Premium economy award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 10 programs for ORD→KUL. Lowest: 65,000 miles + $457.10 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, which showed premium economy award space on 53 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
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- Lowest observed
- 65,000 miles + $457.10
- Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Programs with space
- 10 of 17
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 196 of 199
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on ORD→KUL, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying BlueLowest observed | 65,000 pts + $457.10 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL), Malaysia Airlines (MH) | 8 | 53 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 70,000 pts + $25.50 | 1 stop | Japan Airlines (JL), Malaysia Airlines (MH) | — | 2 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 71,500 pts + $17.30 | 2 stops | EVA Air (BR), Air China (CA), Ethiopian Airlines (ET), ANA (NH) +4 more | 6 | 196 | See dates | |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 78,000 pts + $224.33 | 1 stop | Cathay Pacific (CX), Malaysia Airlines (MH) | 1 | 7 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 80,714 pts + $127.41 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Cathay Pacific (CX), Emirates (EK), Lufthansa (LH) +3 more | 2 | 119 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 85,000 pts + $597.10 | 1 stop | British Airways (BA) | 3 | 9 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 95,000 pts + $311.00 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 2 | 35 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 97,800 pts + $13.10 | 2 stops | Delta Air Lines (DL), Korean Air (KE) | 2 | 43 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 135,200 pts + $264.30 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific (CX), Emirates (EK) +3 more | 1 | 43 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 357,900 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), ANA (NH) | 2 | 99 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Etihad Guest, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Turkish Miles & Smiles, Virgin Australia Velocity and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
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 premium economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 65,000 pts + $457.60 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 65,000 pts + $457.10 | 8 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 71,500 pts + $17.30 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 78,000 pts + $267.52 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 80,714 pts + $127.41 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 95,000 pts + $311.00 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 154,400 pts + $311.00 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 417,500 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 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 premium 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 premium economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 53 of 145 | 36% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 of 221 | under 1% | |
| United MileagePlus | 196 of 199 | 98% | |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 7 of 43 | 16% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 119 of 226 | 52% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 9 of 215 | 4% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 35 of 222 | 15% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 43 of 224 | 19% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 43 of 216 | 19% | |
| GOL Smiles | 99 of 198 | 50% |
Best months for premium economy from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 2 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 12 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 13 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 13 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 3 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 8 | |
| 85,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 4 | |
| 85,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 5 | |
| 104,900 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 4 | |
| 175,800 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 150,500 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1 |
Lowest premium economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no premium economy space that month.
| Program | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | — | — | — | — | 204,000 | 150,500 |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70,000 | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 71,500 | 71,500 | 170,000 | 71,500 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 175,800 | 200,000 | — |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Milesmiles | — | 78,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | — | 78,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 184,900 | 80,714 | 80,714 | 151,665 | 163,660 | 139,422 | 133,912 | 137,381 | 162,994 | 182,034 | 133,947 | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85,000 | 85,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 95,000 | 95,000 | — | — | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | — | — | 123,800 | 97,800 | 97,800 | 97,800 | 104,900 | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 154,400 | 154,400 | — | 135,200 | 164,700 | 135,200 | 135,200 | 135,200 | — | — | 158,200 | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | 420,700 | 417,500 | 373,000 | — | 357,900 | 357,900 | 357,900 | 569,000 | — | 373,000 | — |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- British Airways (BA): Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- EVA Air (BR): United MileagePlus
- Air China (CA): United MileagePlus
- Cathay Pacific (CX): Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, Air Canada Aeroplan and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): Air Canada Aeroplan, Emirates Skywards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- Japan Airlines (JL): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Korean Air (KE): Delta SkyMiles
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Lufthansa (LH): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Malaysia Airlines (MH): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, American Airlines AAdvantage, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- ANA (NH): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
- Philippine Airlines (PR): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Shenzhen Airlines (ZH): United MileagePlus
Premium economy on nearby routes
The lowest premium 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 Kuala Lumpur (KUL). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Return direction | 50,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 |
| Chicago Midway (MDW) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)Another Chicago airport | 71,500 miles | United MileagePlus | 14 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from ORD | 24,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 30 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)Also from ORD | 24,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 28 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from ORD | 24,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 28 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)Also to KUL | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 192 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)Also to KUL | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 161 |
| Houston (IAH) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)Also to KUL | 65,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 184 |
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 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 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 |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
What's the lowest premium economy award from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)?
65,000 miles + $457.10 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue. Seen Oct 16, 2026, 16:26 UTC for a Dec 7, 2026 departure. Air France/KLM Flying Blue showed premium economy award space on 53 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 13:16 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)?
Air France/KLM Flying Blue (53 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (2 dates), United MileagePlus (196 dates), Cathay Pacific Asia Miles (7 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (119 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (9 dates), Emirates Skywards (35 dates), Delta SkyMiles (43 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (43 dates) and GOL Smiles (99 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop premium economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest premium economy award prices from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest premium economy award AwardTool observed was for Dec 2026 departures: 65,000 miles with Flying Blue (13 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.