Business-class award flights from Chennai (MAA) to San Diego (SAN)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 4 programs for MAA→SAN. Lowest: 115,000 miles + $389.29 with Etihad Guest on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin), which showed business-class award space on 12 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 (mixed cabin)
- 115,000 miles + $389.29
- Etihad Guest · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 4 of 5
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 12 of 12
- dates checked · Etihad Guest
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
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The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on MAA→SAN, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad GuestLowest, mixed cabin | 115,000 pts + $389.29Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY), WestJet (WS) | 7 | 12 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 140,000 pts + $49.05Mixed cabin | 3 stops | Air India (AI), JetBlue (B6), EVA Air (BR), Ethiopian Airlines (ET) +2 more | 2 | 12 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $102.89Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Qatar Airways (QR) | 5 | 2 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 286,652 pts + $121.56Mixed cabin | 3 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI) | 1 | 11 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 115,000 pts + $389.29Mixed cabin | 7 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 125,000 pts + $393.79 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $102.89Mixed cabin | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 286,658 pts + $121.66 | 1 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 289,982 pts + $122.10 | 1 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $57.75 | 2 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $88.69 | 2 | 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 12 of 12 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 12 of 12 | 100% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 of 12 | 16% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 11 of 12 | 91% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guestmiles | 115,000Mixed cabin | 433,140 | 322,227 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 300,000 | 500,000 | 140,000Mixed cabin |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 255,000Mixed cabin | — | 255,000Mixed cabin |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 286,658 | 402,387 | 286,652Mixed cabin |
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): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- JetBlue (B6): Etihad Guest and United MileagePlus
- EVA Air (BR): United MileagePlus
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
- WestJet (WS): Etihad Guest
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 Chennai (MAA) and to San Diego (SAN). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego (SAN) to Chennai (MAA)Return direction | 88,000 milesMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 18 |
| Chennai (MAA) to Doha (DOH)Also from MAA | 21,700 points | JetBlue TrueBlue | 9 |
| Chennai (MAA) to Singapore (SIN)Also from MAA | 37,000 miles | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 16 |
| Chennai (MAA) to Dubai (DXB)Also from MAA | 22,500 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 328 |
| Chennai (MAA) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)Also from MAA | 40,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 308 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to San Diego (SAN)Also to SAN | 34,951 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 124 |
| Munich (MUC) to San Diego (SAN)Also to SAN | 60,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 136 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to San Diego (SAN)Also to SAN | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 194 |
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 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 Chennai (MAA) to San Diego (SAN)
What's the lowest business-class award from Chennai (MAA) to San Diego (SAN)?
115,000 miles + $389.29 with Etihad Guest on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin). Seen Sep 21, 2026, 20:29 UTC for a Nov 20, 2026 departure. Etihad Guest showed business-class award space on 12 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 13:42 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Chennai (MAA) to San Diego (SAN)?
Etihad Guest (12 dates), United MileagePlus (12 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (2 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (11 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Chennai (MAA) to San Diego (SAN)?
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.