Business-class award flights from Christchurch (CHC) to Los Angeles (LAX)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 7 programs for CHC→LAX. Lowest: 165,000 miles + $1,846.72 with Emirates Skywards, which showed business-class award space on 103 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
- 165,000 miles + $1,846.72
- Emirates Skywards
- Programs with space
- 7 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 116 of 136
- dates checked · Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on CHC→LAX, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates SkywardsLowest observed | 165,000 pts + $1,846.72 | 2 stops | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 103 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 195,900 pts + $507.62 | 1 stop | Qantas (QF) | 4 | 116 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 227,900 pts + $54.13 | 1 stop | Air New Zealand (NZ), Singapore Airlines (SQ), United Airlines (UA), Virgin Australia (VA) | 9+ | 104 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 243,000 pts + $58.19 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Fiji Airways (FJ) | — | 59 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 277,361 pts + $238.84Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK), United Airlines (UA) | 4 | 22 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 400,000 pts + $78.19 | 1 stop | Fiji Airways (FJ) | 2 | 33 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 900,400 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), JQ | 1 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Virgin Australia Velocity.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 195,900 pts + $512.93 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 273,000 pts + $1,699.65 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 273,000 pts + $1,699.65 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 274,300 pts + $518.05 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 277,361 pts + $238.84Mixed cabin | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 281,000 pts + $63.79 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $54.09 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 400,000 pts + $78.19 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Skywards | 103 of 117 | 88% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 116 of 136 | 85% | |
| United MileagePlus | 104 of 132 | 78% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 59 of 138 | 42% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 22 of 134 | 16% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 33 of 136 | 24% | |
| GOL Smiles | 1 of 88 | 1% |
Best months for business class from Christchurch (CHC) to Los Angeles (LAX)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 273,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 5 | |
| 195,900 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 15 | |
| 273,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 11 | |
| 195,900 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 14 | |
| 165,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 24 | |
| 195,900 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 28 | |
| 195,900 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 20 |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 273,000 | 273,000 | 273,000 | 273,000 | 165,000 | 273,000 | 273,000 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 278,800 | 195,900 | 274,300 | 195,900 | 239,200 | 195,900 | 195,900 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 230,300 | 284,400 | 227,900 | 300,000 |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 498,000 | 498,000 | 281,000 | 343,000 | 343,000 | 281,000 | 243,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 277,361Mixed cabin | 501,729 | 561,930 | — | — | — | 452,647 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 400,000 | — | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | 900,400Mixed 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
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Fiji Airways (FJ): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- JQ: GOL Smiles
- Air New Zealand (NZ): United MileagePlus
- Qantas (QF): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Virgin Australia (VA): 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 Christchurch (CHC) and to Los Angeles (LAX). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Christchurch (CHC)Return direction | 165,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 175 |
| Christchurch (CHC) to Sydney (SYD)Also from CHC | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 195 |
| Christchurch (CHC) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from CHC | 223,800 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 38 |
| Christchurch (CHC) to Brisbane (BNE)Also from CHC | 31,000 milesNonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 119 |
| Christchurch (CHC) to Singapore (SIN)Also from CHC | 72,500 pointsNonstop | Air Canada Aeroplan | 14 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 41,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 330 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 49,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 21 |
| Madrid (MAD) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 29,896 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 204 |
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 | — |
| 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 business-class award flights from Christchurch (CHC) to Los Angeles (LAX)
What's the lowest business-class award from Christchurch (CHC) to Los Angeles (LAX)?
165,000 miles + $1,846.72 with Emirates Skywards. Emirates Skywards showed business-class award space on 103 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 15:41 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Christchurch (CHC) to Los Angeles (LAX)?
Emirates Skywards (103 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (116 dates), United MileagePlus (104 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (59 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (22 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (33 dates) and GOL Smiles (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Christchurch (CHC) to Los Angeles (LAX)?
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 Christchurch (CHC) to Los Angeles (LAX)?
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 Feb 2027 departures: 165,000 miles with Skywards (24 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.