Finding American
Airlines Business Class saver awards across the Atlantic can be next to impossible but, early last year, I was lucky enough to find two Business Class saver awards between Madrid and LA for travel on Iberia.
Sadly American
Airlines Business Class saver awards are so scarce nowadays that I can't justify including them in the list above.
Not exact matches
While finding
saver level
business class award space on Hawaiian
Airlines can be very tough, there are lots of routes with lie - flat seats if you can find the space.
Since
business travel plummets during holiday weeks,
airlines often make first -
class awards available at the
saver award level even when economy seats are selling like hotcakes.
If you manage to fins the unicorn that is an international long - haul
Business Class saver award on American
Airlines this us what the costs look like:
When I have a sizeable rewards balance I also transfer over to the Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer program (that's how I booked Joanna and I into Singapore
Airlines Suites between Hong Kong and Singapore and the Singapore and London) and I always keep an eye out for American
Airlines saver awards just in case there's an opportunity to transfer Membership Rewards points over to Etihad and book American
Business or First
Class at a favorable rate.
The
airline releases more
business class award seats at the
saver redemption level than economy seats.
Right now, United.com is showing discounted
saver level
awards on partner
airlines in
business class to Europe.