[Expired] [Award Alert] Wide-Open Business Class Availability to Europe for Just 73K United Miles

Updated: August 30, 2024, 10:04am CDT

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Award Deal — Details
Best Ways To Book
Final Thoughts

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

If you’re looking for business class awards between the U.S. and Europe, United MileagePlus is showing discounted rates. This might be a “book now, figure out your other plans later” situation.

Let’s take a look.

Award Deal — Details

These awards are showing through United MileagePlus, though they cover flights with Star Alliance partners as well, such as Turkish Airlines, Swiss, and Lufthansa in business class. This deal was first reported by Travel on Points.

Class: Business
Routes: Boston (BOS), New York City (JFK), Newark (EWR), Washington, D.C. (IAD), and Chicago (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC), Vienna (VIE), Lisbon (LIS), Cophenhagen (CPH), Dublin (DUB), or London (LHR)
Dates: November 2024 to June 2025
Rates: As few as 73,000 miles one-way

We’ve found as many as 5 seats per flight, and when we say wide-open availability, we mean it.

Here’s a look at United’s fare calendar from the end of February into early April of next year. The cheapest price is 73,000 miles per person, available on numerous dates.

United award calendar EWR FRA — Image Credit: United Airlines

We’ve found these discounted prices all the way from September 2024 to June 2025 on most routes, and availability gets better and better the further in advance you’re booking.

It even applies to partner awards, such as this one on Swiss from Washington, D.C. (IAD) to Istanbul (ISTO with a connection in Zurich (ZRH).

United reduced business class award on Swiss — Image Credit: United Airlines

Best Ways To Book

If you’re looking for a cheap and easy way to book, you can redeem 73,000 United miles for this flight. United MileagePlus partners with Bilt Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards for transfers at a 1:1 ratio.

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Final Thoughts

We’ve found tons of award space in Star Alliance business class from numerous carriers and on numerous routes. This doesn’t appear to be an advertised sale, as the standard rate is 88,000 miles when booking via United MileagePlus.

Is it a mistake price? We aren’t totally sure. You may want to wait a bit before making any prepaid, nonrefundable bookings for hotels or tours, just in case.