Economy award flights from Kunming (KMG) to the Maldives (MLE)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 5 programs for KMG→MLE. Lowest: 17,500 miles + $84.90 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, which showed economy award space on 98 dates. Nonstop economy space was seen via Air France/KLM Flying Blue and GOL Smiles.
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- Lowest observed
- 17,500 miles + $84.90
- Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Programs with space
- 5 of 5
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 98 of 325
- dates checked · Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 17,500 miles + $84.90
In economy, the lowest award seen was a nonstop for 17,500 miles + $84.90 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, against 22,500 miles + $21.00 with United MileagePlus, the next-lowest program. With Air France/KLM Flying Blue, business class started at 34,500 miles + $162.80, about 2 times the points of its lowest economy award (17,500 miles + $84.90).
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on KMG→MLE, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying BlueLowest observed | 17,500 pts + $84.90 | Nonstop |  KQ MF MH MU+1 | 3 | 98 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 22,500 pts + $21.00 | 2 stops |  AI BR CA HO+2 | 2 | 43 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 40,000 pts + $43.10 | 2 stops | AICA CX EK+5 | 2 | 44 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 47,000 pts + $612.20 | 2 stops |  EYMU TG | 5 | 44 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 536,500 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stopNonstop from 886,800 pts + taxes vary | EK FZMHMU | 9+ | 44 | See dates |
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 economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 28,000 pts + $205.20 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 29,500 pts + $169.40 | 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 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 economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 98 of 325 | 30% | |
| United MileagePlus | 43 of 43 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 44 of 44 | 100% | |
| Etihad Guest | 44 of 44 | 100% | |
| GOL Smiles | 44 of 44 | 100% |
Nonstop and connecting economy awards
Each program's lowest economy award with its stops, its lowest nonstop award, and on how many of its departure dates with economy space a nonstop award was open.
| Program | Lowest award | Lowest nonstop award | Dates with nonstop space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 17,500 miles + $84.90Nonstop | 17,500 miles + $84.90 | 6 of 98 |
| United MileagePlus | 22,500 miles + $21.002 stops | Not seen | 0 of 43 |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 40,000 points + $43.102 stops | Not seen | 0 of 44 |
| Etihad Guest | 47,000 miles + $612.202 stops | Not seen | 0 of 44 |
| GOL Smiles | 536,500 miles + taxes not reported1 stop | 886,800 miles + taxes vary | 12 of 44 |
Economy compared with business class, by program
Each program's lowest one-way economy and business-class awards on KMG→MLE, 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 | Economy | Business | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 17,500 miles + $84.90 | 34,500 miles + $162.80 | 2× |
| United MileagePlus | 22,500 miles + $21.00 | 65,000 miles + $21.00Mixed cabin | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 40,000 points + $43.10 | 72,200 points + $43.10Mixed cabin | — |
| Etihad Guest | 47,000 miles + $612.20 | 439,029 miles + $1,654.10 | 9.3× |
Best months for economy from Kunming (KMG) to the Maldives (MLE)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43,500 pts + $242.60 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1 | |
| 28,000 pts + $205.20 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1 | |
| 28,000 pts + taxes not reported | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 2 | |
| 17,500 pts + taxes not reported | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 2 | |
| 22,500 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 7 | |
| 22,500 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 30 | |
| 22,500 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 6 | |
| 30,500 pts + taxes not reported | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 5 | |
| 17,500 pts + taxes not reported | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 20 | |
| 17,500 pts + taxes not reported | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 24 | |
| 17,500 pts + taxes not reported | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 14 |
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 economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way 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 economy space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 43,500+ $242.60 · 1 date | 28,000+ $205.20 · 1 date | 28,0002 dates | 17,5002 dates | 29,5005 dates | 28,00017 dates | 29,5007 dates | 30,5005 dates | 17,50020 dates | 17,50024 dates | 17,50014 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | — | — | — | 22,5007 dates | 22,50030 dates | 22,5006 dates | — | — | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | — | — | — | 40,0008 dates | 40,00030 dates | 40,0006 dates | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | — | — | — | 47,0008 dates | 47,00030 dates | 58,0006 dates | — | — | — | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | — | — | 545,4008 dates | 536,50030 dates | 536,5006 dates | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- EVA Air (BR): United MileagePlus
- Air China (CA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Cathay Pacific (CX): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Emirates (EK): Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- flydubai (FZ): Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
- Gulf Air (GF): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Juneyao Airlines (HO): United MileagePlus
- Kenya Airways (KQ): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Xiamen Airlines (MF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Malaysia Airlines (MH): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and GOL Smiles
- China Eastern (MU): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Bangkok Airways (PG): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Thai Airways International (TG): Air Canada Aeroplan and Etihad Guest
- Shenzhen Airlines (ZH): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
Economy on nearby routes
The lowest 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 Kunming (KMG) and to the Maldives (MLE). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives (MLE) to Kunming (KMG)Return direction | 17,500 miles + $171.50Nonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 136 |
| Kunming (KMG) to Hangzhou (HGH)Also from KMG | 10,000 points + $6.96Nonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 3 |
| Kunming (KMG) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also from KMG | 14,500 miles + $28.50Nonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 196 |
| Kunming (KMG) to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)Also from KMG | 8,000 points + $43.10Nonstop | Air Canada Aeroplan | 322 |
| Kunming (KMG) to Beijing Capital (PEK)Also from KMG | 15,000 points + $35.40Nonstop | Air Canada Aeroplan | 316 |
| Dubai (DXB) to the Maldives (MLE)Also to MLE | 15,000 miles + $88.50Nonstop | Emirates Skywards | 328 |
| Frankfurt (FRA) to the Maldives (MLE)Also to MLE | 11,500 points + $281.28 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 78 |
| Doha (DOH) to the Maldives (MLE)Also to MLE | 11,000 points + $52.75 | JetBlue TrueBlue | 213 |
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 |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. AwardTool's list has no transfers from these US card programs to GOL Smiles.
Questions about economy award flights from Kunming (KMG) to the Maldives (MLE)
How many points for economy from Kunming (KMG) to the Maldives (MLE)?
The lowest economy award AwardTool has seen was 17,500 miles + $84.90 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue. Air France/KLM Flying Blue showed economy award space on 98 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 6, 2026, 17:37 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Kunming (KMG) to the Maldives (MLE)?
Air France/KLM Flying Blue (98 dates), United MileagePlus (43 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (44 dates), Etihad Guest (44 dates) and GOL Smiles (44 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly economy nonstop from Kunming (KMG) to the Maldives (MLE) on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop economy award space via Air France/KLM Flying Blue and GOL Smiles. The lowest nonstop award was 17,500 miles + $84.90 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, which showed nonstop economy space on 6 dates.
How much are taxes and fees on economy award flights from Kunming (KMG) to the Maldives (MLE)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $21.00 with MileagePlus (22,500 miles + $21.00) to $612.20 with Etihad Guest (47,000 miles + $612.20). GOL Smiles did not report taxes for its lowest award. Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly economy from Kunming (KMG) to the Maldives (MLE) 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 economy award AwardTool observed was for Aug 2027 departures: 17,500 miles + taxes not reported with Flying Blue (24 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.