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American Business Class Awards to Asia Wide Open, Enough Seats for the Whole Family

by Gary Leff

Jan 10 2016

Starting in March (and continuing through the fall) there’s really strong business class award availability on American’s Los Angeles and Chicago – Shanghai flights.

Interestingly the same cannot be said for Dallas – Shanghai, or American’s Beijing flights. So it’s not China generally, just Shanghai and just from Los Angeles and Chicago.

Availability is in both directions (although somewhat limited for Shanghai – Los Angeles). And the Chicago flight often has 6 or more seats open.

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Business Class to Asia With American Miles Wide Open, No Fuel Surcharges

by Gary Leff

Sep 12 2015

Japan Airlines is launching 4 times weekly service (Sunday/Monday/Wednesday/Friday in both directions) between Dallas and Tokyo on November 30.

I was not aware that there was business class space available. I usually use the British Airways website for searching Japan Airlines award space, and that space is not showing up on BA.com. (The American and Qantas websites do not show JAL space at all.)

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American Won’t Add More Dallas – Asia Routes, Signifying a Shift in Airline Strategy

by Gary Leff

Jul 25 2015

Since American reports success selling premium tickets Dallas – Hong Kong and since Dallas is getting a first class lounge one might imagine that in addition to Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul it could be that Dallas would see another Asia route in the future. One could imagine a third Chinese city.

However in yesterday’s earnings call it was made clear this wasn’t on the table.

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