First-class award flights from Madrid (MAD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 2 programs for MAD→AUH. Lowest: 779,300 miles with GOL Smiles, which showed first-class award space on 13 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 62,500 miles + $68.70 with American Airlines AAdvantage.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 779,300 miles + taxes not reported
- GOL Smiles
- Mixed cabin from
- 62,500 miles + $68.70
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 2 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 13 of 28
- dates checked · GOL Smiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on MAD→AUH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 62,500 pts + $68.70Mixed cabin | 1 stop | Etihad Airways (EY), IBERIA (IB) | — | 2 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 779,300 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | IBERIA (IB), Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 13 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, Etihad Guest, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Turkish Miles & Smiles, United MileagePlus and Virgin Australia Velocity.
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 first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 62,500 pts + $68.70Mixed cabin | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 62,500 pts + $74.60Mixed cabin | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 779,300 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 780,700 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 first-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 first-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 | 2 of 324 | under 1% | |
| GOL Smiles | 13 of 28 | 46% |
Best months for first class from Madrid (MAD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 780,700 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 4 | |
| 780,700 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 5 |
Lowest first class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 62,500Mixed cabin | — | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 779,300 | 780,700 | 780,700 |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Etihad Airways (EY): American Airlines AAdvantage
- IBERIA (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage and GOL Smiles
- Qatar Airways (QR): GOL Smiles
First class on nearby routes
The lowest first-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 Madrid (MAD) and to Abu Dhabi (AUH). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Madrid (MAD)Return direction | 827,800 miles | GOL Smiles | 24 |
| Madrid (MAD) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from MAD | 70,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 160 |
| Madrid (MAD) to Miami (MIA)Also from MAD | 70,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 69 |
| Madrid (MAD) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from MAD | 70,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 47 |
| Madrid (MAD) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from MAD | 70,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 85 |
| Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)Also to AUH | 50,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 177 |
| Doha (DOH) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)Also to AUH | 21,000 AviosNonstop | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 320 |
| Cairo (CAI) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)Also to AUH | 61,000 points | Virgin Australia Velocity | 292 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Madrid (MAD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)
What's the lowest first-class award from Madrid (MAD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)?
779,300 miles with GOL Smiles. Seen Oct 15, 2026, 12:24 UTC for an Oct 20, 2026 departure. GOL Smiles showed first-class award space on 13 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 15:49 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 62,500 miles + $68.70 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Madrid (MAD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (2 dates) and GOL Smiles (13 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from Madrid (MAD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop first-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest first-class award prices from Madrid (MAD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest first-class award AwardTool observed was for Oct 2026 departures: 779,300 miles with Smiles (4 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Oct 2026 departures from 62,500 miles with AAdvantage. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.