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Insane deal: Fly LAX-ORD <$150 R/T on 787 or 777-300ER
I was playing around with the ITA Matrix last night when I found these incredible deals on LAX-ORD and ORD-LAX. There are several dates well below $150 and tons below $200 roundtrip. While not all of these routes are non-stop, nor are they all featuring wide body aircraft…there are a lot of different options, and many include the wide body planes.
At $111 for a quick turnaround the LAX-ORD route makes for a great mileage run opp
In addition to this, LAX-ORD is being serviced by American’s 777-300ER and 787. On the 777-300ER you can actually sit in business class for the price of main cabin extra. If you’re an elite….it’s FREE!
Fly the 787!
Since the 787 is a 2 cabin plane it sells it’s business class as a domestic first class product. If you end up getting upgraded to first class you will enjoy the international business class on a domestic route. Or if you just buy the first class seat, you will lie flat. YESSSSSS
Or fly the 777-300ER, the ’77W’
I just posted an article about the 77W flying from ORD-LAX and I’d written an article earlier in the year detailing the option to sit in business class on a domestic flight for the price of economy. The reason that Airlines do this is to position the aircraft for another International leg. American started flying LHR-ORD earlier in the year and they need to get the 77W to LAX for another route: perhaps to Asia or Australia. When they fly this route between New York and LA and Miami and LA they can sell the planes as a true 3 cabin product. However, LAX-ORD isn’t a route that can support 3 cabins. Because the route only sells 2 cabin aircraft, and the 77W is a 3 cabin plane, it classifies the international business class as main cabin extra – this is a huge opportunity to fly an incredible product for a discounted price.
The biggest difference is you don’t get the soft product benefits you’d typically get when the plane is used internationally, or as a true business product: so no pillow, blanket, meal, etc. I absolutely love the 77W business class, but if you’re lucky enough to get upgraded on this route…you’d end up flying in international first class…domestically. Unreal.
And the product itself:
I love the 77W business class product. This is how it is used internationally with all the amenities. On the domestic route it wouldn’t include all of the fringe benefits, but you’d still enjoy the seat.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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