Business-class award flights from Madrid (MAD) to Detroit (DTW)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 11 programs for MAD→DTW. Lowest: 28,602 miles + $921.93 with Lufthansa Miles & More, which showed business-class award space on 31 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
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- Lowest observed
- 28,602 miles + $921.93
- Lufthansa Miles & More
- Programs with space
- 11 of 15
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 82 of 87
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on MAD→DTW, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Miles & MoreLowest observed | 28,602 pts + $921.93 | 1 stop | Lufthansa (LH), Turkish Airlines (TK) | 9+ | 31 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 55,000 pts + $72.89Mixed cabin | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | 9+ | 2 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 57,500 pts + $70.29Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), Aer Lingus (EI), IBERIA (IB) | — | 82 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 60,000 pts + $448.49 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), Air Europa (UX) | 7 | 68 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 75,000 pts + $142.20 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Lufthansa (LH), Turkish Airlines (TK), United Airlines (UA) | 7 | 61 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 82,100 pts + $976.98 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), British Airways (BA), IBERIA (IB) | 1 | 38 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $63.09Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), ITA Airways (AZ), JetBlue (B6), Aer Lingus (EI) +8 more | 7 | 81 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 90,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 2 | 69 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 152,800 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | 1 | 1 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 173,500 pts + $52.69Mixed cabin | 1 stop | JetBlue (B6) | 6 | 15 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 325,000 pts + $72.49 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 1 | 13 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles, Etihad Guest, Virgin Australia Velocity and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 28,602 pts + $958.09 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 55,000 pts + $72.89Mixed cabin | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 57,500 pts + $114.99Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 75,000 pts + $142.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 78,000 pts + $448.49 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 82,100 pts + $1,036.13 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $72.09Mixed cabin | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 90,000 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 31 of 47 | 65% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 of 80 | 2% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 82 of 87 | 94% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 68 of 76 | 89% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 61 of 76 | 80% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 38 of 79 | 48% | |
| United MileagePlus | 81 of 81 | 100% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 69 of 73 | 94% | |
| GOL Smiles | 1 of 43 | 2% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 15 of 79 | 18% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 13 of 74 | 17% |
Best months for business class from Madrid (MAD) to Detroit (DTW)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28,602 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 1 | |
| 28,602 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 5 | |
| 28,602 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 4 | |
| 28,602 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 1 | |
| 28,602 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 3 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 28,602 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 9 | |
| 28,602 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 5 | |
| 168,216 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 28,602 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Miles & Moremiles | 28,602 | 28,602 | 28,602 | 28,602 | 28,602 | — | 28,602 | 28,602 | — | 28,602 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | 70,000 | 55,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 424,000 | 57,500Mixed cabin | 57,500Mixed cabin | 235,500 | 57,500Mixed cabin | 57,500Mixed cabin | 57,500Mixed cabin | 57,500Mixed cabin | 262,000 | 212,500 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 186,500 | 78,000 | 60,000 | 444,000 | 77,500 | — | 78,000 | 186,000 | 186,000 | 186,500 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 484,976 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 417,712 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 168,216 | 157,407 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | 82,100 | 82,100 | — | 82,100 | 82,100 | 82,100 | 82,100 | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 395,000 | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 301,000 | 174,100 |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 175,000 | 175,000 | 90,000 | — | 90,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 | 175,000 |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | — | — | 152,800 | — | — | — | — | — |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | 534,300 | — | — | — | — | — | 176,200 | 173,500Mixed cabin | 286,300 | 177,700 |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 495,000 | 420,000 | — | — | 325,000 | 330,000 | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Delta SkyMiles
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus and JetBlue TrueBlue
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Aer Lingus (EI): American Airlines AAdvantage and United MileagePlus
- Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus
- IBERIA (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- KLM (KL): Delta SkyMiles
- Lufthansa (LH): Lufthansa Miles & More, Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): Lufthansa Miles & More, Air Canada Aeroplan and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- TAP Portugal (TP): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Air Europa (UX): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): United MileagePlus
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 Madrid (MAD) and to Detroit (DTW). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit (DTW) to Madrid (MAD)Return direction | 75,000 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 96 |
| Madrid (MAD) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from MAD | 29,896 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 207 |
| Madrid (MAD) to Miami (MIA)Also from MAD | 25,311 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 270 |
| Madrid (MAD) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from MAD | 60,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 283 |
| Madrid (MAD) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from MAD | 30,036 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 161 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Detroit (DTW)Also to DTW | 48,500 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 2 |
| Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Detroit (DTW)Also to DTW | 115,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 54 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Detroit (DTW)Also to DTW | 48,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 3 |
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 | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5:4 · Instant | — | 1:0.6 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| 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 Madrid (MAD) to Detroit (DTW)
What's the lowest business-class award from Madrid (MAD) to Detroit (DTW)?
28,602 miles + $921.93 with Lufthansa Miles & More. Seen Oct 14, 2026, 02:52 UTC for a Nov 14, 2026 departure. Lufthansa Miles & More showed business-class award space on 31 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 18:05 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Madrid (MAD) to Detroit (DTW)?
Lufthansa Miles & More (31 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (2 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (82 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (68 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (61 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (38 dates), United MileagePlus (81 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (69 dates), GOL Smiles (1 date), JetBlue TrueBlue (15 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (13 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Madrid (MAD) to Detroit (DTW)?
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 Madrid (MAD) to Detroit (DTW)?
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: 28,602 miles with Miles & More (9 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.