[Expired] [Award Alert] Wide-Open Business Class Availability to Spain From 55k Miles

Updated: November 7, 2024, 2:45am CST

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Want to redeem your points and miles to get to Europe in lie-flat seats? Want a wide-open range of dates that you could book?

Starting at just 55,000 miles per person, you can fly from multiple U.S. cities to Spain’s capital. Here’s what we’re seeing from December 2024 to September 2025.

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These flights are operated by Oneworld airlines, including American Airlines and Iberia. If you’re willing to add a connection, you also can find flights on British Airways, though those come with a massive increase in taxes and fees. The American and Iberia routes can get you to Madrid nonstop.

The best pricing on these awards comes from the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan program, starting at 55,000 miles per person in business class — regardless of which airline you fly.

Class: Business
Route: Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK), or Washington, D.C. (IAD) to Madrid (MAD)
Cost: 55,000 miles and $18.10 in taxes and fees
Travel Dates: December 2024 to September 2025
Award Seats: Up to 3 passengers per route in business or 9 passengers in economy

If you’re flying from Dallas-Fort Worth or further west, you’re better off booking through American Airlines AAdvantage at 57,500 miles per person, as Alaska’s pricing will be higher for these longer distances. From the East Coast, 55,000 miles per person is standard, though you can get that down to 45k on the shortest distances, such as flights from Boston.

JFK MAD Alaska award booking — Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

How To Book

Numerous dates are available, and you can use the Alaska Airlines award calendar to find them quickly.

Alaska award chart calendar JFK MAD January 2025 — Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

It’s also possible to use a tool like Seats.aero to see options from multiple airports at once.

Seats.aero availability East Coast to Madrid — Image Credit: Seats.aero

If you need more Alaska Airlines miles, you can earn them with a business or personal credit card, transfers from Bilt Rewards, or from Marriott Bonvoy.

If you’re booking through American AAdvantage, you still can transfer points from Marriott. You also can earn American Airlines miles in other ways, such as dining out, shopping online, or through multiple credit cards.

Hot Tip:

If you don’t want to burn all of your points on a single redemption, a great strategy would be to redeem your Avios for business class flights to Europe and premium economy on the daytime return to the U.S. There are plenty of award seats in premium economy to/from Madrid.

Final Thoughts

Flying over the ocean in business class is more comfortable and can help you arrive feeling more rested. If the fantastic museums, nigh life, and restaurants of Madrid are calling your name, there’s a great amount of award availability with Oneworld from late 2024 through early fall in 2025.