Business-class award flights from Chennai (MAA) to San Francisco (SFO)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 9 programs for MAA→SFO. Lowest: 88,000 miles + $40.09 with United MileagePlus, which showed business-class award space on 153 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 + $40.09
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 9 of 12
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 159 of 159
- 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 MAA→SFO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 70,000 pts + $820.25Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), British Airways (BA) | — | 1 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $40.09 | 1 stop | Eurowings Discover (4Y), Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), JetBlue (B6) +9 more | 1 | 153 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 109,000 pts + $1,619.35 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 7 | 96 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 110,000 pts + $110.46 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), United Airlines (UA) | 1 | 129 | See dates | |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 119,000 pts + $395.29 | 1 stop | Cathay Pacific (CX) | 2 | 2 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 135,000 pts + $409.05Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY), WestJet (WS) | 1 | 159 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 157,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 9+ | 4 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $97.29 | 1 stop | Alaska Airlines (AS), Qatar Airways (QR) | 4 | 21 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 529,900 pts + taxes not reported | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), British Airways (BA), Emirates (EK) | 1 | 7 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 70,000 pts + $820.25Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $40.35 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $48.95 | 2 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 109,000 pts + $1,619.35 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 126,836 pts + $118.56 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 135,000 pts + $442.75Mixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $102.89 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 529,900 pts + taxes not reported | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 of 178 | under 1% | |
| United MileagePlus | 153 of 170 | 90% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 96 of 163 | 58% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 129 of 168 | 76% | |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 2 of 136 | 1% | |
| Etihad Guest | 159 of 159 | 100% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 4 of 152 | 2% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 21 of 169 | 12% | |
| GOL Smiles | 7 of 61 | 11% |
Best months for business class from Chennai (MAA) to San Francisco (SFO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 14 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 24 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 21 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 20 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 29 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 11 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 | |
| 181,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 1 | |
| 181,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 3 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | 70,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 88,000 | 300,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | — | 300,000 | 88,000 |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 109,000 | 181,000 | 181,000 | 181,000 | 181,000 | 181,000 | 181,000 | — | 181,000 | 181,000 | 181,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 199,889 | 126,836 | 126,836 | 110,000 | 175,847 | 110,000 | 128,638 | 110,000 | — | — | — |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Milesmiles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119,000 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 135,000Mixed cabin | 234,727 | 470,819 | 470,819 | 304,847 | 470,819 | 478,595 | — | — | 322,227 | 484,988 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | — | — | — | 157,500Mixed cabin | 157,500Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | 255,000 | 255,000 | — | — | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | — | — | 255,000 |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 876,800 | 529,900 | — | 540,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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): American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and GOL Smiles
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus and Etihad Guest
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage and GOL Smiles
- EVA Air (BR): United MileagePlus
- Cathay Pacific (CX): Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Emirates (EK): United MileagePlus, Emirates Skywards and GOL Smiles
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- ANA (NH): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): 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 Francisco (SFO). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco (SFO) to Chennai (MAA)Return direction | 88,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 137 |
| Chennai (MAA) to Doha (DOH)Also from MAA | 21,700 points | JetBlue TrueBlue | 9 |
| Chennai (MAA) to Singapore (SIN)Also from MAA | 40,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 29 |
| Chennai (MAA) to Dubai (DXB)Also from MAA | 22,500 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 329 |
| Chennai (MAA) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)Also from MAA | 40,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 301 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 41,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 326 |
| Madrid (MAD) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 60,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 282 |
| Barcelona (BCN) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 308 |
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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 Chennai (MAA) to San Francisco (SFO)
What's the lowest business-class award from Chennai (MAA) to San Francisco (SFO)?
88,000 miles + $40.09 with United MileagePlus. Seen Oct 10, 2026, 18:20 UTC for a Dec 12, 2026 departure. United MileagePlus showed business-class award space on 153 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 12:32 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Chennai (MAA) to San Francisco (SFO)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (1 date), United MileagePlus (153 dates), Emirates Skywards (96 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (129 dates), Cathay Pacific Asia Miles (2 dates), Etihad Guest (159 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (4 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (21 dates) and GOL Smiles (7 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Chennai (MAA) to San Francisco (SFO)?
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 Chennai (MAA) to San Francisco (SFO)?
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 Mar 2027 departures: 88,000 miles with MileagePlus (29 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.