Business-class award flights from Austin (AUS) to Chennai (MAA)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 5 programs for AUS→MAA. Lowest: 70,000 miles + $1,759.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 2 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
- 70,000 miles + $1,759.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 5 of 7
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 55 of 55
- 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 AUS→MAA, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 70,000 pts + $1,759.60 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) | — | 2 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 100,000 pts + $269.50Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Etihad Airways (EY) | 7 | 55 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 126,836 pts + $83.61Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), United Airlines (UA) | 1 | 31 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $62.80Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Qatar Airways (QR) | 5 | 2 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air India (AI), Emirates (EK), Ethiopian Airlines (ET), flydubai (FZ) +4 more | 2 | 48 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: GOL Smiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 126,836 pts + $83.61Mixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $62.80Mixed cabin | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $68.40Mixed cabin | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 312,125 pts + $743.00 | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 312,125 pts + $773.00 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 319,276 pts + $83.61 | 1 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 500,000 pts + $5.60 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 of 63 | 3% | |
| Etihad Guest | 55 of 55 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 31 of 57 | 54% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 of 57 | 3% | |
| United MileagePlus | 48 of 58 | 82% |
Best months for business class from Austin (AUS) to Chennai (MAA)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 255,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 | |
| 126,836 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Air Canada Aeroplan | 13 | |
| 312,125 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 1 | |
| 105,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 6 | |
| 100,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 5 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 105,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 5 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | — | — | — | — | 70,000 | — | 70,000 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 312,125 | 312,125 | 312,125 | 105,000 | 100,000Mixed cabin | 312,125 | 105,000 | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 372,248 | 126,836Mixed cabin | 380,577 | 313,822 | 401,583 | 126,836Mixed cabin | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 255,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 300,000Mixed cabin | 500,000 | 500,000 | 300,000Mixed cabin | 300,000Mixed cabin | 400,000 | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Etihad Guest
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air India (AI): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Emirates (EK): United MileagePlus
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- flydubai (FZ): United MileagePlus
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan and 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 Austin (AUS) and to Chennai (MAA). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai (MAA) to Austin (AUS)Return direction | 88,000 milesMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 58 |
| Austin (AUS) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from AUS | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 107 |
| Austin (AUS) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from AUS | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 132 |
| Austin (AUS) to Mexico City (MEX)Also from AUS | 17,000 milesNonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 4 |
| Austin (AUS) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from AUS | 93,000 miles | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 7 |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Chennai (MAA)Also to MAA | 70,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 26 |
| Doha (DOH) to Chennai (MAA)Also to MAA | 21,700 points | JetBlue TrueBlue | 2 |
| Singapore (SIN) to Chennai (MAA)Also to MAA | 37,000 miles | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 31 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Austin (AUS) to Chennai (MAA)
What's the lowest business-class award from Austin (AUS) to Chennai (MAA)?
70,000 miles + $1,759.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 2 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 23:22 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Austin (AUS) to Chennai (MAA)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (2 dates), Etihad Guest (55 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (31 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (2 dates) and United MileagePlus (48 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Austin (AUS) to Chennai (MAA)?
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 Austin (AUS) to Chennai (MAA)?
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 Feb 2027 departures: 105,000 miles with Etihad Guest (6 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Mar 2027 departures from 100,000 miles with Etihad Guest. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.