AAdvantage Launches International Premium Economy Redemption
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It's now possible to book international premium economy award seats on American, Delta, and United. Only one carrier, however, has published a table indicating how much the seats should cost.
American Airlines last week became the third legacy U.S. carrier with international service to open up its premium economy cabins for award bookings. The new availability turns a page on the product's full rollout across American, Delta, and United. After over two years of announcements, launches, and cabin upgrades, air carriers now have enough premium economy inventory in the sky to feel comfortable integrating award availability into flight searches.
Interestingly, American's launch last week was the only time in which a carrier has been forthright with the baseline cost for premium economy award seats. In 2015, Delta pulled its award chart off of Delta.com in an effort to experiment more with the dynamic price of seats — a passenger-unfriendly move. Since then,
