Air Canada – $555 (Regular Economy) / $445 (Basic Economy): Charlotte – Barcelona, Spain. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

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A good fare to Barcelona.

The regular economy fare at $555 from United and its partners Air Canada, Austrian, Lufthansa and Swiss Air’ includes ONE checked luggage and a normal size carry-on.

The $445 fare from United and its partners Air Canada, Austrian, Lufthansa and Swiss Air is a Basic Economy/Economy Light fare. These Basic Economy/Economy Light fares:

  • DO NOT allow for advance seat assignment
  • DO NOT include checked bags (they are $60 each way)
  • DO NOT allow for changes
  • DO NOT allow for cancellations. If you cancel after the 24-hour risk free period, the Basic Economy fare will have no value for future purchase

Most online travel agencies are not properly displaying these fares with United, Air Canada, Austrian, Lufthansa and Swiss Air as Basic Economy. Please see our instructions below to upgrade regular economy tickets.

Barcelona, Spain. Photo: Connie Ma via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • April 24th – May 1st, 2019
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel in late-April 2019 for Sunday through Wednesday departures and for Tuesday through Friday returns. A 7-day minimum stay is required. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure.

Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

The following instructs ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. When using the same dates on Priceline, you will be presented with an option to upgrade to a regular economy fare.

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: CLT
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
      • Textbox 1: ac ac
      • Textbox 2: -overnight
    • Destination: BCN
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
      • Textbox 1: ac ac
      • Textbox 2: -overnight
    • Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Enter departure date
    • Length of stay: 3-10
      • The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.

The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.

You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy Airline Tickets” section.

Fare Class:

  • K

Sample Routing:

  • CLT – YYZ (Toronto) – BCN (Barcelona) – YYZ – CLT

Sample Mileage:

Air Canada is a member of the Star Alliance and United partner. Mileage earning with United is below.

  • Miles Flown: 9,148 miles or 6.0 cents per mile
  • Elite Qualifying Miles: 9,148 miles
  • Redeemable Miles: 4,574 miles

How to Buy Airline Tickets:

  • Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
  • From the search results, select the basic economy fare at $445, after which you’ll be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular economy fare at $555. The regular economy fare includes advance seat assignment and ONE checked bag.

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For more of the latest deals for Charlotte, visit our Charlotte fares page.

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