Business-class award flights from Houston (IAH) to New Delhi (DEL)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 13 programs for IAH→DEL. Lowest: 70,000 miles + $541.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 193 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 + $541.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 13 of 14
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 226 of 226
- 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→DEL, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 70,000 pts + $541.60 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA) | — | 193 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 80,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 56 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 85,000 pts + $740.20 | 1 stop | British Airways (BA), Qatar Airways (QR) | 4 | 110 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $9.80Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Eurowings Discover (4Y), Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), ITA Airways (AZ) +12 more | 1 | 219 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 98,000 pts + $263.70Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY) | 1 | 173 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 100,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 176 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 109,000 pts + $1,077.20 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 5 | 168 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 110,000 pts + $79.91Mixed cabin | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), Emirates (EK), flydubai (FZ) +1 more | 1 | 213 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 115,000 pts + $549.20 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL), Virgin Atlantic (VS) | 7 | 226 | See dates | |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 120,000 pts + $931.98 | 1 stop | British Airways (BA) | 3 | 2 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 167,000 pts + $720.20 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) | 1 | 9 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 423,200 pts + $39.50 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), KLM (KL) | 9+ | 23 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 795,400 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Air France (AF) | 2 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Skywards | 109,000 pts + $1,077.20 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 129,427 pts + $80.01 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 185,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 215,000 pts + $67.10 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 268,500 pts + $535.10 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $51.20 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 438,500 pts + $9.90 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 983,000 pts + $777.30 | 3 | 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 | 193 of 218 | 88% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 56 of 168 | 33% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 110 of 218 | 50% | |
| United MileagePlus | 219 of 226 | 96% | |
| Etihad Guest | 173 of 230 | 75% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 176 of 221 | 79% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 168 of 212 | 79% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 213 of 227 | 93% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 226 of 226 | 100% | |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 2 of 63 | 3% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 9 of 218 | 4% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 23 of 214 | 10% | |
| GOL Smiles | 1 of 188 | under 1% |
Best months for business class from Houston (IAH) to New Delhi (DEL)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185,000 pts + taxes vary | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 5 | |
| 109,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 18 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 28 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 30 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 27 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 31 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 21 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 10 | |
| 126,836 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 3 |
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 | 450,000 | 438,500 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 257,500 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | — | — | 153,000 | 153,000 | 153,000 | 153,000 | 160,000 | 153,000 | 80,000 | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | 215,000 | 215,000 | 215,000 | 215,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | — | — | — | 215,000 | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 472,700 | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 1,456,000 | 983,000 | 983,000 | 983,000 | 98,000Mixed cabin | 98,000Mixed cabin | 98,000Mixed cabin | 983,000 | 98,000Mixed cabin | 98,000Mixed cabin | 98,000Mixed cabin | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | 100,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | — |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | — | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | 181,000 | 109,000 | 109,000 | — | 181,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 406,730 | 129,427 | 307,587 | 126,836 | 126,836 | 110,000Mixed cabin | 110,000Mixed cabin | 110,000Mixed cabin | 110,000Mixed cabin | 110,000Mixed cabin | 110,000Mixed cabin | 126,836 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 268,500 | 268,500 | 269,000 | 268,500 | 145,000 | 115,000 | 145,000 | — | 260,500 | 145,000 | 145,000 | 145,000 |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Milesmiles | — | — | — | 120,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | — | — | — | 167,000 | 167,000 | 167,000 | 167,000 | — | 172,000 | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | — | — | 465,700 | 423,200 | — | — | — | 438,200 | 438,200 | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 795,400 | — | — |
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
- 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, Delta SkyMiles and GOL Smiles
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Finnair (AY): American Airlines AAdvantage
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus and Etihad Guest
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Emirates (EK): United MileagePlus, Emirates Skywards and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- flydubai (FZ): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): United MileagePlus
- Virgin Atlantic (VS): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
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 New Delhi (DEL). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Delhi (DEL) to Houston (IAH)Return direction | 70,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 202 |
| Houston (IAH) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from IAH | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 121 |
| Houston (IAH) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from IAH | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 167 |
| Houston (IAH) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from IAH | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 118 |
| Houston (IAH) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from IAH | 95,833 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 227 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to New Delhi (DEL)Also to DEL | 31,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 243 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to New Delhi (DEL)Also to DEL | 23,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 307 |
| Singapore (SIN) to New Delhi (DEL)Also to DEL | 37,000 miles | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 33 |
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 | — |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~3 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | 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 New Delhi (DEL)
What's the lowest business-class award from Houston (IAH) to New Delhi (DEL)?
70,000 miles + $541.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 193 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 20:28 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Houston (IAH) to New Delhi (DEL)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (193 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (56 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (110 dates), United MileagePlus (219 dates), Etihad Guest (173 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (176 dates), Emirates Skywards (168 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (213 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (226 dates), Cathay Pacific Asia Miles (2 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (9 dates), Delta SkyMiles (23 dates) and GOL Smiles (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Houston (IAH) to New Delhi (DEL)?
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 New Delhi (DEL)?
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 Mar 2027 departures: 70,000 miles with AAdvantage (31 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.