Black Friday is now galloping toward us at an incredible speed with plenty of early deals already flying in.
While the official Black Friday sales don’t kick off until Nov. 29, we’ve rounded up the best airfare deals so far so you don’t miss a bargain. In case you don’t see what you want right away, here’s advice on finding the best deals.
If you’re looking for more travel deals, check out our roundup of the best early Black Friday hotel deals currently available.
Best travel deals from airlines
Air Canada
Air Canada is currently running a bunch of early points-earning deals exclusive to Aeroplan members:
- 25 bonus points on premium rides with Uber, 50 bonus points on your next Uber Eats meal delivery, 250 points on your first grocery delivery with Uber Eats between now and Dec. 1
- Increased earnings via eStore, earn up to 10 points per $1 between Nov. 28 and Dec. 2
- 50% more points (up to 40,000 points) earned via eStore for Aeroplan credit card holders between Nov. 28 and Dec. 2
- 40 bonus points when you make 4 eligible transactions with your linked Starbucks Rewards account between now and Nov. 27
- 80% bonus when buying Aeroplan points between now and Dec. 11
Additionally, Aeroplan memebers can also take advantage of these redemption offers:
- Redeem and save up to 15,000 points on select gift cards via the eStore between now and Nov. 29
- Redeem and save up to 30% in points on all electronic merchandise purchased via the eStore between now and Nov. 29
- Save up to 50,000 points on hotels booked through Aeroplan’s hotel booking platform
- Save up to 20,000 points on car rentals through Aeroplan
- Redeem and save up to 50% points on gas through your linked Journie Rewards account
Shop: Air Canada’s Black Friday sale
Air New Zealand
Air Zealand’s Black Friday deals will be announced on Dec. 2.
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American Airlines
American Airlines’ full range of Black Friday deals is yet to go live, but it’s currently offering a range of round-trip domestic fares for less than $200. Expect more soon.
Shop: American Airlines Black Friday sale
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines has not yet revealed its Black Friday sales, but watch this space for updates soon.
Avelo Airlines
Avelo Airlines has not yet launched its Black Friday sales, but we’ll share more once we know. Last year they offered discounts of around $50 on airfares, which we’d expect them to at least equal for 2024.
British Airways
British Airways Black Friday sale has not yet been announced, but if you’re keen to get a head start, bookmark this page and keep checking back as Nov. 29 approaches.
Breeze Airways
Set to go live Nov. 29, Breeze will be offering $29 fares across 112 different routes, including the following popular services:
- Charleston, South Carolina, to New Haven, Connecticut; Cincinnati; and West Palm Beach, Florida
- Fort Myers, Florida, to Manchester, New Hampshire; Louisville; and Wilmington, North Carolina
- Hartford to Daytona Beach, Florida; New Bern, North Carolina; and Savannah, Georgia
- New Orleans to Fort Myers, Orlando and Jacksonville, Florida
- Norfolk, Virginia, to New Haven, Jacksonville and Providence
- Orlando to New Windsor, New York; Evansville, Indiana; and Plattsburgh, New York
- Providence to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Jacksonville; and Savannah
- Provo, Utah, to Dallas, Phoenix and San Francisco
- Tampa to Bangor, Maine; Burlington, Vermont; and Myrtle Beach
The $29 fares will be on sale from Nov. 29 through Dec. 1 for travel from Dec. 4, 2024, through May 13, 2025. Blackout dates are between Dec. 20 and Jan. 5, Feb. 14 to Feb. 25, and March 3 to April 20.
Shop: Breeze Airways Black Friday sale
Cathay Pacific
From Nov. 22 to 30, new Cathay Pacific members will be able to get $75 off per ticket, on top of any additional Black Friday offers, for travel into 2025.
New members will have until Nov. 30 to sign up. The deal will be available for all U.S. and Canadian flights in premium economy and economy cabins to and from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and the highly anticipated launch of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in April 2025.
Blackout dates will apply from Hong Kong to U.S. destinations between Jan. 1 and Jan. 10, 2025, and Aug. 1 to Sept. 25, 2025.
Condor
Condor is offering $20 off flights until Nov. 25 in what the airline has dubbed Striped Week.
Shop: Condor Striped Week
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines has already released its early Black Friday deals with some great enhanced earning offers for SkyMiles members.
SkyMiles members can boost their miles earnings by earning bonus miles on Delta gift card purchases of $400 or more.
The earnings are as follows:
- 3 miles per $1 for SkyMiles members without status
- 4 miles per $1 for Silver and Gold SkyMiles members
- 5 miles per $1 for Platinum and Diamond SkyMiles members
This bonus has no cap on the amount of gift cards you can purchase.
Additionally, you can earn four miles per $1 spent on car rentals, hotels and vacation homes booked via Delta Cars and Delta Stays for trips between now and Feb. 28, 2025.
Finally Delta Vacations is offering an additional 10% more value for your miles when you book one of their packages.
EasyJet
EasyJet has yet to announce its Black Friday sales, but we’ll update you once they do.
Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines recently ran a huge flight giveaway ahead of Thanksgiving, but it’s likely it’ll also run an extended sale closer to Black Friday. We’ll keep you updated when we know more.
Hawaiian Airlines
We expect Hawaiin Airlines to release more exclusive deals closer to Black Friday, but in the meantime, travelers can take advantage of the following offer:
- Earn 5 times bonus miles on qualified vacation packages when you bundle together flights, hotel or car rental between now and Dec. 4. Plus, save 20% or more on hotel stays.
They’re also currently offering great deals on one-way flights from various U.S. airports to Hawaii, starting at $111 for Main Cabin Basic fares.
Shop: Hawaiian Airlines Cyber Monday sale
JetBlue
We’re still waiting for JetBlue to reveal its Black Friday deals, but we’ll keep you updated.
Play Airlines
Play is due to announce its Black Friday sales Nov. 27. We’ll update you once the deals are live.
Spirit
Spirit offers a slew of deals for Black Friday this year with plenty of opportunities to save on points purchases, flights, hotel and experience bookings for loyalty members and when booking through Spirit Vacations.
From now until Dec. 3, you can save 40% when you buy Free Spirit points from this link. Free Spirit Points can be redeemed on flights with Spirit.
Additionally, new sign-ups to Saver$ Club will also earn 1,000 Free Spirit points. Saver$ Club provides its members exclusive access to the lowest fares, discounted prices on bags and seats, and other options such as Shortcut Security. There are also special deals only available to Saver$ Club members.
The airline is also offering a range of deals with Spirit Vacations, including:
- 25% off Caesars Properties in Reno and Lake Tahoe between now and Nov. 28
- Up to 40% off flight and stay bundles for stays at Fontainebleau Las Vegas between now and Dec. 3
- 10% off all MGM Las Vegas property stays and 15% off Luxor and Excalibur through Dec. 10
- Up to 35% off Rosen Inn between now and Dec. 3
Shop: Spirit Airlines Vacations Black Friday sale
TAP Air Portugal
TAP is offering some great deals on round-trip fares to Europe from various U.S. airports, starting at $359 in economy. Business-class fares to Portugal start at $2,199. The sale is live through Dec. 4 for travel from Jan. 14 to May 15, 2025.
Economy flights on sale include:
From New York City:
- $379 round-trip to Madrid, Barcelona and Dublin
- $399 round-trip to Paris
- Less than $500 round-trip to Copenhagen; Stockholm; Oslo; Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Ponta Delgada and Terceira, Portugal; London; Rome; Milan; and Seville, Spain
From Boston:
- $359 round-trip to Madrid and Barcelona
- $379 round-trip to Dublin
- Less than $500 round-trip to Ponta Delgada, Terceira, Lisbon, Porto and Faro
From Miami:
- $359 round-trip to Madrid and Barcelona
- Less than $500 round-trip to Paris; Milan; Seville; Copenhagen; Stockholm; Oslo; Warsaw, Poland; Lisbon; Porto; and Faro
From Chicago:
- $379 round-trip to Madrid, Barcelona and Dublin
- $389 round-trip to Paris, Copenhagen and Stockholm
- Less than $500 round-trip to Milan, Rome, Lisbon, Porto and Faro
From Washington, D.C.:
- $379 round-trip to Madrid
- $389 round-trip to Copenhagen
- Less than $500 round-trip to Milan, Lisbon, Porto and Faro
From San Francisco:
- $399 round-trip to Madrid and Barcelona
- $429 round-trip to Milan
- Less than $550 round-trip to Seville, Dublin, Lisbon, Porto and Faro
Shop: TAP Air Portugal Black Friday sale
Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic has not yet announced its Black Friday sales for 2024, but we expect them to go live on this page. Check back close to Nov. 29.
Bonus deal: Priority Pass
While not technically a flight deal, if you’re booking travel you may wish to also take advantage of lounge access.
For Black Friday, you can save 30% on Priority Pass’ Standard Membership, paying $69 instead of $99. Or, you can save 25% on a Standard Plus Membership, paying $245 instead of $329.
Shop: Priority Pass
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