Business-class award flights from Houston (IAH) to Cairo (CAI)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 12 programs for IAH→CAI. Lowest: 70,000 points + $420.09 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed business-class award space on 53 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
- 70,000 points + $420.09
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Programs with space
- 12 of 15
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 132 of 133
- dates checked · Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on IAH→CAI, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 70,000 pts + $420.09 | 1 stop | British Airways (BA), Qatar Airways (QR) | 9+ | 53 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 70,000 pts + $19.59 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), Etihad Airways (EY), Royal Jordanian (RJ) | — | 30 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $15.59Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Eurowings Discover (4Y), Aegean Airlines (A3), Air Canada (AC), ITA Airways (AZ) +9 more | 2 | 126 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 90,000 pts + $531.09 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL), TAROM (RO) | 4 | 132 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 90,000 pts + $77.60Mixed cabin | 1 stop | Aegean Airlines (A3), Air Canada (AC), ITA Airways (AZ), Emirates (EK) +3 more | 2 | 130 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 98,000 pts + $251.49Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY) | 2 | 103 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 105,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 124 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 109,000 pts + $1,077.99 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 3 | 117 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 131,000 pts + $1,175.39Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), British Airways (BA), Emirates (EK) | 2 | 41 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 153,000 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 4 | 63 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 452,000 pts + $37.39 | 1 stop | Air France (AF) | 9+ | 9 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 644,700 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Air France (AF) | 1 | 2 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles, 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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 70,000 pts + $121.29 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $51.39Mixed cabin | 7 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 90,000 pts + $531.49 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 90,000 pts + $121.50Mixed cabin | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 109,000 pts + $1,077.99 | 6 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 144,200 pts + $1,597.09 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 160,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 190,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 53 of 135 | 39% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 30 of 148 | 20% | |
| United MileagePlus | 126 of 136 | 92% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 132 of 133 | 99% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 130 of 155 | 83% | |
| Etihad Guest | 103 of 145 | 71% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 124 of 151 | 82% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 117 of 147 | 79% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 41 of 153 | 26% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 63 of 123 | 51% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 9 of 148 | 6% | |
| GOL Smiles | 2 of 45 | 4% |
Best months for business class from Houston (IAH) to Cairo (CAI)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 13 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 15 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 8 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 22 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 9 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 143,000 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 4 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 104,211 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 13 | |
| 104,258 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 |
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 | — | — | — | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 215,000 | — | 70,000 | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | 70,000 | — | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | — | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 220,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 | 88,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 346,000 | 178,500 | 120,000 | — | 120,000 | 346,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 465,067 | 90,000Mixed cabin | 90,000Mixed cabin | 90,000Mixed cabin | 90,000Mixed cabin | 90,000Mixed cabin | 90,000Mixed cabin | 241,213 | 90,000Mixed cabin | 90,000Mixed cabin | — | 104,211 | 104,258 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | 809,375 | 98,000Mixed cabin | 175,000 | 98,000Mixed cabin | 98,000Mixed cabin | 103,000 | 646,875 | 103,000 | 646,875 | — | — | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 190,000 | 190,000 | 190,000 | 190,000 | 105,000 | 105,000 | 190,000 | 190,000 | 190,000 | 105,000 | — | 190,000 | 190,000 |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | — | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 181,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | — | 181,000 | 181,000 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | 144,200 | 143,000 | 139,200 | 139,200 | 143,000 | 143,000 | — | — | — | 131,000Mixed cabin | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | 160,000 | — | 160,000 | 153,000Mixed cabin | 153,000Mixed cabin | 306,000 | 306,000 | 155,000 | 155,000 | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | — | — | 452,000 | 452,000 | 452,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | — | — | 644,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Eurowings Discover (4Y): United MileagePlus
- Aegean Airlines (A3): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Delta SkyMiles and GOL Smiles
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus and Etihad Guest
- British Airways (BA): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Emirates (EK): Air Canada Aeroplan, Emirates Skywards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): American Airlines AAdvantage and Etihad Guest
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Egyptair (MS): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Royal Jordanian (RJ): American Airlines AAdvantage
- TAROM (RO): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): 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 Houston (IAH) and to Cairo (CAI). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo (CAI) to Houston (IAH)Return direction | 70,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 67 |
| Houston (IAH) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from IAH | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 120 |
| Houston (IAH) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from IAH | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 165 |
| Houston (IAH) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from IAH | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 117 |
| Houston (IAH) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from IAH | 105,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 275 |
| New York JFK to Cairo (CAI)Also to CAI | 70,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 254 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Cairo (CAI)Also to CAI | 70,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 136 |
| Vienna (VIE) to Cairo (CAI)Also to CAI | 22,500 pointsNonstop | Air Canada Aeroplan | 325 |
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 | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — |
| 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 Houston (IAH) to Cairo (CAI)
What's the lowest business-class award from Houston (IAH) to Cairo (CAI)?
70,000 points + $420.09 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed business-class award space on 53 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 9, 2026, 14:41 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Houston (IAH) to Cairo (CAI)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (53 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (30 dates), United MileagePlus (126 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (132 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (130 dates), Etihad Guest (103 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (124 dates), Emirates Skywards (117 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (41 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (63 dates), Delta SkyMiles (9 dates) and GOL Smiles (2 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Houston (IAH) to Cairo (CAI)?
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 Houston (IAH) to Cairo (CAI)?
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: 70,000 points with Atmos (22 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.