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A good sale to Madrid. Pricing will vary slightly depending on routing
American / British Airways / Finnair / Iberia’s $659 fare is a regular economy fare with ONE checked luggage and normal size carry-on
American / British Airways / Finnair / Iberia also have a $509 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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Cibeles square from the city hall in Madrid). Photo: Miguel Diaz via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0
Sample Travel Date:
- Sample from Charlotte
- August 25th – September 1st
- This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates
Fare Availability:
- Valid for travel from late August – early December or January 2022 – February 2022. A 7 day minimum stay is required. Availability is limited. 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:
- Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
- Departing from: CLT
- For Atlanta availability, replace CLT with ATL on the Departing from: field
- For Denver availability, replace CLT with DEN on the Departing from: field
- For Detroit availability, replace CLT with DTW on the Departing from: field
- For Houston availability, replace CLT with IAH on the Departing from: field
- For Kansas City availability, replace CLT with MCI on the Departing from: field
- For Minneapolis availability, replace CLT with MSP on the Departing from: field
- For Orlando availability, replace CLT with MCO on the Departing from: field
- For San Diego availability, replace CLT with SAN on the Departing from: field
- 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 American and you will be presented with an option to upgrade to a regular economy fare.
- Destination: MAD
- 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 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.
- Departing from: CLT
- 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” section.
Fare Class:
- O
Elite Qualifying Dollars:
- $551
Sample Routing:
- CLT – BOS (Boston) – MAD (Madrid) – MIA (Miami) – CLT
Sample Mileage:
- Miles Flown: 9,190 miles
- Elite Qualifying Miles: 9,190 miles
- Redeemable Miles: 2,755 miles
How to Buy:
- Book on American with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search
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