Business-class award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Colombo (CMB)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 8 programs for ORD→CMB. Lowest: 70,000 miles + $72.76 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 6 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
- 70,000 miles + $72.76
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 8 of 12
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 30 of 37
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on ORD→CMB, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 70,000 pts + $72.76 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), Qatar Airways (QR), Royal Jordanian (RJ) +1 more | — | 6 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $13.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), JetBlue (B6), Emirates (EK) +5 more | 2 | 30 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 98,000 pts + $298.50Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY), SriLankan Airlines (UL) | 1 | 28 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 99,000 pts + $1,073.00 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 11 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 130,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 21 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 160,000 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 2 | 2 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 215,000 pts + $62.80 | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 12 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 289,806 pts + $98.61Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), Emirates (EK), flydubai (FZ) +1 more | 2 | 17 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, GOL Smiles, 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 275,000 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 275,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 335,368 pts + $83.61 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 485,023 pts + $83.61 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 499,125 pts + $773.00 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 499,125 pts + $773.00 | 2 | 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 of 39 | 15% | |
| United MileagePlus | 30 of 37 | 81% | |
| Etihad Guest | 28 of 29 | 96% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 11 of 27 | 40% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 21 of 29 | 72% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 2 of 17 | 11% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 12 of 30 | 40% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 17 of 28 | 60% |
Best months for business class from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Colombo (CMB)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 275,000 pts + taxes vary | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 5 | |
| 275,000 pts + taxes vary | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 4 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 500,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 |
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 | — | — | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | — | 70,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 88,000Mixed cabin | 500,000 | 88,000Mixed cabin |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 499,125 | 386,625 | 98,000Mixed cabin | 165,000 | 165,000 | — | — |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | — | — | 99,000 | 99,000 | 159,000 | — | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 275,000 | 275,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | — | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | — | — | 315,000 | 160,000Mixed cabin | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | 215,000 | 215,000 | 215,000 | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 485,023 | 335,368 | 289,806Mixed cabin | 301,000 | 289,806Mixed cabin | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Etihad Guest
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus and Etihad Guest
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Emirates (EK): United MileagePlus, Emirates Skywards and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- flydubai (FZ): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): American Airlines AAdvantage, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Royal Jordanian (RJ): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- SriLankan Airlines (UL): American Airlines AAdvantage and 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 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and to Colombo (CMB). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo (CMB) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Return direction | 99,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 11 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from ORD | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 308 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from ORD | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 318 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Madrid (MAD)Also from ORD | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 275 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from ORD | 60,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 336 |
| Houston (IAH) to Colombo (CMB)Also to CMB | 70,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 20 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Colombo (CMB)Also to CMB | 109,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 193 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Colombo (CMB)Also to CMB | 109,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 142 |
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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Colombo (CMB)
What's the lowest business-class award from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Colombo (CMB)?
70,000 miles + $72.76 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 6 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 14, 2026, 18:51 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Colombo (CMB)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (6 dates), United MileagePlus (30 dates), Etihad Guest (28 dates), Emirates Skywards (11 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (21 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (2 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (12 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (17 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Colombo (CMB)?
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 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Colombo (CMB)?
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: 70,000 miles with AAdvantage (2 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.