You are currently viewing (Expired) Crazy deal: $737 first class flight from Indonesia to the USA (one-way)

We usually just share deals in economy class. Because economy allows you to travel for less. And because there aren’t many premium cabin deals. And even when there are, for those who like to fly in luxury, usually even the deals are not as good as just using travel rewards to get those flights almost free.

But this deal is too good not to share. We bought it ourselves, because it’s fully refundable anyway.

Here are the IMPORTANT details about this deal for $737 (on a flight worth literally $10,000+)!

 

Overview of the crazy deal

I’ll be doing a follow-up post soon with much more detail, right now what’s urgent is to BOOK!!!

Here are the highlights of the deal:

  • Many dates available (all listed below)
  • It’s C$737 one-way for Indonesia to California
  • That is a decent price even in economy these days
  • And the deal is in FIRST CLASS for the transpacific segment (Japan-USA)
  • First class is even better than business class
  • ANA first class is the ultimate luxury, a suite with doors (photos below)
  • ANA (All Nippon Airways) is one of the world’s best airlines
  • The shortest flight is in business class (Indonesia-Japan)
  • This is often worth $10,000 or more
  • You’ll earn 12,000 Aeroplan points (≈ $180) which lowers the net cost
  • It works, we just booked it to test it (and to take advantage of it haha)

Here are some important details:

  • It won’t last, book VERY quickly if you’re interested in trying luxury
  • It will likely be gone by tonight
  • It’s an error fare, so don’t book anything else and don’t contact the airline
  • No risk, at worst they refund you back if they don’t honor it
  • The fare class is also fully refundable
  • So if you can’t go, you get a refund and that’s it

Here’s how to book:

  • It’s on the ANA website directly (VIETNAM version)
  • Not even on a shitty third-party site
  • You must be on the Vietnam version (price in dongs: around 13 million)
  • You’ll be able to find a decent one-way ticket to get there LATER
  • And find a one-way ticket back from San Francisco later
  • We’ll help you
  • Otherwise, worst case scenario, you cancel and get your money back

Here are a couple of details.

 

The price

It costs 13 million Vietnamese dongs.

Deal price (image credit: ANA)

 

That’s just C$737.

A simply incredible price for ANA’s 1st class!

Equivalent in Canadian currency (image credit: Google)

 

First class on ANA is often worth a lot of money! Check out an example at C$14,000 one-way!

(Someone at ANA is probably getting fired for this expensive error so take advantage of it, at least that person’s sacrifice won’t have been for nothing!)

Price on different dates (image credit: ANA)

 

Even with points (the best way to get premium cabin flights), you’d need 110,000 Aeroplan points for a one-way ANA first class flight between North America and Japan (or even more to add the segment to Indonesia). Or 75,000 points in business class.

(For context, the welcome bonus on the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card gives you 66,250 points and the one on the American Express Aeroplan Reserve Card gives you 92,500 points!)

Speaking of, long flights in premium cabins are the most lucrative in terms of earning points from the airline directly (as opposed to earning with credit cards). So you’ll also earn over 12,000 Aeroplan points with this flight. That is worth ≈ $180 and brings your net cost down to $557 for a luxurious experience worth $10,000!!!

And it works and is bookable, I can confirm (Flytrippers’ other co-founder also booked it separately on other dates).

My deal confirmation email (image credit: Andrew D’Amours/Flytrippers)

 

How to book

To access the deal prices, make sure the official ANA website says VIETNAM – ENGLISH in the top right corner of the main page (click on it to change it to VIETNAM – ENGLISH).

Location settings (image credit: ANA)

 

Once you’ve changed the location, here’s what to input:

  • Jakarta (CGK) as the origin
  • San Francisco (SFO) as the destination
  • Dates below one-way
  • FIRST instead of ECONOMY

Look for prices around 13 million on the 7-day calendar that shows up.

7-day calendar view (image credit: ANA)

 

And finally, as always, pay with a credit card that has free insurance and that you will still have on the date of your flight.

Ideally one on which you are unlocking a nice welcome bonus, or at least one with no foreign currency transaction fees. Read the details.

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(March 2024)
WELCOME BONUS
( VALUATION)
Best
for
NEW
Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card
Card:
Bonus: spend $3k in 3 mos.
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Card fee: $120
Very lucrative
hotel points
for specific hotels
ends May 6th
NEW
Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card
Card: no business required
Bonus: spend $6k in 3 mos.
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NEW
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Card:
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Card:
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Versatile rewards
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great if you're flexible
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Card:
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Card:
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Best overall
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in Canada
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Card:
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travel insurance
and earn rate
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Card:
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Unlimited access to
airport lounges
and flexible rewards
NEW
TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card
Card:
Bonus: spend $10k in 12 mos. (or $6k for lower bonus)
Rewards: ≈ $761
Annual fee: $139
Valuable Aeroplan pts
and travel benefits
$5k spend option also available
ends June 3rd
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Card:
Bonus: spend $1k/mo for 12 mos.
Rewards: ≈ $1180
Card fee: $250
Valuable rewards
and 4
airport lounge passes
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Card:
Bonus: spend $6k in 3 mos.
Rewards: ≈ $840
Card fee: $165
Great airline
rewards
for big spenders
limited time
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Card:
Bonus: spend $1k/mo for 10 mos.
Rewards: ≈ $630
Card fee: $120
Valuable Aeroplan pts
without min. income
and lower min. spend
NEW
American Express Aeroplan Reserve Card
Card:
Bonus: spend $7.5k in 3 mos.
Rewards: ≈ $1041
Card fee: $599
For Air Canada
lounge access
& other AC benefits
NEW
WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard
Card:
Bonus: spend $5k in 3 mos.
Rewards: $525
Card fee: $119
Companion
ticket or
4 lounge passes
ends July 31st
Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card
Card:
Bonus: spend $1k in 3 mos.
Rewards: $320
Card fee: $0 $150
6 airport lounge
passes
and no FX fees
ends July 1st
Terms and conditions apply. Flytrippers editorial opinion only. Financial institutions are not responsible for maintaining the content on this site. Please click "See More" to see most up-to-date information.

 

Dates at this price

Here are the dates:

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Photos of the seats

Here is an example of a first class seat for the transpacific flight (Tokyo-San Francisco).

Many dates have flights operated by aircraft with THE Suite, with a door for privacy. The ultimate luxury.

ANA’s THE Suite first class seat (photo credit: ANA)

 

And here is an example of a business class seat for the shortest flight (Jakarta-Tokyo).

Still not too shabby, especially at the same price as the economy class!

ANA business class seat (photo credit: ANA)

 

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Summary

Amazing deal.

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Featured image: Indonesia (photo credit: Alfiano Sutianto)

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Andrew D'Amours

Andrew is the co-founder of Flytrippers. He is passionate about traveling the world but also, as a former management consultant, about the travel industry itself. He shares his experiences to help you save money on travel. As a very cost-conscious traveler, he loves finding deals and getting free travel thanks to travel rewards points... to help him visit every country in the world (current count: 71/193 Countries, 47/50 US States & 9/10 Canadian Provinces).

This Post Has 2 Comments

  1. Afzal Shaikh

    This deal was dead by the this was posted

    1. Andrew D'Amours

      Not quite; some readers had time to book it. But obviously, it wasn’t going to last long as mentioned.

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