American: San Diego / Las Vegas / Orlando – Madrid, Spain. $508 (Basic Economy) / $658 (Regular Economy). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

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A good sale to Madrid

American / British Airways / Finnair / Iberia’s $658 fare is a regular economy fare with ONE check luggage and normal size carry-on included

American / British Airways / Finnair / Iberia also have a $508 fare, but it 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 $75 each way for the 1st bag and $100 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 with American / British Airways / Finnair / Iberia as BASIC ECONOMY.

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Sample Travel Date:

• Sample from San Diego
• February 1st – 8th, 2023
  • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from late October – early December or January 2023 – February 2023. A Sunday stay is required. Must purchase at least 7 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:

• This is just to search for availability. To buy your tickets, scroll down to “How to Buy” section of this post

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Origin: SAN
    • For Las Vegas availability, replace SAN with LAS on the Origin field
    • For Orlando availability, replace SAN with MCO on the Origin field
  • Origin Advanced Routing Code:
    • Routing Codes: aa aa
    • Extension Codes: maxconnect 240
      • This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Priceline and you will be presented with an option to upgrade to a regular economy fare.
  • Destination:  MAD
  • Return Advanced Routing Code:
    • Routing Codes: aa aa
    • Extension Codes: maxconnect 240
  • (Click on Advanced Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Duration “3-10” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

• The ITA search page should be like below when all values are inputted

 

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

Fare Class:

• O

Sample Routing:

• SAN – DFW (Dallas) – MAD (Madrid) – DFW – SAN

Sample Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 12,236 miles or 5.4 cents per mile
• Loyalty Points: 2,755 points
• Redeemable Miles: 2,755 miles

How to Buy:

• Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
  • Select the $508 fare in the search results and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular fare for $150 more (or $658 total roundtrip). The regular fare with advance seat assignment and ONE check bag included.

 

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