Condor is a German carrier with hubs in Frankfurt and Munich.
Their newer planes have a pretty great looking product I’ve been wanting to try, but haven’t yet had the occasion.
You could, until now, book these only with Alaska miles (of the standard easily accessible programs). A Business Class seat with Alaska’s Atmos points is 55,000 points.
However, with the Amex backdoor transfer to Alaska now done, it’s great to see a new way to book, and at a reasonable amount of points!
Booking via JetBlue, above
Booking via Alaska
In fact, it’s 1,000 less points and $35 less with TrueBlue points from the East Coast.
Unfortunately for West Coasters, you would be looking at 99,100 miles (i.e. Seattle to Frankfurt), so this is really only a steal for East Coasters.
Our matrix of transferable points shows that Chase and Citi ThankYou are your best options to transfer to TrueBlue, with 1:1 transfers and no excise fees.
Get 100,000 super valuable airline miles that can book oneworld flights and more with this offer on a new premium card that also earns 3% on all foreign purchases. A low annual fee $99) version is also available with an 80,000 point bonus offer. One more option- a business card.
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