Originally Posted by
stellaf80
Thanks so much for your insight! Do you mind if I ask a few more questions?
- I signed up for EF as I had read a recommendation (I think maybe The Points Guy) to use that site to find American Airlines (that's who my miles are with) flights to book that are eligible for upgrades with miles. Is that not something the site can do?
- What would you say is the best strategy if you want to book an American Airlines flight and upgrade to business using miles? I'm flying return LA-LON end of October with my husband and two children. Between us, my husband and I have about 400,000 AA miles
Yes, for upgrading AA marketed and operated flights with AA miles, EF can search for that space.
Book AA marketed and operated in economy, then use miles+copay upgrades.
OP:
using Expert flyer, select on the main menu:
AWARDS AND UPGRADES
then your travel dates and cities
Click the box for
Business - Upgrade (Including 2-Cabin Domestic First) (C)
or
First - Upgrade (for 3-cabin flights only) (A)
if you see a number that's greater than 0, you can upgrade that number of seats with miles and copay