Business-class award flights from Houston (IAH) to Colombo (CMB)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 9 programs for IAH→CMB. Lowest: 70,000 miles + $35.20 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 20 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 miles + $35.20
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 9 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 227 of 233
- dates checked · Air Canada Aeroplan
- 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→CMB, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 70,000 pts + $35.20 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), SriLankan Airlines (UL) | — | 20 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), Emirates (EK), flydubai (FZ) +4 more | 1 | 220 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 105,000 pts + $259.50Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY), KLM (KL) | 7 | 222 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 109,000 pts + $1,073.00 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 211 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 130,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 220 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 157,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 3 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 189,000 pts + $1,230.00 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK), SriLankan Airlines (UL) | 1 | 3 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $62.80 | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 9+ | 124 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 291,573 pts + $98.61Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), Emirates (EK), flydubai (FZ) +1 more | 4 | 227 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: 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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 110,000 pts + $269.50 | 7 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 157,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 170,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 181,000 pts + $1,073.00 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $62.80 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 275,000 pts + taxes not reported | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 299,166 pts + $94.41 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 20 of 235 | 8% | |
| United MileagePlus | 220 of 225 | 97% | |
| Etihad Guest | 222 of 232 | 95% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 211 of 217 | 97% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 220 of 233 | 94% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 3 of 31 | 9% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 3 of 232 | 1% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 124 of 232 | 53% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 227 of 233 | 97% |
Best months for business class from Houston (IAH) to Colombo (CMB)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 | |
| 110,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 9 | |
| 160,000 pts + taxes vary | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1 | |
| 109,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 10 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 30 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 31 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 10 |
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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | — | — | — | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | — | — | 115,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 500,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin |
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | 110,000 | 779,375 | 929,375 | 105,000Mixed cabin | 105,000Mixed cabin | 105,000Mixed cabin | 105,000Mixed cabin | 105,000Mixed cabin | 105,000Mixed cabin | 105,000Mixed cabin |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | — | 181,000 | 181,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 181,000 | 181,000 |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | — | 275,000 | 275,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | 157,500Mixed cabin | 160,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | — | 189,000 | 189,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | — | — | 255,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | 299,166 | 313,000 | 313,000 | 291,573Mixed cabin | 294,085 | 295,970 | 295,970 | 309,280 | 301,400 | 301,400 |
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 and Etihad Guest
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- JetBlue (B6): Etihad Guest
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Emirates (EK): United MileagePlus, Emirates Skywards, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- flydubai (FZ): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- KLM (KL): Etihad Guest
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- SriLankan Airlines (UL): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
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 Colombo (CMB). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo (CMB) to Houston (IAH)Return direction | 70,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 12 |
| 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 | 274 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Colombo (CMB)Also to CMB | 109,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 198 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Colombo (CMB)Also to CMB | 109,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 144 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Colombo (CMB)Also to CMB | 42,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 52 |
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 | — |
| 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 Colombo (CMB)
What's the lowest business-class award from Houston (IAH) to Colombo (CMB)?
70,000 miles + $35.20 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 20 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 7, 2026, 03:03 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Houston (IAH) to Colombo (CMB)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (20 dates), United MileagePlus (220 dates), Etihad Guest (222 dates), Emirates Skywards (211 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (220 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (3 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (3 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (124 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (227 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Houston (IAH) to Colombo (CMB)?
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 Colombo (CMB)?
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: 70,000 miles with AAdvantage (8 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.