Want to use your Qantas points to fly to the USA in comfort? American Airlines currently has lots of Premium Economy reward seats available from both Sydney and Auckland to the USA!

These Premium Economy award seats are available on many travel dates between now and June 2024. You could book a seat using Qantas points, American Airlines AAdvantage miles or through another Oneworld frequent flyer program.

American Airlines flies daily, year-round, from Sydney to Los Angeles as AA72 and the return AA73. It also operates seasonal routes from Auckland to both Los Angeles and Dallas/Fort Worth between late October and March.

We can currently see lots of Premium Economy award availability on all three of these trans-Pacific routes. Some flights even have 7 Premium Economy award seats available. (There’s also plenty of Economy availability, but very little in Business or First Class.)

On the Auckland-Los Angeles route, you can even find Premium Economy award availability in the week before Christmas. (Heck, there’s even a bit of Business Class availability on this route as well!)

It costs 81,300 Qantas Frequent Flyer points plus $251 taxes & charges for a one-way Classic Reward seat in American Airlines Premium Economy from Sydney to Los Angeles. A round-trip ticket would cost 162,600 Qantas Points and $431 per passenger.

The number of points required is the same between Auckland and Dallas/Fort Worth. But a round-trip American Airlines Premium Economy ticket from Auckland to Los Angeles would cost 142,200 Qantas Points plus $228 in taxes & charges.

If you happen to have American Airlines AAdvantage miles, you could book the same seats between Sydney and Los Angeles in Premium Economy for 45,000 AAdvantage miles + USD76.05 (~AU$118) one-way.

Matt Graham

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 90 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil & Kazakhstan. His interests include aviation, economics & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

You can connect with Matt by posting on the Australian Frequent Flyer community forum and tagging @AFF Editor.