[Expired] [Award Alert] Wide-Open Business Class Availability to London From 45k Miles

Update:The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available.

Whether you’re heading to London for sightseeing, nightlife, football, or museums, there’s something for everyone. And you can redeem your miles to fly there in comfort.

With travel dates wide open from November 2024 to July 2025, this might be the first time you ever hear us celebrate an award chart devaluation. That’s because flights from the East Coast using Alaska Airlines miles got even cheaper a few months ago, dropping the price of these awards to 45,000 miles per person. The West Coast, however, is more expensive now.

Here’s a look at the current availability to fly to London in business class using your Alaska Airlines miles.

Award Deal — Details

If a trip to the U.K. has been on your mind this fall (or through summer next year), this latest award deal is the best way to get there. You’ll be flying with American Airlines.

• Class: Business
• Route: Boston (BOS), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), Orlando (MCO), New York (JFK), Seattle (SEA), Tampa (TPA) or Washington, D.C. (IAD) to London (LHR)
• Cost: As low as 45,000 miles per person, plus $19 in taxes and fees
• Travel Dates: November 2024 to July 2025
• Award Seats: Up to 9 passengers per route

American Airlines and British Airways operate numerous routes between the U.S. and London. While British Airways’ new business class is superior, the taxes and fees on these awards are painful.

Thus, we suggest flying with American Airlines for much less cash out of pocket. You will still pay the same amount of miles—just 45,000 miles per person.

This 45,000-mile pricing is available out of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. Thanks to a recent change in Alaska Airlines’ award charts, this is cheaper than what these awards used to cost.

While that brought good news for those on the East Coast, it was bad news for those on the West Coast. You’ll pay 70,000 miles per person for flights from Los Angeles to London.

Luckily, Alaska Airlines’ website makes it easy to view an award calendar. And this is where you’ll see that awards are easy to find. We see availability nearly every day from February to July 2025, plus more than half the dates in 2024 for the months of November, December, and January.

How To Book

Your best bet is booking with Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan for any awards that price at 45,000 miles (East Coast) or 55,000 miles (center of the U.S.) per person in business class. From the West Coast, you’ll be better off booking through American Airlines AAdvantage to pay 57,500 miles per person.

Aside from credit cards that earn Alaska miles, you also can transfer points from Bilt Rewards to boost your Alaska Mileage Plan balance.

For American Airlines, numerous credit cards earn American Airlines AAdvantage miles. Marriott Bonvoy points also transfer to American, but this happens at a 3:1 ratio. For example, if you transfer 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points to American, you will receive 20,000 miles plus a 5,000-mile bonus, for a total of 25,000.

Final Thoughts

If you’re heading to London — or have now decided that you are, thanks to this alert — there’s great availability flying American Airlines’ business class. From the West Coast, book directly with American. From the East Coast, you’re better off booking with Alaska Airlines to save some miles.