(Business) AA: LAX-MIA-PTY (Panama City) $723 RT
Nov 5, 2015, 3:27 pm
#271
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 110
Hey Everyone! First post and first MR after reading FT for a little bit now.
LAX-JFK-MIA-PTY RT in January. Currently Plat and no way I'm getting EXP this year so buckling down to make it happen in 2016.
Was able to get lie flat LAX-JFK on 32B, JFK-MIA on 763, MIA-JFK on 772 and again on 32B JFK-LAX - all for $807! I think that works out to ~3.5 cpm.
Needless to say I'm excited.
Thanks for the inspiration!
LAX-JFK-MIA-PTY RT in January. Currently Plat and no way I'm getting EXP this year so buckling down to make it happen in 2016.
Was able to get lie flat LAX-JFK on 32B, JFK-MIA on 763, MIA-JFK on 772 and again on 32B JFK-LAX - all for $807! I think that works out to ~3.5 cpm.
Needless to say I'm excited.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Also, how many miles does the LAX-JFK-MIA-PTY itinerary earn?
Nov 5, 2015, 3:46 pm
#272
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: BOS/BTV
Programs: Delta Plat, former AA EXP, AS Gold, SPG Gold, IHG Plat.
Posts: 659
(on LAX-MIA-PTY).... Business class earns 2 EQP per mile, so you'll only need 8.5k miles in paid business class which requires less time in the air. This thread about LAX-PTY in business is great for a trip to PTY or a quick turn and the EQP. If you do this, I'd recommend routing through JFK to get the A321T which has lie flat business class seats.
I understand it gives 2x EQP and 1.5x RDM... not sure on the EQM?
Nov 5, 2015, 5:09 pm
#274
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: SFO
Programs: AY Plat, LH FTL
Posts: 7,374
Just about an hour ago, SFO-PTY was pricing at $524pp. ^
Nov 5, 2015, 5:39 pm
#275
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,900
Arch. Too bad AA doesn't fly San Diego to Chicago otherwise I would have jumped on that.
Nov 5, 2015, 5:54 pm
#276
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: AA EXP (owe), BA Silver (ows), AB Silver (owr), WN A+/CP, IHG Spire AMB, Avis First
Posts: 1,414
Dead, but I booked SFO-LAX-JFK-MIA-PTY-MIA-JFK-SFO for 499. Mostly lie flat...
Nov 5, 2015, 8:28 pm
#279
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: PHL - Go Flyers!
Programs: EMT-P
Posts: 564
Here is one quick example. 1 night in NY, 1 in PTY. There are other choices but this is what I found from my phone.
http://goo.gl/flights/Us10
Here is how to find dates: search Google Flights for SFO-PTY using round trip. When you see a date with a price you like, switch to multi-city and put in SFO-LAX, LAX-JFK, JFK-PTY and the reverse. Play around with dates, etc until you find what you want. Best of luck!
And remember, it's not dead until FT shows it as (Fare Gone). :-)
http://goo.gl/flights/Us10
Here is how to find dates: search Google Flights for SFO-PTY using round trip. When you see a date with a price you like, switch to multi-city and put in SFO-LAX, LAX-JFK, JFK-PTY and the reverse. Play around with dates, etc until you find what you want. Best of luck!
And remember, it's not dead until FT shows it as (Fare Gone). :-)
Last edited by medichill; Nov 5, 2015 at 8:35 pm
Nov 5, 2015, 9:31 pm
#280
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Silicon Valley/Seattle/Vancouver
Programs: Hyatt Globalist; Aeroplan 35k; Alaska MVP Gold; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 86
SFO-JFK-MIA-PTY RT Biz for $789
Thanks for the heads up. Very pleased with what I just purchased for $789.
Fri. 1/29 3pm-11:23pm SFO-JFK (lie-flat)
Sat. 1/30 8:05am-11:25am JFK-MIA (lie-flat)
Sat. 1/30 12:25pm-3:24pm MIA-PTY
Sun. 1/31 7am-10:03am PTY-MIA
Sun. 1/31 12:50pm-3:36pm MIA-JFK (lie-flat)
Sun. 1/31 9:50pm-1:27am JFK-SFO (lie-flat)
Thanks FT!
Fri. 1/29 3pm-11:23pm SFO-JFK (lie-flat)
Sat. 1/30 8:05am-11:25am JFK-MIA (lie-flat)
Sat. 1/30 12:25pm-3:24pm MIA-PTY
Sun. 1/31 7am-10:03am PTY-MIA
Sun. 1/31 12:50pm-3:36pm MIA-JFK (lie-flat)
Sun. 1/31 9:50pm-1:27am JFK-SFO (lie-flat)
Thanks FT!
Nov 6, 2015, 12:36 am
#281
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: SEA
Posts: 2,021
Here is one quick example. 1 night in NY, 1 in PTY. There are other choices but this is what I found from my phone.
http://goo.gl/flights/Us10
Here is how to find dates: search Google Flights for SFO-PTY using round trip. When you see a date with a price you like, switch to multi-city and put in SFO-LAX, LAX-JFK, JFK-PTY and the reverse. Play around with dates, etc until you find what you want. Best of luck!
And remember, it's not dead until FT shows it as (Fare Gone). :-)
http://goo.gl/flights/Us10
Here is how to find dates: search Google Flights for SFO-PTY using round trip. When you see a date with a price you like, switch to multi-city and put in SFO-LAX, LAX-JFK, JFK-PTY and the reverse. Play around with dates, etc until you find what you want. Best of luck!
And remember, it's not dead until FT shows it as (Fare Gone). :-)
Nov 6, 2015, 12:40 am
#282
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: AA EXP (owe), BA Silver (ows), AB Silver (owr), WN A+/CP, IHG Spire AMB, Avis First
Posts: 1,414
Here is one quick example. 1 night in NY, 1 in PTY. There are other choices but this is what I found from my phone.
http://goo.gl/flights/Us10
Here is how to find dates: search Google Flights for SFO-PTY using round trip. When you see a date with a price you like, switch to multi-city and put in SFO-LAX, LAX-JFK, JFK-PTY and the reverse. Play around with dates, etc until you find what you want. Best of luck!
And remember, it's not dead until FT shows it as (Fare Gone). :-)
http://goo.gl/flights/Us10
Here is how to find dates: search Google Flights for SFO-PTY using round trip. When you see a date with a price you like, switch to multi-city and put in SFO-LAX, LAX-JFK, JFK-PTY and the reverse. Play around with dates, etc until you find what you want. Best of luck!
And remember, it's not dead until FT shows it as (Fare Gone). :-)
Also, I booked it for December.
Nov 6, 2015, 12:45 am
#283
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Silicon Valley/Seattle/Vancouver
Programs: Hyatt Globalist; Aeroplan 35k; Alaska MVP Gold; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 86
Certainly I'd have loved to book this at sub-$600, but given that I've been paying $1200 regularly for SFO-JFK-SFO first class the last few months, getting SFO-JFK-MIA-PTY for $800 in all lie-flat except for the MIA-PTY legs feels like a steal.
Nov 6, 2015, 1:10 am
#284
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 17,007
At 18:22 04 NOV 2015 (GMT) the fare price was dropped to 536 USD (from 615 USD). The fare had not been modified since 12 October. [This price excludes taxes, fees and surcharges.]
At 18:25 05 NOV 2015 the fare was refiled again at 536 USD, not sure what the change was yesterday.
It seems priceable to me at 536 USD + tax so maybe the problem is a lack of N availability on one of your sectors. Might be best to inspect the sectors individually to find out what's going on.
Nov 6, 2015, 8:11 am
#285
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: AA EXP (owe), BA Silver (ows), AB Silver (owr), WN A+/CP, IHG Spire AMB, Avis First
Posts: 1,414
So looking at the history of AA fare NLX53GQ1/LAUP on LAXPTY, it suggests if anything the fare has got better.
At 18:22 04 NOV 2015 (GMT) the fare price was dropped to 536 USD (from 615 USD). The fare had not been modified since 12 October. [This price excludes taxes, fees and surcharges.]
At 18:25 05 NOV 2015 the fare was refiled again at 536 USD, not sure what the change was yesterday.
It seems priceable to me at 536 USD + tax so maybe the problem is a lack of N availability on one of your sectors. Might be best to inspect the sectors individually to find out what's going on.
At 18:22 04 NOV 2015 (GMT) the fare price was dropped to 536 USD (from 615 USD). The fare had not been modified since 12 October. [This price excludes taxes, fees and surcharges.]
At 18:25 05 NOV 2015 the fare was refiled again at 536 USD, not sure what the change was yesterday.
It seems priceable to me at 536 USD + tax so maybe the problem is a lack of N availability on one of your sectors. Might be best to inspect the sectors individually to find out what's going on.
In fact, looking up the fare on the ticket, it was SLE73AZ1/LAUP, NLE53AZ1/LAUP.
Last edited by no2chem; Nov 6, 2015 at 8:28 am