AA: LAX-MIA-UIO RT Biz $858: 8256 flown miles
 

I imagine Quito is far more interesting than PTY (which has a similar well-priced MR). Double EQM'S for business, right? If you plan it right, you can do flat-bed all the way (according to Google flights).

It works through JFK for a few dollars more.

Nice, thanks. However, I can't find it via JFK for a "few more dollars" unless you mean over $1k.

https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2-03;tt=m;sc=b

$898

Thanks, I guess I'm used to only looking at the weekend and redeye out of LAX only for PTY runs, which are coming in the low 800's still.

JFK in one direction only.

Los Angeles – New York – Quito
Friday, February 5 – Saturday, February 6 – Saturday, February 13
Business Class · 1 adult
4:45 pm – 12:59 am+1
American
5h 14m
LAX-JFK
Nonstop
1:55 pm – 10:38 pm
American
8h 43m
JFK-UIO
1 stop
1h 15m in MIA
1:50 am – 10:31 am
American
11h 41m
UIO-LAX
1 stop
1h 56m in DFW
$898
$6
Price History
American · $898
Fri, Feb 5 · 4:45 pm
Sat, Feb 6 · 1:55 pm
Sat, Feb 13 · 1:50 am

Play around with the dates. I just randomly chose those dates to pull up the fare around that price. ^

I'm finding $925 for both ways passing through JFK.
$898 if I route through just MIA - LAX on 77W

As a heads up, the "lie-flats" are angle-flat. Still comfy, and it's not a long flight, but FYI.

$808 both ways through JFK to PTY if you redeye out of LAX.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...LAX0AA133;sc=b

Galapagos on the to do list, need United to match thru IAH tho.

This is still active for a couple of dates. $944 for 17514EQMs

Sample: https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...AX0AA1975;sc=f

Probably can be cheaper if playing with dates.

Edit #1: ITA shows LAX-MIA-UIO-MIA-PHL-LAX for $970 but when trying to book, shows at $940 with two legs in coach... otherwise it would be 18656 EQM at 5.2cpm business!

Edit #2:
$1015.08 for LAX-JFK-MIA-UIO-MIA-JFK-LAX (I-P-I-I-P-I) bookable thru Orbitz (example)
Base EQM 10701 * 2 business = 21402 TOTAL EQM (4.8cpm)
Base RDM 10701 * 1.5 business = 16051
Gold mileage bonus: 10701 * 0.25 = 2675
Plat/ExPlat mileage bonus: 10701 * 1 = 10701
Member/Gold/Plat Promo Bonus Miles: 1000 + 500 + 250 + 250 + 500 + 1000 = 3500
Executive Platinum Promo Bonus Miles: 3500 + 1000 + 500 + 500 + 1000 + 3500 = 10000

No-status total earnings: 21402 EQM (do the challenge please dude) + 19551 RDM
Gold total earnings: 21402 EQM + 22226 RDM
Platinum total earnings: 21402 EQM + 30252 RDM
ExPlat total earnings: 21402 EQM + 36752 RDM

That's a lot of reward to visit Ecuador.

I was looking for dates over Thanksgiving and found most of the route on lie flat 767 with one leg on angle flat 757. Is there a significant difference between the two products?

Not bad for $940, but possibly cheaper on different dates.
http://goo.gl/flights/kth1

American Airlines LAX to UIO $914 Business
 

New to this message board.. love it.. I already did the LAX to Panama City trip found in these threads. Today I just found a $914 trip to Quito leaving on Tuesday coming back on Sunday. Taking the wife and our rain gear :)

https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...UIO0AA947;sc=b

LAX to MIA
MIA to UIO

chris

Yep, definitely doable - and also possible to route the outbound leg through JFK (on the A321T) for the same price:

https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...3-06;tt=m;sc=b

This particular itinerary would require an overnighter in NYC -- probably because it departs tomorrow and all the red-eye transcons are fully booked in J at this point -- but I'll try playing around with the dates a bit...

You could say that. ;) OTOH if you already have a flat-bed on the LAX-MIA portion, considering it's a red-eye, the 757 to UIO should be sufficient.

Also, note that both of your return legs are in the same cabin, labeling notwithstanding. They use the same metal, but AA doesn't have separate F and J cabins on its 767s, so they're labeled as F domestically and J on international flights.