Business-class award flights from Hartford (BDL) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 5 programs for BDL→PVG. Lowest: 152,500 miles + $11.20 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 49 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 117,000 miles + $293.00 with Etihad Guest.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 152,500 miles + $11.20
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 5 of 10
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 53 of 53
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In business class, the lowest award seen was 152,500 miles + $11.20 with American Airlines AAdvantage on American Airlines flights. With American Airlines AAdvantage, business class started at 152,500 miles + $11.20, about 4.4 times the points of its lowest economy award (35,000 miles + $5.60).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on BDL→PVG, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad GuestLowest, mixed cabin | 117,000 pts + $293.00Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  AA B6 EY | 6 | 52 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 152,500 pts + $11.20 | 2 stops | AA | — | 49 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 219,820 pts + $75.71Mixed cabin | 3 stops |  AC UA | 9+ | 39 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 401,900 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops | B6 BR CA HO+2 | 9+ | 53 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 467,700 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 1 stop |  DL | 1 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Alaska Atmos Rewards, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer 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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 252,500 pts + $11.20 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 269,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 270,830 pts + $81.51 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 327,404 pts + $83.91 | 1 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 489,600 pts + $11.20 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 489,600 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 720,250 pts + $773.00 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 744,000 pts + $788.16 | 7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 52 of 53 | 98% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 49 of 54 | 90% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 39 of 53 | 73% | |
| United MileagePlus | 53 of 53 | 100% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1 of 54 | 1% |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on BDL→PVG, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the business-class award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.
| Program | Business | Economy | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 117,000 miles + $293.00Mixed cabin | 75,000 miles + $38.00 | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 152,500 miles + $11.20 | 35,000 miles + $5.60 | 4.4× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 219,820 points + $75.71Mixed cabin | 56,596 points + $75.91 | — |
| United MileagePlus | 401,900 miles + $5.60 | 55,000 miles + $5.60 | 7.3× |
| Delta SkyMiles | 467,700 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 51,900 miles + $16.50 | — |
Best months for business class from Hartford (BDL) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 252,500 pts + $11.20 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 | |
| 152,500 pts + $11.20 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 187,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 122,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 6 | |
| 122,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 20 | |
| 117,000 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 8 | |
| 117,000 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 9 |
A month's taxes are those of an award AwardTool recorded at that month's lowest price for a departure that month. “Taxes not reported” means the data has none for that month; the award still has taxes and fees.
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, with the taxes of that month's lowest award and the program's open dates that month under it. A price without taxes had none reported for that month. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guestmiles | 720,250+ $773.00 · 6 dates | 706,5003 dates | — | 122,0006 dates | 122,00020 dates | 117,0008 dates · Mixed cabin | 117,0009 dates · Mixed cabin |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 252,500+ $11.20 · 6 dates | 152,500+ $11.20 · 3 dates | 187,0001 date | 439,0006 dates | 450,00017 dates | 158,5008 dates | 272,0008 dates |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 270,830+ $81.51 · 6 dates | 219,820+ $75.71 · 2 dates · Mixed cabin | 256,8991 date | 245,3426 dates | 245,34213 dates | 276,0716 dates | 275,2285 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 489,600+ $5.60 · 6 dates | 401,9003 dates | — | 401,9006 dates | 401,90021 dates | 401,9008 dates | 401,9009 dates |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | — | 467,700+ $5.60 · 1 date · Mixed cabin | — | — | — |
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 and American Airlines AAdvantage
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- JetBlue (B6): Etihad Guest and United MileagePlus
- EVA Air (BR): United MileagePlus
- Air China (CA): United MileagePlus
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Juneyao Airlines (HO): United MileagePlus
- ANA (NH): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan and 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 Hartford (BDL) and to Shanghai Pudong (PVG). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford (BDL) to Miami (MIA)Also from BDL | 29,000 points + $5.60Nonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 13 |
| Hartford (BDL) to Dublin (DUB)Also from BDL | 57,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 73 |
| Hartford (BDL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)Also from BDL | 38,300 points + $5.60Nonstop | JetBlue TrueBlue | 236 |
| Hartford (BDL) to Orlando (MCO)Also from BDL | 29,000 points + $5.60 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 39 |
| Singapore (SIN) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also to PVG | 27,000 miles + $128.41 | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 206 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also to PVG | 100,000 Avios + taxes not reported | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 22 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also to PVG | 75,000 miles + $1,160.40Nonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 14 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also to PVG | 105,000 miles + $1,254.00 | Emirates Skywards | 250 |
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 | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Hartford (BDL) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
How many points for business class from Hartford (BDL) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 152,500 miles + $11.20 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 49 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 11, 2026, 05:48 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 117,000 miles + $293.00 with Etihad Guest. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Hartford (BDL) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)?
Etihad Guest (52 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (49 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (39 dates), United MileagePlus (53 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Hartford (BDL) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG) on points?
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.
How much are taxes and fees on business-class award flights from Hartford (BDL) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $5.60 with MileagePlus (401,900 miles + $5.60) to $293.00 with Etihad Guest (117,000 miles + $293.00 on a mixed-cabin itinerary). Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly business class from Hartford (BDL) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG) on points?
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 Apr 2027 departures: 122,000 miles + taxes not reported with Etihad Guest (20 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Aug 2027 departures from 117,000 miles + taxes not reported with Etihad Guest. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.