BOS/JFK → LAX/SFO/SNA Business Sep 2026 (Finnair Avios Sale)
Coast-to-Coast Lie-Flat Business on American from 21K Amex Points
New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX), Business, One Way.
Fly lie-flat business class between New York or Boston and Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Santa Ana for 27,000 Finnair Avios each way. A 30% Amex transfer bonus to British Airways lowers the cost to 21,000 Amex points. The same seat costs about $1,300 in cash. From March 28, 2027, American sells its old first class seats as business class, so you can select a 1-1 suite in rows 1 to 5 at no extra cost.
Search award space on alaskaair.com with "Use points" selected, then filter for Nonstop and American.
Write down the flight number and date that show 35,000 Alaska points in Business or First Class.
Call Finnair at 323-694-7646 or use the online chat, and ask the agent to check American business class for that flight with Finnair Avios.
Transfer 21,000 Amex points to British Airways (the 30% bonus makes 27,300 Avios), move the Avios to Finnair, and let the agent ticket the flight.
Keep the agent on the line until the Avios show in your Finnair account. Transfers are usually instant.
Your British Airways and Finnair accounts must be at least 30 days old before you can combine Avios. Open both accounts today if you do not have them.
If you prefer to book online, use alaskaair.com for 35,000 Alaska points (transfer from Bilt) or aa.com for 40,000 to 50,000 AAdvantage miles (transfer from Citi).