American Airlines Business CGK-JFK

[Miksmith]

I’m flying this month from PER to JFK. I’m flying budget to CGK and the business to JFK return flying American Airlines codeshare Qatar for $4180.00. The same flight advert from PER on Qatar W.A. over $13,000. It pays to look at long haul legs out of Asia

 

[SYD]

Similar strategies being discussed here…

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Thank goodness for AFF alerts. I read the article with interest. Until a couple of hours ago I'd been looking at buying a J ticket SYD-LHR via Oman. One way for just under $4K and I'd have to work out to get up to Edinburgh and then back home. Plus an overnight layover in Muscat. Now I have...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

But that AA deal to the US is a cracker.

 

[exceladdict]

Absolutely. I noticed it a few months ago but kept it quiet to hopefully keep it off the travel blogs.

Seem to be able to book as AA codeshares which should get QF status bonuses, and add one or two US stops in different cities with internal flights in F at very good prices.

Only downside is the PER-CGK options (at least on the days I was after) were shocker schedules if you want to fly daytime.

 

[SYD]

Absolutely. I noticed it a few months ago but kept it quiet to hopefully keep it off the travel blogs.

It’s been in the blogs and FT on and off for a year or so. There might even be a thread here… It’s primarily a JFK deal but I recall seeing Philly and DC as open jaw options.

 

[madrooster]

This fare has been around for ages - 2022 if I remember correctly. You can do JFK and PHL are the cheapest, BOS and DCA are the next cheapest.

 

[exceladdict]

Nice. Yeah I think I had priced 2 pax cgk-doh-jfk/jfk-clt-rdu/rdu-dca/dca-jfk-doh-cgk or something like that for 4500 each (approx).

 

[madrooster]

Nice. Yeah I think I had priced 2 pax cgk-doh-jfk/jfk-clt-rdu/rdu-dca/dca-jfk-doh-cgk or something like that for 4500 each (approx).

You can actually pack in 6 AA domestics on the east coast. It's actually not a bad earner. You can also route this fare as far as the west coast of the US and then back to the east coast!

 

[laffer]

On a similar theme why is it that flights to JFK come in significantly cheaper than say LAX?

 

[exceladdict]

You can actually pack in 6 AA domestics on the east coast. It's actually not a bad earner. You can also route this fare as far as the west coast of the US and then back to the east coast!

Oh that's cool. I tried to get to the midwest but must have hit a limit somewhere. Will get in touch with you if we end up wanting to maximise one

 

[madrooster]

Oh that's cool. I tried to get to the midwest but must have hit a limit somewhere. Will get in touch with you if we end up wanting to maximise one

Be careful with the midwest - you will run into HIP checks which means a higher fare.

 

[ANstar]

Will the AA codeshare flights on QR metal be able to credit to QFF?

 

[SYD]

Will the AA codeshare flights on QR metal be able to credit to QFF?

Yes. They meet the OW operated AND marketed criteria.

The QF earn calculator doesn’t recognise AA on CGK-DOH nor DOH-JFK but the SC earn should be no less than 100 + 160 (each way) as per QR marketed flights.

The points earn might be slightly better with an AA codes than what the calculator quotes for QR.

 

[exceladdict]

Yes. They meet the OW operated AND marketed criteria.

The QF earn calculator doesn’t recognise AA on CGK-DOH nor DOH-JFK but the SC earn should be no less than 100 + 160 (each way) as per QR marketed flights.

The points earn might be slightly better with an AA codes than what the calculator quotes for QR.

Plus aa status bonuses if you're tiered on qf?

 

[SYD]

Plus aa status bonuses if you're tiered on qf?

Yes, that’s what I was alluding to above but didn’t have the precise info at hand (and the QF Calc doesn’t know about the AA codeshares).

 

[SYD]

Actually, I’d forgotten how generous the QF status bonus points are on AA. I believe these can be booked with some QR codes in the mix but probably better to do all AA codes as a QFF.

Using JFK-LHR in J / F as a comparison;

BA (no bonus)


AA (QF WP)


AA as QF SG


and PS

 

[andye]

Be careful with the midwest - you will run into HIP checks which means a higher fare.

Thanks-looked this up and learned something new to me

 

[Miksmith]

Similar strategies being discussed here…

Article: Strategies for Cheap Business Class Flights to Europe

Thank goodness for AFF alerts. I read the article with interest. Until a couple of hours ago I'd been looking at buying a J ticket SYD-LHR via Oman. One way for just under $4K and I'd have to work out to get up to Edinburgh and then back home. Plus an overnight layover in Muscat. Now I have...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

But that AA deal to the US is a cracker.

I can report that I received FF and SC credits

 

[ANstar]

I can report that I received FF and SC credits

Thanks! I was a bit paranoid when the Qf calculator didn't show the AA codeshare as an option.

 

[Greenline]

I’m getting stuck with this.
I’ve priced out a route on google flights, which will take me to the AA site to pay.
When I go to pay it requires a US address for credit card, same with PayPal, which I don’t have.
If I go with AU card it redirects to the AA local site at which point I can’t recreate the flight.
Am I missing something here, any help would be appreciated.

 

[I love to travel]

There is a whole thread on this. Use Aus credit card and put something like 90210 in the zip code