4 US Routes → Spain & Italy Business Jan–Feb 2027 (JAL Mileage Bank)
American Business Class to Madrid and Barcelona from 42K JAL Miles One Way
New York (JFK) to Madrid (MAD), Business, One Way.
Fly American Airlines business class nonstop to Spain or Italy from 42,000 JAL miles one way. New York to Madrid and Philadelphia to Barcelona cost 42,000 miles. Charlotte to Madrid and New York to Milan cost 60,000 miles. January and February 2027 have the most dates. On our test dates, the cash fare was $3,159 to $5,489 one way. All seats are lie-flat with direct aisle access.
Search on the JAL Mileage Bank website with "JMB Partner Airline Award Tickets" selected.
Select American Airlines and Business Class, then search the dates in the list below.
Look for 42,000 to 60,000 miles one way, as the city table shows.
Transfer Citi points to JAL only after you find seats.
Make a free JAL Mileage Bank account before you search. You must log in to search. A new account can need some days before it can search.
With the 30% Citi bonus, 42,000 JAL miles costs about 32,400 Citi points. The bonus stops on October 24.
Alaska also books these flights for 55,000 points one way. Only Bilt points transfer to Alaska. Search with "Use points", then filter for Business, Nonstop and American.
Amex points transfer to Cathay Pacific at 1,000 to 800. A 63,000-mile Cathay award costs 78,750 Amex points. If the American flights do not show online, call or chat with Cathay.
American charges 72,000 to 77,000 AAdvantage miles. Use AAdvantage to find connections from your home airport.