Business-class award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Durban (DUR)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 4 programs for ORD→DUR. Lowest: 285,000 miles with Turkish Miles & Smiles, which showed business-class award space on 26 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
- 285,000 miles + taxes not reported
- Turkish Miles & Smiles
- Programs with space
- 4 of 5
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 26 of 34
- dates checked · Turkish Miles & Smiles
- 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→DUR, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest, mixed cabin | 255,000 pts + $62.80Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Qatar Airways (QR) | 4 | 1 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 285,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 26 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $16.70Mixed cabin | 3 stops | Airlink (4Z), Ethiopian Airlines (ET), South African Airways (SA), United Airlines (UA) | 3 | 26 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 919,250 pts + $853.40Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Airlink (4Z), Etihad Airways (EY), South African Airways (SA) | 1 | 7 | 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $62.80Mixed cabin | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 285,000 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 285,000 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $16.70Mixed cabin | 4 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $16.70Mixed cabin | 4 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 919,250 pts + $853.40Mixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 919,250 pts + $853.40Mixed cabin | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 of 34 | 2% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 26 of 34 | 76% | |
| United MileagePlus | 26 of 32 | 81% | |
| Etihad Guest | 7 of 33 | 21% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 255,000Mixed cabin | — | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 285,000 | 285,000 | 285,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 487,200 | 300,000Mixed cabin | 410,800 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | 1,249,250 | 919,250Mixed cabin |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Airlink (4Z): United MileagePlus and Etihad Guest
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- South African Airways (SA): United MileagePlus and Etihad Guest
- Turkish Airlines (TK): Turkish Miles & Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): 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 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and to Durban (DUR). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durban (DUR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Return direction | 105,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 8 |
| 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 | 319 |
| 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 |
| New York JFK to Durban (DUR)Also to DUR | 174,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 24 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Durban (DUR)Also to DUR | 285,000 miles | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 13 |
| Atlanta (ATL) to Durban (DUR)Also to DUR | 285,000 miles | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 7 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| 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 Durban (DUR)
What's the lowest business-class award from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Durban (DUR)?
285,000 miles with Turkish Miles & Smiles. Seen Sep 25, 2026, 20:13 UTC for a Nov 2, 2026 departure. Turkish Miles & Smiles showed business-class award space on 26 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 14, 2026, 05:11 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Durban (DUR)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (1 date), Turkish Miles & Smiles (26 dates), United MileagePlus (26 dates) and Etihad Guest (7 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Durban (DUR)?
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.