![]() ![]() I paid for the tickets with my Amex US Platinum Card, which earned me 5x US MR points on airfare. However, I hesitated in booking it for a few days, and then the last few business class seats ended up being taken, so I missed out on the more direct route back to Vancouver and had to settle for a stop in San Francisco instead. ![]() Moreover, a similar fare was actually available on the Mexico City–Vancouver flight on this day, also on the Boeing 737. If I had chosen a more direct journey without the overnight in Mexico City, the fare would’ve been much higher, well into the $1,000+ region.īy adding a 17-hour layover in CDMX, which is always a good idea in my books, we were able to bring the fare down significantly. I’d note that I observed some interesting quirks with Aeromexico’s business class pricing when booking this flight. $600 is nothing to scoff at of course, but it ended up being the best option because economy class fares were not cheaper by much, given the strict pandemic-induced controls around flights in and out of Nicaragua at the time of our trip in November 2021. The fare was around $600 (CAD) total for Managua–Mexico City–San Francisco, with a long layover in Mexico City. This itinerary with Aeromexico was one of the rare occasions that I actually paid outright for a business class fare. ![]()
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