business Class Fares from $727 R/T
Flash Deal Summary
Fares on Transcontinental routes can easily run $1,300+ if you’re not careful.
Fares on Transcontinental routes can easily run $1,300+ if you’re not careful.
Sample Savings: Miami to Los Angeles goes for $727 round-trip. Compared to regular published fares of about $1,300+.
Note: Fares should work either direction for all routes in the chart.
See FCF’s Risk of Booking Tickets Now widget for more information on the risks of booking cash ticket.
You can save on average an additional $60 to $440 about half the time with Amex’s International Airline Program (IAP) discount.
Remember that Flash Airfares—which can change any time and probably will, generally within a day or two, more or less—can be extended, see FCF’s February report for details on Hold It Right There: How to Lock in Amazing Premium Flash Fares Long Enough to Decide If They’re Right for You.
- Ticketing Deadline: Varies
- Advance Purchase: Varies
- Departure/Return Travel Days: Varies
- Travel Window: Varies
- Minimum Stay: Varies
- Maximum Stay: Varies
For Travel Agents: If your travel agent or airline reservationist is having difficulty finding these fares, provide them the “Fare Basis Code(s)”, which they can use to pull up a “Fare List” in their computer, which will give them the fare’s “rules” to help navigate to the deal: Alaska Airlines, I; American Airlines, JetBlue, I; Delta Airlines, Z; United, P.
Screenshot of sample fare on aa.com:
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How to Book
- Confirm that the flights/dates you want are available for the upgrade using miles by requesting upgrade award space on the "All search options" page.
- Click on the "Upgrade type" search in the middle of the page.
- Select the "Upgrade to Premium Economy or Business" option to search for upgrade space to Business Class in the "Fare preferences" section, after you click on "Upgrade type." See below:
- When your search results come back, it will not only show fares and flight schedules, it will also show what flights offer an upgrade, and what the cost is.
- Select your flights, making sure that you are logged into your mileage account, and that you have the miles required in your account; then pay for your ticket.
- This can all be done online. If you want to book over the phone, call 800-421-4655
After you get a sense of “where good availability is” (perhaps using our survey), call American and confirm that the flights/dates you want are available for the upgrade using miles, and book it.
If the upgrade on the flights/dates you want is not available, have the agent check other dates/flights.
This cannot be done online. Call 1-800-433-7300.
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Everybody knows how frequently airfares change (some estimates claim that there are up to 500,000 fare changes daily). Because that’s a few too many for First Class Flyer to keep up with, FCF cannot guarantee that all fares discussed will be available when you go to make a booking. Also, for the sake of quick and easy “executive summary” format, all fare rules and restrictions can’t possibly be included. Fares quoted usually include the average taxes and fees for the routes in the chart.