Business-class award flights from Brisbane (BNE) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)

The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on BNE→SHA, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
United MileagePlus	90,000 pts + $101.60Mixed cabin	2 stops	CASQVAZH	2	9	Nov 2, 2026, 05:41 UTC	See dates

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

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Jan 5, 2027	United MileagePlus	90,000 pts + $145.00Mixed cabin	2	2 stops	Oct 26, 2026, 15:45 UTC	Check this date
Jan 7, 2027	United MileagePlus	90,000 pts + $109.00Mixed cabin	4	2 stops	Oct 26, 2026, 15:45 UTC	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

Of the 25 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for United MileagePlus in the last 30 days, 9 (36%) showed business-class award space. The latest departure with space was Apr 17, 2027.

Business class compared with economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on BNE→SHA, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the business-class award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.

Airlines seen in business class

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• Air China (CA): United MileagePlus
• Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus
• Virgin Australia (VA): United MileagePlus
• Shenzhen Airlines (ZH): 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 Brisbane (BNE) and to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.

Route	Lowest observed	Program	Dates seen
Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Brisbane (BNE)Return direction	52,500 points + $94.40	Air Canada Aeroplan	6
Brisbane (BNE) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Another Shanghai airport	90,000 miles + $100.60	United MileagePlus	17
Brisbane (BNE) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from BNE	112,000 miles + $95.89	American Airlines AAdvantage	279
Brisbane (BNE) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from BNE	85,000 miles + $114.70	American Airlines AAdvantage	22
Brisbane (BNE) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from BNE	130,000 points + $119.40	Air Canada Aeroplan	331
Tokyo Haneda (HND) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)Also to SHA	22,500 miles + $37.60Nonstop	Avianca LifeMiles	149
Singapore (SIN) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)Also to SHA	27,000 miles + $141.40	Cathay Pacific Asia Miles	110
Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)Also to SHA	102,500 points + $83.19	Air Canada Aeroplan	111

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
United MileagePlus	—	1:1 · Instant	—	1:1 · Instant	—	—

Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed.