Business-class award flights from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Houston (IAH)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 5 programs for ADD→IAH. Lowest: 88,000 miles + $57.83 with United MileagePlus, which showed business-class award space on 25 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 88,000 miles + $57.83
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 5 of 7
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 28 of 28
- dates checked · Etihad Guest
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on ADD→IAH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusLowest observed | 88,000 pts + $57.83 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), ITA Airways (AZ), Air Dolomiti (EN), Ethiopian Airlines (ET) +6 more | 2 | 25 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 98,000 pts + $326.09Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY) | 7 | 28 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 109,000 pts + $1,499.24 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 22 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 125,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 16 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 215,000 pts + $109.43 | 1 stop | Alaska Airlines (AS), Qatar Airways (QR) | 6 | 6 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $58.19 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $101.99 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 98,000 pts + $326.09Mixed cabin | 7 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 109,000 pts + $1,501.55 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 181,000 pts + $1,501.55 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 245,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 423,250 pts + $791.09 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often business-class award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had business-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 25 of 28 | 89% | |
| Etihad Guest | 28 of 28 | 100% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 22 of 28 | 78% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 16 of 28 | 57% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 6 of 28 | 21% |
Best months for business class from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Houston (IAH)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 8 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 103,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 3 | |
| 98,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 5 |
Lowest business class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusmiles | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | — | 300,000 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 98,000Mixed cabin | 423,250 | 98,000Mixed cabin | 103,000 | 103,000 | 98,000Mixed cabin |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 181,000 | 181,000 | 181,000 |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 245,000 | 245,000 | 125,000 | 245,000 | — | 245,000 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | 215,000 | 215,000 | 215,000 | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Etihad Guest
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- JetBlue (B6): Etihad Guest
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards
- Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): Turkish Miles & Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): United MileagePlus
Business class on nearby routes
The lowest business-class award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Addis Ababa (ADD) and to Houston (IAH). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston (IAH) to Addis Ababa (ADD)Return direction | 109,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 43 |
| Addis Ababa (ADD) to Dubai (DXB)Also from ADD | 50,000 milesNonstop | Emirates Skywards | 330 |
| Addis Ababa (ADD) to Doha (DOH)Also from ADD | 19,500 pointsNonstop | JetBlue TrueBlue | 15 |
| Addis Ababa (ADD) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also from ADD | 88,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 321 |
| Addis Ababa (ADD) to Hong Kong (HKG)Also from ADD | 72,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 10 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 47,390 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 142 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 208 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 215 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Houston (IAH)
What's the lowest business-class award from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Houston (IAH)?
88,000 miles + $57.83 with United MileagePlus. Seen Oct 15, 2026, 22:14 UTC for a Nov 6, 2026 departure. United MileagePlus showed business-class award space on 25 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 17, 2026, 10:34 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Houston (IAH)?
United MileagePlus (25 dates), Etihad Guest (28 dates), Emirates Skywards (22 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (16 dates) and Alaska Atmos Rewards (6 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Houston (IAH)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop business-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Houston (IAH)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest business-class award AwardTool observed was for Jan 2027 departures: 88,000 miles with MileagePlus (8 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.