American and its Transatlantic partners (British Airways, Iberia, Finnair) released a bunch of European fares on Friday for between $491 and $784. Finnair’s codeshare with American’s flights to Dublin for travel in April, 2016 is pricing about $100 cheaper than just straight up American flight numbers from Washington D.C. and from Chicago, it is also $451 (ITA will price at $465), which is $40 cheaper than the straight up American flights with American flight numbers.

What is a codeshare? A codeshare is when one carrier put their flight numbers on another carrier’s flight. In this case, all the flights will be operated by American. You will fly American, checkin with American etc.

This does not meet our 6 cents per mile criterion from DC but does from Chicago.

Sample Travel Date:

• Sample from Washington D.C.
• April 18th, 2016 – April 25th, 2016

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel until April, 2016 for Sunday through Wednesday departures from the United States and Monday through Thursday departures to the United States. Must purchase at least 7 days in advance of departure

• Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: DCA
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: jfk
  • Destination: DUB
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: jfk
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • (For Chicago availability, replace DCA with ORD on the Departing from: field)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “3-10” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
  • You cannot buy tickets using ITA. To buy, follow our instructions below
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Fare Class:

• O

Routing:

• DCA – JFK (New York) – DUB (Dublin) – JFK – DCA

Mileage:

Finnair is a member of the Oneworld Alliance and American partner. This fare will earn 100% mileage with American

• Miles Flown: 6,764 miles
• Elite Qualifying Miles: 6,764 miles
• Redeemable Miles: 6,764 miles

How to Book:

• Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you enter  “Finnair” on the Airline textbox in the Advanced Flight Options section

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Background Information:

• Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Euro (EUR). $1USD = 0.90 EUR

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

• No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards to save on international purchases
• Don’t get hit with Dynamic Currency Conversion
• Get your taxes refunded when shopping
• How to Avoid International Data Roaming Charges

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