American: San Diego – Lima, Peru. $385 (Basic Economy) / $475 (Regular Economy). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

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A good sale to Lima.

American’s $475 fare is a regular economy fare with ONE checked luggage and normal size carry-on

American also have a $385 fare, but it is a Basic Economy fare. These Basic Economy fares:

• DO NOT allow for advance seat assignment
• DO NOT include checked bags – they are $45 each way for the 1st bag and $65 for the 2nd
• DO NOT allow for changes
• DO NOT allow for cancellations – so if you cancel after the 24 hour risk free period, the Basic Economy version will have no value for future travel
• Most online travel agencies are not properly displaying these fares as BASIC ECONOMY.

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Sample Travel Date:

• March 10th – 15th, 2021
  • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates.

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from January 2021 – mid March 2021. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure

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

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: SAN
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
    • Textbox 1: aa aa
    • Textbox 2: maxconnect 240
      • This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Priceline and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular economy fare.
  • Destination: LIM
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
    • Textbox 1: aa aa
    • Textbox 2: maxconnect 240
  • Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Enter a departing 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 in the “How to Buy” section below.

Fare Class:

• O

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $390

Sample Routing:

• SAN – DFW (Dallas) – LIM (Lima) – DFW – SAN

Sample Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 9,070 miles or 5.2 cents per mile
• Elite Qualifying Miles: 9,070 miles
• Redeemable Miles: 1,950 miles

How to Buy:

• Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
  • Select the $385 fare in the search results and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular fare for $90 more (or $475 total roundtrip). The regular fare with advance seat assignment and ONE checked bag included.

 

 

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