That was a roughly $200 premium over the main cabin fare, which was not bad considering American's extra-legroom Main Cabin Extra seats can up-sell from regular Main Cabin by over $100 each way on this route.Īlternatively, we could have redeemed 40,000 American AAdvantage miles for this flight, but there wasn't any saver award availability on the date I needed to travel.Īfter booking, I was offered an upgrade to business class for just $490, which I'd consider pretty great, but declined since I wanted to review premium economy.įinally, there was Panasonic Wi-Fi available on this flight. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Frankfurt, via Charlotte. We ended up paying about $860 for a one-way ticket from my home airport of John F.

However, I only needed a one-way ticket as I was reviewing a completely different airline back. and Germany typically range between $1,200 and $2,000. Round-trip premium economy fares between the U.S. Get the latest points, miles and travel news by signing up for TPG’s free daily newsletter. Here's what my experience flying American Airlines premium economy from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Frankfurt Airport (FRA) on the Boeing 777-200 was like. But is that consistency a good thing? A recent trip to Germany was the perfect opportunity to find out, as the price difference between economy and premium economy was relatively small. It's also very similar to what you'll find in American’s domestic first class.

Unlike its business class, which varies significantly from one plane to the next, American's premium economy seat experience is fairly consistent across its fleet. airlines now offer a true premium economy product, American Airlines leads the way by being the only one to offer it across its entire widebody fleet.

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