Business-class award flights from Bangalore (BLR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 12 programs for BLR→ORD. Lowest: 70,000 miles + $1,130.75 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 2 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 64,200 miles with GOL Smiles.
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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 + $1,130.75
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 12 of 15
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 164 of 164
- 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 BLR→ORD, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOL SmilesLowest, mixed cabin | 64,200 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), Ethiopian Airlines (ET), Qatar Airways (QR) | 2 | 18 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 70,000 pts + $1,130.75 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) | — | 2 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $47.69 | 2 stops | Eurowings Discover (4Y), Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), Aer Lingus (EI) +10 more | 1 | 149 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 95,000 pts + $377.06Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Air Canada (AC), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY) | 2 | 164 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 99,000 pts + $1,581.41 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 94 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 102,300 pts + $81.89 | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 4 | 1 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 110,000 pts + $120.66Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), Emirates (EK), flydubai (FZ) +2 more | 1 | 100 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 115,000 pts + $766.95 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 4 | 161 | See dates | |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 119,000 pts + $399.49 | 1 stop | British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific (CX) | 2 | 7 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 157,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 26 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 167,000 pts + $1,303.12 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) | 1 | 1 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 215,000 pts + $101.89 | 1 stop | Alaska Airlines (AS), Qatar Airways (QR) | 7 | 13 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles, Delta SkyMiles 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOL Smiles | 66,600 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $50.75 | 1 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 95,000 pts + $377.06Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 99,000 pts + $1,581.41 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 110,000 pts + $120.96Mixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 115,000 pts + $769.55 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 119,000 pts + $1,031.73 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 157,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 | 1 stop | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOL Smiles | 18 of 76 | 23% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 of 204 | under 1% | |
| United MileagePlus | 149 of 170 | 87% | |
| Etihad Guest | 164 of 164 | 100% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 94 of 156 | 60% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 1 of 164 | under 1% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 100 of 169 | 59% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 161 of 167 | 96% | |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 7 of 127 | 5% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 26 of 141 | 18% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 of 160 | under 1% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 13 of 164 | 7% |
Best months for business class from Bangalore (BLR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 12 | |
| 67,100 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 2 | |
| 66,600 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 3 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 64,200 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | GOL Smiles | 4 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 6 | |
| 66,100 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 4 | |
| 66,000 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 1 | |
| 67,300 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 1 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 3 | |
| 128,615 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 145,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOL Smilesmiles | 217,000 | 67,100 | 66,600 | 213,100 | 64,200Mixed cabin | — | 66,100 | 66,000 | 67,300 | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | — | — | 70,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 300,000 | 88,000 | 300,000 | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 95,000Mixed cabin | 100,000 | 95,000Mixed cabin | 302,810 | 160,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 160,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 302,810 | 304,597 |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 99,000 | 99,000 | 99,000 | 159,000 | 159,000 | 99,000 | 159,000 | 159,000 | 159,000 | — | 159,000 | 159,000 |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | — | — | — | — | 102,300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 110,000Mixed cabin | 110,000Mixed cabin | 110,000Mixed cabin | 110,000Mixed cabin | 110,000Mixed cabin | — | 110,000Mixed cabin | 128,765 | 110,000Mixed cabin | 126,836 | 128,615 | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 145,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 | 248,000 | 249,000 | 249,000 | 145,000 | 145,000 | 700,000 | 471,500 | 145,000 | 145,000 |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Milesmiles | — | 119,000 | — | 120,000 | 119,000 | — | — | 119,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | 170,000 | 157,500Mixed cabin | — | — | 157,500Mixed cabin | — | 157,500Mixed cabin | 157,500Mixed cabin | — | 160,000 | 160,000 | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | — | 167,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | 255,000 | — | — | — | 215,000 | 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.
- Eurowings Discover (4Y): United MileagePlus
- American Airlines (AA): GOL Smiles, American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus, Etihad Guest and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- JetBlue (B6): Etihad Guest
- British Airways (BA): GOL Smiles, American Airlines AAdvantage, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Cathay Pacific (CX): Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Aer Lingus (EI): United MileagePlus
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): GOL Smiles and United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- flydubai (FZ): Air Canada Aeroplan
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): GOL Smiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- 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 Bangalore (BLR) and to Chicago O’Hare (ORD). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Bangalore (BLR)Return direction | 85,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 18 |
| Bangalore (BLR) to Hong Kong (HKG)Also from BLR | 37,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 27 |
| Bangalore (BLR) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from BLR | 31,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 244 |
| Bangalore (BLR) to Singapore (SIN)Also from BLR | 34,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 57 |
| Bangalore (BLR) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from BLR | 88,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 317 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD | 42,073 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 226 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD | 48,500 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 3 |
| Madrid (MAD) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD | 30,036 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 161 |
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 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 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 | — |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~3 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| 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 | — |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5:4 · Instant | — | 1:0.6 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Bangalore (BLR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
What's the lowest business-class award from Bangalore (BLR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)?
70,000 miles + $1,130.75 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 2 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 6, 2026, 00:58 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 64,200 miles with GOL Smiles. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Bangalore (BLR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)?
GOL Smiles (18 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (2 dates), United MileagePlus (149 dates), Etihad Guest (164 dates), Emirates Skywards (94 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (1 date), Air Canada Aeroplan (100 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (161 dates), Cathay Pacific Asia Miles (7 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (26 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (1 date) and Alaska Atmos Rewards (13 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Bangalore (BLR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)?
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 Bangalore (BLR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)?
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 Apr 2027 departures: 66,100 miles with Smiles (4 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Feb 2027 departures from 64,200 miles with Smiles. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.