Bay Area flight deals radar — June 16–22, 2026

Six transfer bonuses all expire June 30 — that's eight days from today. If you've been sitting on Chase UR, Amex MR, Rove points, or Citi TYP with a redemption in mind, this week is the window to act. On the cash fare side, Cathay Pacific ran a coordinated five-city China sale out of SFO all week at $854 roundtrip, and JetBlue dropped a solid Martha's Vineyard fare still fresh as of Sunday.

Action deadlines at a glance

Deal / bonus	Deadline	Days left	Urgency
Amex MR → Flying Blue +25%	June 30	8	🔴
Chase UR → Marriott Bonvoy +55%	June 30	8	🔴
Rove → Turkish Miles & Smiles +50%	June 30	8	🔴
Citi TYP → Qatar Avios +30%	June 30	8	🔴
Hotel programs → United MileagePlus +25%	June 30	8	🔴
Amex MR → Marriott Bonvoy +20%	June 30	8	🟡 Low value
Alaska partner award fee: $12.50 → $20	July 1	9	⚠️
Chase UR → Virgin Atlantic +30%	July 14	22	🟡
Amex MR → Avianca LifeMiles +15%	July 15	23	🟡
Citi TYP → ALL Accor +50%	July 18	26	🟡

Cash fare board: June 16–22

This week's best SFO fares at a glance

June 16–22, 2026 — all roundtrip, taxes included

SFO ↔ Martha's Vineyard (JetBlue)

$256 BE

SFO ↔ Cartagena (Copa)

$461 BE

SFO ↔ Santiago (American)

$704 BE

SFO → Shanghai (Asiana)

$742 RT

SFO → China 5 cities (Cathay Pacific)

$854 RT

統計カードを読み込んでいます…

All fares source from The Flight Deal, which applies a 48-hour freshness standard: fares posted within two days are likely still live, fares beyond that should be verified. 1 Freshness as of Monday, June 22.

D1 — JetBlue SFO ↔ Martha's Vineyard (MVY): $256 BE / $344 RE

Posted June 21. The most actionable cash fare this week.

Field	Detail
Route	SFO – BOS – MVY (outbound) / MVY – JFK – SFO (return)
Airline	JetBlue
Price	$256 Basic Economy (L) / $344 Regular Economy (P), roundtrip incl. taxes
Travel window	Late August – early September
Sample dates	August 26 – September 1
Advance purchase	21 days
Fare mileage	5,515 miles flown; BE earns 4.6¢/mile, RE earns 6.2¢/mile
BE restrictions	No advance seat selection; no changes or cancellations
RE includes	Carry-on bag, advance seat selection
Book at	jetblue.com (search via Google Flights / ITA Matrix first)

At $256 roundtrip, this is a solid late-August window for anyone targeting the Vineyard before Labor Day weekend prices spike. RE at $344 adds carry-on and flexibility — worth the extra $88 if you're not on a rigid schedule. 2

Edgartown Lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard with a rocky shoreline and blue sky — Edgartown Lighthouse, Martha's Vineyard 2

D1–D3 — Cathay Pacific SFO → China: $854 RT (5 cities)

Cathay Pacific posted five separate SFO–China fares between June 19 and June 21, all at the identical $854 price point — a coordinated China promotion, not isolated coincidences. All five route via Hong Kong, all fly in Q class, and all include two stopovers at $100 each (deducted from the headline fare). 3 4 5

City	Code	Posted	Freshness	Alaska miles (flown)	¢/mile (Alaska)
Xiamen	XMN	Jun 21	D1	14,438	5.9¢
Xi'an	XIY	Jun 20	D2	15,610	5.5¢
Chongqing	CKG	Jun 19	D3	15,186	5.6¢
Hangzhou	HGH	Jun 17	D5 — verify	14,820 (est.)	—
Chengdu	CTU	Jun 17	D5 — verify	15,406 (est.)	—

Common terms across all five cities:

Fare class: Q (Cathay Pacific)
Connection: SFO – HKG – [city] – HKG – SFO
Stopovers: 2 × $100 included in headline price
Travel window: Late August – October; some cities extend to January–April 2027
Departure days: Monday–Thursday
Advance purchase: 7 days
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan accrual available (American Airlines earns 0 miles in Q class)
Visa: US citizens need a Chinese visa in advance
Book via: ITA Matrix search, then Priceline for ticketing

The $854 price is reasonable for SFO–China on a premium carrier, particularly for travel in September when business-class prices on the same routes typically run $2,500+. Xiamen (D1) and Xi'an (D2) have the best freshness; the Hangzhou and Chengdu D5 fares should be verified live before booking. 4

Xiamen skyline with the island city's towers reflecting in the water at dusk — Xiamen, one of five Cathay Pacific China destinations at $854 this week 3

D2 — Asiana SFO → Shanghai (PVG): $742 RT

Field	Detail
Route	SFO – ICN (Seoul) – PVG – ICN – SFO
Airline	Asiana Airlines (Star Alliance)
Price	$742 roundtrip, incl. taxes (W class)
Travel window	Late August – November; January – April 2027
Sample dates	November 3–10
Advance purchase	3 days
Stopovers	None
United MileagePlus	12,306 miles flown, 6.0¢/mile
Visa	US citizens need a Chinese visa
Book at	Google Flights for dates, then Priceline

At $742, this is $112 cheaper than the Cathay Pacific China fares and routes through Seoul rather than Hong Kong. The January–April 2027 availability window is a useful option for travelers who've already used up 2026 leave. 6

D3 — American Airlines SFO ↔ Santiago (SCL): $704 BE / $881 RE

This fare has been repriced downward since it first appeared. The June 16 post had it at $735 BE / $915 RE; by June 19 it settled at $704 BE / $881 RE — $31 lower on the BE, $34 on the RE. 7

Field	Detail
Route	SFO – MIA – SCL – MIA – SFO
Airline	American Airlines
Price	$704 Basic Economy (B) / $881 Regular Economy (O), roundtrip incl. taxes
Travel window	October – early December
Sample dates	November 5–12
Advance purchase	1 day
Stopovers	None
Loyalty points	3,830 AAdvantage Loyalty Points (RE); BE earns 0 miles
BE restrictions	No advance seat selection; no changes or cancellations; no baggage (first checked bag $70/segment)
RE includes	1 checked bag, advance seat selection
Visa	Not required for US citizens
Book at	aa.com (search via ITA Matrix first)

Santiago in October–November is late spring in Chile — one of the best windows. The $704 BE is the price of a transcon domestic roundtrip, which makes this a legitimate long-haul value. D3 as of today; verify the fare bucket is still open before booking.

D4 — SAS SFO ↔ Gdansk (GDN): $683 BE / $783 RE

Posted June 18. At the edge of the 48-hour freshness window — check live pricing before committing. ITA Matrix shows $697 but SAS.com reprices to $683 BE. 8

Field	Detail
Route	SFO – CPH (Copenhagen) – GDN – CPH – SFO
Airline	SAS (SkyTeam partner)
Price	$683 BE / $783 RE, roundtrip incl. taxes
Travel window	November – early December; mid-January – early March 2027
Sample dates	November 13–20
Requires	Sunday stay
Advance purchase	7 days
Delta MileagePlus	11,430 miles flown; 6.0¢/mile (BE); $571 MQD
BE restrictions	No checked bag (add-on: $75/segment in advance, $105 at airport)
RE includes	1 checked bag per segment
Book at	flysas.com

Gdansk is a less-trafficked Baltic destination — November fares here typically run $900–$1,100 on comparable routings, so $683 is a real discount. The Sunday-stay requirement limits flexibility.

D4 — Copa Airlines SFO ↔ Cartagena (CTG): $461 BE / $611 RE

Posted June 18. Cartagena's lowest regular price point on this routing. Same D4 caveat applies. 9

Field	Detail
Route	SFO – PTY (Panama City) – CTG – PTY – SFO
Airline	Copa Airlines (Star Alliance)
Price	$461 Basic Economy (A) / $611 Regular Economy (T), roundtrip incl. taxes
Travel window	Mid-August – November
Sample dates	October 14–21
Advance purchase	3 days
United MileagePlus	7,196 miles flown (3,598 redeemable)
BE restrictions	No advance seat selection; first checked bag $85/segment, second $135/segment
RE includes	1 checked bag, advance seat selection
Visa	Not required for US citizens
Book at	copaair.com

ITA Matrix shows $511; Copa's own site prices it lower at $461. Colombia doesn't require a US passport holder to have a visa, and October in Cartagena is the dry season shoulder. $461 is genuinely cheap for a four-leg roundtrip with a US hub connection.

Transfer bonus board: the June 30 wave

Eight days. Six bonuses all expire on the same calendar day. That's not a regular weekly refresh — it's the end of a June bonus cycle, and points holders should treat this as a single batch decision rather than kicking it forward. 10 11

Program	Bonus	Expires	Remaining days
Chase UR → Marriott Bonvoy	+55%	June 30	8 days 🔴
Rove → Turkish Miles & Smiles	+50%	June 30	8 days 🔴
Citi TYP → Qatar Avios	+30%	June 30	8 days 🔴
Amex MR → Flying Blue	+25%	June 30	8 days 🔴
Hotel programs → United MileagePlus	+25%	June 30	8 days 🔴
Amex MR → Marriott Bonvoy	+20%	June 30	8 days 🟡 Low value
Chase UR → Virgin Atlantic	+30%	July 14	22 days 🟡
Amex MR → Avianca LifeMiles	+15%	July 15	23 days 🟡
Citi TYP → ALL Accor	+50%	July 18	26 days 🟡

チャートを読み込んでいます…

The three June 30 bonuses most worth acting on:

Citi TYP → Qatar Avios +30% (expires June 30): Qatar Avios can book Qatar Airways Qsuite business class — one of the few programs where business-class awards from SFO to Europe or the Middle East price out at a level that justifies a transfer. 1,000 Citi TYP → 1,300 Qatar Avios with the bonus. SFO–DOH–LHR Qsuite currently prices around 70,000 Avios one-way, though availability varies. Before transferring, search Qatar Avios availability at qatarairways.com/en-us/privilege-club.html to confirm open space on your dates. 10

Chase UR → Marriott Bonvoy +55% (expires June 30): The largest active Chase transfer bonus. 1,000 UR → 1,550 Marriott points with the bonus (normally 1,000 UR → 1,000 Marriott). The reason this isn't a universal recommendation: Marriott Bonvoy points are generally valued around 0.7 cents each, putting the bonus's effective UR rate at roughly 1.1 cents per point — below most estimates of UR's standalone transfer value (~1.7–2.0 cents). Transfer here only if you have a specific Marriott redemption in mind where the math works out — a Category 2–3 property in an expensive city where the cash rate is high. Don't transfer speculatively. 10

Amex MR → Flying Blue +25% (expires June 30): 1,000 MR → 1,250 Flying Blue miles. Flying Blue is the Air France/KLM frequent-flyer program, and it operates a monthly Promo Rewards calendar that discounts specific routes 25–50% each month. June's Promo Rewards are still active; July's haven't been published yet (the dedicated Promo Rewards page returned a 404 as of June 22, consistent with end-of-month rotation). 12 If you're holding MR and have SFO–CDG or SFO–AMS in mind, the 25% transfer bonus plus potential July Promo Rewards overlap could represent a meaningful discount — but confirm July Promo Rewards are published and SFO appears before transferring. 10

One unverified community data point: a Reddit user in r/awardtravel reported June 21 that Flying Blue's pricing for Delta domestic awards had jumped from roughly 5,000 miles to 17,000 miles for the same routes. The post had five upvotes and four comments, and no independent source has confirmed the change. 13 Worth checking live before transferring if Delta domestic awards are your target redemption.

Hotel → United MileagePlus +25% (expires June 30): Multiple hotel programs participate (Marriott, Hilton, IHG, and others). Hotel points generally convert to airline miles at a poor rate — the +25% bonus makes it less terrible but not good. Only worth executing if you have a substantial hotel balance you can't use and a specific United award where the math closes.

Program radar

Allegiant Air exits OAK entirely

Allegiant Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 concept rendering in Allegiant livery — Allegiant Air 737 MAX 8 — the airline is pulling all Oakland service as part of a 61-route cut 14

Allegiant Air has cut 61 routes network-wide and pulled out of seven airports entirely, including Oakland International. 14 15 The other six airports losing all Allegiant service are LAX, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Norfolk, Columbia (SC), Grand Forks, and San Diego. The four biggest capacity cuts — LAX, OAK, MSP, and Norfolk — account for 43% of the total 61 routes removed, according to Simple Flying's analysis of OAG schedule data.

Allegiant's CEO Gregory Anderson said on the Q1 earnings call that "leisure demand remains healthy despite geopolitical dynamics that have impacted the broader economy" — but the route cuts say otherwise for OAK specifically. 14 With Spirit already out of OAK since May 2, this is the second ULCC to exit the airport in two months. Frontier returns August 20 with the OAK↔LAS nonstop (the booking window for the $49 intro fare closed June 16), but the net ULCC count at OAK is still lower than a year ago.

JAL Mileage Bank award availability: watch East Coast routes

FlyerTalk members first flagged June 12 that JAL Mileage Bank (JMB) business-class award space on US East Coast–Tokyo routes had collapsed. JFK–HND shows near-zero availability for January–June 2027 at any price tier; BOS–HND shows severely limited seats — just two days in February, five in March, one in May, zero in June, per community-reported screenshots. 16

West Coast routes (including SFO–HND) retain more availability, per community reports — though the situation is being watched. FlyerTalk member Refyoujee, who opened the thread, wrote: "If this persists, it amounts to a massive program devaluation." 16 One member (YariGuy) reported successfully booking a HND–JFK first-class award for June 2027 at 125,000 miles, suggesting the program isn't completely locked. JAL has not published any official change notice. Community opinion is split between "system bug" and "deliberate availability reduction" — treat JMB–Tokyo availability as unreliable until JAL clarifies. This is a community-sourced signal, not a confirmed program change.

Flying Blue's monthly Promo Rewards (typically 25–50% off specific routes) for July haven't been announced. The dedicated Promo Rewards page at flyingblue.us returned a 404 as of June 22, which is normal at end-of-month cycle turnover. 12 By Flying Blue's pattern, July routes are typically published in the first two business days of the month — check July 1–2 for SFO-origin discounts (SFO–CDG and SFO–AMS are the two main Air France/KLM nonstops from the Bay Area). The current Amex MR +25% bonus expires the same day July starts, so the window to stack a transfer bonus with July Promo Rewards may be tight.

Delta adds Austin → San Jose nonstop starting October 6

Delta Air Lines is launching a new daily nonstop between Austin-Bergstrom (AUS) and San Jose (SJC), beginning October 6 on an Airbus A319. 17 Southwest already operates the corridor; this adds a second carrier and will likely apply some fare pressure. For SJC-based travelers whose work takes them to Austin, Delta adding this route means SkyMiles accrual without a connection through LAX or SFO.

Alaska partner award fee: nine days to book at $12.50

Alaska Airlines raises its partner award booking fee from $12.50 to $20 per person per segment on July 1 — a 60% increase that takes effect in nine days. 18 19 Summit Visa Infinite cardholders are exempt. For a family of four flying a roundtrip partner award — Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, British Airways, or any other Alaska partner — the out-of-pocket fee jumps from $100 to $160 under the new structure. Alaska's own statement confirms the change: "A non-refundable partner award fee of $12.50 per person, each way applies to all airline partner bookings through June 30, 2026 — increasing to $20.00 on July 1, 2026." 18 If you have an Alaska partner award you've been sitting on, ticket it this week.

United plans outdoor terrace for new SFO United Club

United Airlines has revealed plans for a new SFO United Club location featuring a large outdoor terrace. 20 No opening date has been confirmed. United Club membership currently runs $650/year; the CSR (Chase Sapphire Reserve) includes access. For SFO regulars using United Club, an outdoor terrace in the Bay Area's reliably temperate June–October weather would be a real difference from the current enclosed lounge product.

Cover image: AI-generated