Premium economy award flights from Houston (IAH) to Christchurch (CHC)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 3 programs for IAH→CHC. Lowest: 70,000 miles + $31.90 with United MileagePlus, which showed premium economy award space on 24 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 70,000 miles + $31.90
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 3 of 6
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 24 of 30
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In premium economy, the lowest award seen was 70,000 miles + $31.90 with United MileagePlus, against 88,000 points + $106.71 with Air Canada Aeroplan, the next-lowest program. With United MileagePlus, premium economy started at 70,000 miles + $31.90, about 1.3 times the points of its lowest economy award (55,000 miles + $31.50).
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on IAH→CHC, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusLowest observed | 70,000 pts + $31.90 | 1 stop |  NZ UA VA | 9+ | 24 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 88,000 pts + $106.71 | 1 stop |  AC EKNZUA | 4 | 9 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 149,000 pts + $395.90 | 1 stop | EK | 2 | 6 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: American Airlines AAdvantage, GOL Smiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue.
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 Canada Aeroplan | 88,000 pts + $106.71 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 88,000 pts + $106.71 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 149,000 pts + $519.60 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 149,000 pts + $519.60 | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 204,600 pts + $37.50 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 204,600 pts + $31.90 | 9+ | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 24 of 30 | 80% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 9 of 30 | 30% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 6 of 30 | 20% |
Premium economy compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy and economy awards on IAH→CHC, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the premium economy 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 | Premium Economy | Economy | Premium Economy ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 70,000 miles + $31.90 | 55,000 miles + $31.50 | 1.3× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 88,000 points + $106.71 | 57,876 points + $108.11 | 1.5× |
| Emirates Skywards | 149,000 miles + $395.90 | 55,000 miles + $395.90 | 2.7× |
Best months for premium economy from Houston (IAH) to Christchurch (CHC)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88,000 pts + $106.71 | Air Canada Aeroplan | 5 | |
| 204,600 pts + $31.90 | United MileagePlus | 9 | |
| 250,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 8 | |
| 70,000 pts + $31.90 | United MileagePlus | 5 |
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 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, 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 premium economy space that month.
| Program | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusmiles | 250,0002 dates | 204,600+ $31.90 · 9 dates | 250,0008 dates | 70,000+ $31.90 · 5 dates |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 88,000+ $106.71 · 5 dates | — | — | 88,0004 dates |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 149,000+ $395.90 · 6 dates | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Emirates (EK): Air Canada Aeroplan and Emirates Skywards
- Air New Zealand (NZ): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Virgin Australia (VA): 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 Houston (IAH) and to Christchurch (CHC). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch (CHC) to Houston (IAH)Return direction | 628,100 miles + taxes not reported | GOL Smiles | 4 |
| Houston (IAH) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from IAH | 35,000 points + $25.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 222 |
| Houston (IAH) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from IAH | 35,000 points + $25.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 152 |
| Houston (IAH) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from IAH | 50,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 311 |
| Houston (IAH) to Frankfurt (FRA)Also from IAH | 35,000 points + $568.50 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 224 |
| Singapore (SIN) to Christchurch (CHC)Also to CHC | 52,000 miles + $322.42 | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 13 |
| Sydney (SYD) to Christchurch (CHC)Also to CHC | 38,300 points + $131.75 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 34 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Christchurch (CHC)Also to CHC | 55,000 points + $51.50 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 |
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 | — | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 2:1.5 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from Houston (IAH) to Christchurch (CHC)
How many points for premium economy from Houston (IAH) to Christchurch (CHC)?
The lowest premium economy award AwardTool has seen was 70,000 miles + $31.90 with United MileagePlus. United MileagePlus showed premium economy award space on 24 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 11, 2026, 23:04 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from Houston (IAH) to Christchurch (CHC)?
United MileagePlus (24 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (9 dates) and Emirates Skywards (6 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly premium economy nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Christchurch (CHC) on points?
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.
How much are taxes and fees on premium economy award flights from Houston (IAH) to Christchurch (CHC)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $31.90 with MileagePlus (70,000 miles + $31.90) to $395.90 with Skywards (149,000 miles + $395.90). Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly premium economy from Houston (IAH) to Christchurch (CHC) 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 premium economy award AwardTool observed was for Mar 2027 departures: 70,000 miles + $31.90 with MileagePlus (5 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.