Summer Flight Bonuses on American, British Airways, Delta, United and Virgin America
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Below is a list of current route promotions on prominent routes in the US. If I’ve missed any (which I’m sure I have), feel free to comment below and I’ll include them in the post. Every mile counts!
American
Double miles (including elite) between Chicago and Los Angeles and San Francisco. Your AA account must have a California or Illinois address to be eligible. Register and fly by August 31, 2011.
5/10/15,000 mile bonus for discounted economy/full-fare economy/business class NY to Budapest. Register and fly by June 30, 2011.
5/10/15,000 mile bonus for discounted economy/full-fare economy/ business class Chicago to Helsinki. Register and fly by July 30, 2011.
Double/Triple miles for coach/business or first class from Los Angeles to Shanghai. Register and fly by June 30, 2011
20,000 miles for booking a full-fare/business/first transatlantic ticket on American/Iberia/British Airways. Register and fly by June 30, 2011
10/15,000 miles when you fly Cathay business/first roundtrip to Hong Kong and bank your miles to AA. Register and fly by August 15, 2011.
Double miles when you fly Iberia Miami to Barcelona. Register and fly by June 30, 2011.
Double miles when you fly Iberia Los Angeles to Madrid. Register and fly by June 30, 2011.
British Airways
Double miles on San Diego to London. Register and fly by August 30, 2011.
20,000 miles for booking a full-fare/business/first transatlantic ticket on American/Iberia/British Airways. Register and fly by June 30, 2011
Delta
Double/Triple miles for coach/business class, Detroit and LAX to Tokyo Haneda. Note: If you originally had booked a Haneda flight, but were switched to Narita, you can still claim the bonus miles because your original intent was to fly to Haneda. Register and fly by September 30, 2011.
5k Bonus miles for JFK to Iceland flights.
Double miles on Air France Boston to Paris. Register and fly by September 15, 2011.
Double miles between JFK and Budapest. Register and fly by September 15, 2011.
United
Double Miles (including elite) between Chicago and San Francisco and Los Angeles. Register and fly by August 31, 2011. Only for flights between the two cities – not continuing itineraries like ORD-SFO-NRT.
Double/Triple miles on coach/business or first from Los Angeles to Shanghai. Register and travel by July 15, 2011.
Virgin America
Triple points for travel between Chicago and Los Angeles and San Francisco. Register and fly by August 31, 2011.
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