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Canada to Europe Business Class Summer Fares Starting at CAD$2,129 / USD$1,690, 14+ Airlines
Airlines: Air Canada, Air France, Alitalia, American, Austrian, British Airways, Brussels, Delta, Finnair, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, SWISS, and United.

Sample Savings: Toronto – Milan goes for CA$2,129 round-trip (inclusive). The regular fare is CA$3,170 (inclusive), a savings of CA$1,041 (33%).

FCF notes for Upgrading on British Airways: From Business to First Class takes 36,000 miles during off-peak and 40,000 miles during peak season round-trip. For example, the First Class fare for travel Toronto to Milan, which normally costs CA$6,591 round-trip (inclusive). (Upgrade is on the Toronto to London leg.)

FCF notes for Upgrading on American: Upgrading from Business Class to First Class takes 50,000 miles round-trip plus CA$1,386 co-pay. For example, the First Class fare for travel Toronto – Rome, which normally costs CA$8,180 round-trip (inclusive). (Upgrade is on the Chicago to Rome leg.)

FCF notes for Upgrading on United: Upgrading from Business Class to First Class takes 40,000 miles round-trip plus $1,386 co-pay. For example, the First Class fare for travel Toronto – Milan, which normally costs CA$7,689 round-trip (inclusive). (Upgrade is on the New York to Milan leg.)

Remember the fine print on these fares below—which can change any time, and probably will:

Ticketing Deadline: May 1
Advance Purchase: 28 days
Departure/Return Travel Days: Star Alliance, Mon. through Thurs.; Skyteam, Mon. through Wed.; Oneworld, none
Travel Window: Now through Aug. 31 (on Oneworld, none)
Minimum Stay: 7 days
Maximum Stay: 12 months
Be sure to mention the availability code to your travel agent or airline reservationist so that these valuable fare needles can be found in the haystack: Air Canada, Austrian, Brussels, Lufthansa, SWISS, and United, P. Air France, Delta, and KLM, Z; Alitalia, American, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, I.

If your travel agent or airline reservationist is having difficulty finding these fares, provide them the “Fare Basis Code”, 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: Air Canada, Austrian, Brussels, Lufthansa, SWISS, and United, PXRCT99. Air France, Delta, and KLM, ZXP7CCA; Alitalia, IXP7CCA; American, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, INN8D3Z3.

Samples of the Business Class Fares from Canada to Europe:
R/T Fare Routes Airlines
CA$2,129 Toronto to Milan AA, AC, AF, AY, AZ, BA, DL, IB, KL, LH, LX, OS, SN, UA
CA$2,180 Montreal to Rome AA, AC, AF, AY, AZ, BA, DL, IB, KL, LH, LX, OS, SN, UA
CA$2,196 Montreal, Toronto to Amsterdam AA, AC, AF, AY, AZ, BA, DL, IB, KL, LH, LX, OS, SN, UA
CA$2,215 Montreal to Milan AA, AC, AF, AY, AZ, BA, DL, IB, KL, LH, LX, OS, SN, UA
CA$2,252 Montreal, Toronto to Copenhagen AA, AC, AF, AY, AZ, BA, DL, IB, KL, LH, LX, OS, SN, UA
CA$2,283 Montreal, Toronto to Paris AA, AC, AF, AY, AZ, BA, DL, IB, KL, LH, LX, OS, SN, UA
CA$2,349 Calgary, Vancouver to Milan AA, AC, AF, AY, AZ, BA, DL, IB, KL, LH, LX, OS, SN, UA
CA$2,350 Calgary, Vancouver to Rome AA, AC, AF, AY, AZ, BA, DL, IB, KL, LH, LX, OS, SN, UA
CA$2,365 Vancouver to Paris AA, AC, AF, AY, AZ, BA, DL, IB, KL, LH, LX, OS, SN, UA
CA$2,422 Calgary to Amsterdam AA, AC, AF, AY, AZ, BA, DL, IB, KL, LH, LX, OS, SN, UA
* Fares include average taxes and fees for the route. AA = American, AC = Air Canada, AF = Air France, AY = Finnair, AZ = Alitalia, BA = British Airways, DL = Delta, IB = Iberia, KL = KLM, LH = Lufthansa, LX = SWISS, OS = Austrian, SN = Brussels, UA = United.