Premium economy award flights from the Maldives (MLE) to Houston (IAH)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 6 programs for MLE→IAH. Lowest: 60,500 miles + $135.89 with United MileagePlus, which showed premium economy award space on 9 dates. No nonstop premium economy 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
- 60,500 miles + $135.89
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 6 of 10
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 11 of 24
- dates checked · Air Canada Aeroplan
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on MLE→IAH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 55,000 pts + $461.19 | 1 stop | British Airways (BA) | 8 | 1 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 60,500 pts + $135.89 | 2 stops | Air India (AI), Emirates (EK), flydubai (FZ), ANA (NH) +2 more | 3 | 9 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 96,287 pts + $213.44 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), Emirates (EK), flydubai (FZ) +3 more | 2 | 11 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 98,000 pts + $380.99 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 2 | 3 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 130,180 pts + $523.63 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), KLM (KL), Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV), Virgin Atlantic (VS) | 9+ | 5 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 360,000 pts + $168.74 | 2 stops | Delta Air Lines (DL), Virgin Atlantic (VS) | 9+ | 2 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Turkish Miles & Smiles.
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 premium economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 96,287 pts + $213.44 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 141,800 pts + $271.14 | 2 | 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 premium 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 premium economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 of 24 | 4% | |
| United MileagePlus | 9 of 23 | 39% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 11 of 24 | 45% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 3 of 23 | 13% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 5 of 24 | 20% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 2 of 24 | 8% |
Best months for premium economy from the Maldives (MLE) to Houston (IAH)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96,287 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 2 | |
| 225,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 | |
| 141,500 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 60,500 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 3 | |
| 60,500 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 3 | |
| 135,794 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 |
Lowest premium economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no premium economy space that month.
| Program | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | — | 55,000 | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | 225,000 | — | 250,000 | 60,500 | 60,500 | 250,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 96,287 | — | — | 127,865 | 139,700 | 114,159 | 135,794 |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | — | — | — | — | — | 98,000 | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | — | 369,000 | 141,500 | — | 130,180 | 474,500 | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | — | — | 360,000 | — | — |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- British Airways (BA): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and Emirates Skywards
- flydubai (FZ): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- SWISS (LX): Air Canada Aeroplan
- ANA (NH): United MileagePlus
- Austrian (OS): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Virgin Atlantic (VS): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
Premium economy on nearby routes
The lowest premium 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 the Maldives (MLE) and to Houston (IAH). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston (IAH) to the Maldives (MLE)Return direction | 65,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 3 |
| Maldives (MLE) to Singapore (SIN)Also from MLE | 75,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 182 |
| Maldives (MLE) to Dubai (DXB)Also from MLE | 74,500 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 6 |
| Maldives (MLE) to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)Also from MLE | 73,300 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 242 |
| Maldives (MLE) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from MLE | 60,500 miles | United MileagePlus | 60 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 23,907 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 135 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 35,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 154 |
| Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 39,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 41 |
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 | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from the Maldives (MLE) to Houston (IAH)
What's the lowest premium economy award from the Maldives (MLE) to Houston (IAH)?
60,500 miles + $135.89 with United MileagePlus. United MileagePlus showed premium economy award space on 9 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 16, 2026, 20:46 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from the Maldives (MLE) to Houston (IAH)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (1 date), United MileagePlus (9 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (11 dates), Emirates Skywards (3 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (5 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (2 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from the Maldives (MLE) to Houston (IAH)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop premium economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest premium economy award prices from the Maldives (MLE) to Houston (IAH)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest premium economy award AwardTool observed was for Mar 2027 departures: 60,500 miles with MileagePlus (3 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.