Business-class award flights from Detroit (DTW) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 2 programs for DTW→AUH. Lowest: 126,000 miles + $550.90 with Etihad Guest on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin), which showed business-class award space on 12 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 (mixed cabin)
- 126,000 miles + $550.90
- Etihad Guest · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 2 of 6
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 12 of 12
- dates checked · Etihad Guest
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on DTW→AUH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad GuestLowest, mixed cabin | 126,000 pts + $550.90Mixed cabin | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY) | 7 | 12 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 215,173 pts + $85.41Mixed cabin | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Etihad Airways (EY), United Airlines (UA) | 2 | 2 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and United MileagePlus.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 126,000 pts + $550.90Mixed cabin | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 126,000 pts + $550.90Mixed cabin | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 215,173 pts + $85.41Mixed cabin | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 12 of 12 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 2 of 9 | 22% |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guestmiles | 365,125 | 365,125 | 126,000Mixed cabin | 365,125 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | — | 215,173Mixed cabin | 218,700 |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Etihad Guest
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- JetBlue (B6): Etihad Guest
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest and Air Canada Aeroplan
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan
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 Detroit (DTW) and to Abu Dhabi (AUH). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit (DTW) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from DTW | 62,500 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 62 |
| Detroit (DTW) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from DTW | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 322 |
| Detroit (DTW) to Frankfurt (FRA)Also from DTW | 88,000 milesNonstop | United MileagePlus | 37 |
| Detroit (DTW) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also from DTW | 115,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 75 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)Also to AUH | 35,700 miles | Avianca LifeMiles | 245 |
| Nairobi (NBO) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)Also to AUH | 35,000 miles | Avianca LifeMiles | 88 |
| Istanbul Airport (IST) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)Also to AUH | 15,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 6 |
| Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)Also to AUH | 40,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 256 |
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 | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Detroit (DTW) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)
What's the lowest business-class award from Detroit (DTW) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)?
126,000 miles + $550.90 with Etihad Guest on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin). Seen Sep 25, 2026, 20:24 UTC for a Dec 9, 2026 departure. Etihad Guest showed business-class award space on 12 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 00:21 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Detroit (DTW) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)?
Etihad Guest (12 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (2 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Detroit (DTW) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)?
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.