Economy award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cairo (CAI)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 17 programs for ORD→CAI. Lowest: 24,000 points + $298.09 with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, which showed economy award space on 35 dates. Nonstop economy space was seen via GOL Smiles and Air Canada Aeroplan.
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- Lowest observed
- 24,000 points + $298.09
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Programs with space
- 17 of 17
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 260 of 261
- dates checked · Etihad Guest
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 52,500 miles + taxes vary
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on ORD→CAI, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Flying ClubLowest observed | 24,000 pts + $298.09 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL), TAROM (RO) +1 more | 2 | 35 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 32,500 pts + $269.99 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 5 | 204 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 35,000 pts + $39.59 | 1 stop | Alaska Airlines (AS), British Airways (BA), Condor (DE), IBERIA (IB) +2 more | 1 | 246 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 35,000 pts + $231.79 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), Etihad Airways (EY), KLM (KL) +2 more | 9+ | 243 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 36,400 pts + $37.39 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL) | 9+ | 163 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 187 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 40,000 pts + $22.59 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), Royal Air Maroc (AT), British Airways (BA) +4 more | — | 181 | See dates | |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 40,000 pts + $401.66 | 1 stop | British Airways (BA), Qatar Airways (QR) | 9+ | 9 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 42,900 pts + $76.59 | 1 stop | Condor (DE), Etihad Airways (EY), Qatar Airways (QR) | 4 | 64 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 44,000 pts + $15.39 | 1 stop | Eurowings Discover (4Y), Aegean Airlines (A3), Air Canada (AC), ITA Airways (AZ) +14 more | 8 | 240 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 50,113 pts + $290.49 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air Canada (AC), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY) +1 more | 9+ | 260 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 51,800 pts + $397.19 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), British Airways (BA), Condor (DE) +4 more | 1 | 138 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 52,500 pts + taxes not reported | Nonstop | American Airlines (AA), Air Canada (AC), Air France (AF), ITA Airways (AZ) +8 more | 1 | 160 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 55,000 pts + $32.29 | 1 stop | Aegean Airlines (A3), Air Canada (AC), Lufthansa (LH), LOT Polish Airlines (LO) +6 more | 2 | 214 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 56,000 pts + $173.65 | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 3 | 132 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 60,000 pts + $74.21 | Nonstop | Aegean Airlines (A3), Air Canada (AC), ITA Airways (AZ), Emirates (EK) +8 more | 6 | 254 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 60,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 245 | 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 economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 24,000 pts + $298.09 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 32,500 pts + $269.99 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 35,000 pts + $417.19 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 35,000 pts + $231.79 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 36,400 pts + $37.39 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 40,000 pts + $401.91 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 52,500 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | Nonstop | 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 economy 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 economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 35 of 259 | 13% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 204 of 244 | 83% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 246 of 248 | 99% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 243 of 243 | 100% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 163 of 255 | 63% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 187 of 201 | 93% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 181 of 251 | 72% | |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 9 of 17 | 52% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 64 of 248 | 25% | |
| United MileagePlus | 240 of 252 | 95% | |
| Etihad Guest | 260 of 261 | 99% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 138 of 258 | 53% | |
| GOL Smiles | 160 of 160 | 100% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 214 of 260 | 82% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 132 of 222 | 59% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 254 of 263 | 96% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 245 of 260 | 94% |
Nonstop economy award space
- GOL Smiles: nonstop from 52,500 miles; nonstop space on 40 dates.
- Air Canada Aeroplan: nonstop from 60,000 points; nonstop space on 85 dates.
Best months for economy from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cairo (CAI)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 7 | |
| 24,000 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 12 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 24,000 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 13 | |
| 24,000 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 6 | |
| 24,000 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 2 | |
| 32,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 9 | |
| 32,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 11 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 30 | |
| 32,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 31 | |
| 32,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 3 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 13 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1 |
Lowest economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no economy space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints | 35,000 | 24,000 | — | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 32,500 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 32,500 | 32,500 | 32,500 | 32,500 | 55,000 | 32,500 | 32,500 | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 140,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 36,400 | 36,400 | 36,400 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 40,300 | 40,300 | 389,200 | 104,500 | 54,000 | 389,200 | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | 80,000 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | — |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Milesmiles | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | 53,600 | — | — | 48,500 | 53,600 | 48,500 | 48,500 | 42,900 | 42,900 | 53,600 | 42,900 | 53,600 | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 50,125 | 50,125 | 73,000 | 50,113 | 50,113 | 50,125 | 50,125 | 50,125 | 62,625 | 50,125 | 50,125 | 50,125 | 55,125 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 52,000 | 51,800 | 51,800 | 51,800 | 51,800 | 51,800 | 51,800 | 52,000 | 51,800 | 64,800 | 52,000 | 51,800 | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 55,100 | 52,500 | 67,500 | 55,000 | 54,900 | 55,000 | 54,400 | 205,000 | 117,600 | 67,200 | — | — | — |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | 56,000 | 56,000 | — | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 90,000 |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Eurowings Discover (4Y): United MileagePlus
- Aegean Airlines (A3): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage
- Royal Air Maroc (AT): American Airlines AAdvantage
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus, GOL Smiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus and Etihad Guest
- British Airways (BA): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Condor (DE): Alaska Atmos Rewards, JetBlue TrueBlue and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Aer Lingus (EI): United MileagePlus
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards, Qantas Frequent Flyer, GOL Smiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): GOL Smiles
- Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, American Airlines AAdvantage, JetBlue TrueBlue, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- IBERIA (IB): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- KLM (KL): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Egyptair (MS): GOL Smiles, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, American Airlines AAdvantage, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, JetBlue TrueBlue, GOL Smiles and Virgin Australia Velocity
- Royal Jordanian (RJ): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- TAROM (RO): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- SAS (SK): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus and Avianca LifeMiles
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Etihad Guest
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus, GOL Smiles, Avianca LifeMiles, Air Canada Aeroplan and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- TAP Portugal (TP): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): United MileagePlus
Economy on nearby routes
The lowest economy 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 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and to Cairo (CAI). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo (CAI) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Return direction | 24,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 29 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from ORD | 9,500 milesNonstop | GOL Smiles | 329 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from ORD | 9,500 milesNonstop | GOL Smiles | 329 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from ORD | 12,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 94 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Madrid (MAD)Also from ORD | 9,500 milesNonstop | GOL Smiles | 328 |
| New York JFK to Cairo (CAI)Also to CAI | 24,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 72 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Cairo (CAI)Also to CAI | 24,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 19 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Cairo (CAI)Also to CAI | 27,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 6 |
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Questions about economy award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cairo (CAI)
What's the lowest economy award from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cairo (CAI)?
24,000 points + $298.09 with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. Seen Oct 12, 2026, 18:06 UTC for a Nov 16, 2026 departure. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club showed economy award space on 35 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 23:36 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cairo (CAI)?
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (35 dates), Emirates Skywards (204 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (246 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (243 dates), Delta SkyMiles (163 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (187 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (181 dates), Cathay Pacific Asia Miles (9 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (64 dates), United MileagePlus (240 dates), Etihad Guest (260 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (138 dates), GOL Smiles (160 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (214 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (132 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (254 dates) and Turkish Miles & Smiles (245 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop economy award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cairo (CAI)?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop economy award space via GOL Smiles and Air Canada Aeroplan. The lowest nonstop award was 52,500 miles with GOL Smiles, which showed nonstop economy space on 40 dates.
Which months had the lowest economy award prices from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Cairo (CAI)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest economy award AwardTool observed was for Jan 2027 departures: 24,000 points with Virgin Atlantic (13 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.