Premium economy award flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU)

The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on MEL→CTU, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
American Airlines AAdvantage	35,000 pts + $213.60	1 stop	BACXMH	—	3	Oct 21, 2026, 01:27 UTC	See dates

Not seen in premium economy: Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, GOL Smiles and United MileagePlus.

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.

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

Of the 27 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for American Airlines AAdvantage in the last 30 days, 3 (11%) showed premium economy award space. The latest departure with space was Jan 28, 2027.

Airlines seen in premium economy

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage
• Cathay Pacific (CX): American Airlines AAdvantage
• Malaysia Airlines (MH): American Airlines AAdvantage

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 Melbourne (MEL) and to Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU). 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
Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU) to Melbourne (MEL)Return direction	52,000 miles + $263.70	Cathay Pacific Asia Miles	24
Melbourne (MEL) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from MEL	55,000 points + $116.89Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	14
Melbourne (MEL) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from MEL	55,000 points + $149.39	Alaska Atmos Rewards	12
Melbourne (MEL) to Singapore (SIN)Also from MEL	35,000 miles + $106.90	American Airlines AAdvantage	103
Melbourne (MEL) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from MEL	35,000 miles + $78.50Nonstop	American Airlines AAdvantage	53
San Francisco (SFO) to Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU)Also to CTU	71,500 miles + $13.10	United MileagePlus	325
Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU)Also to CTU	170,000 miles + $104.19	United MileagePlus	31
Los Angeles (LAX) to Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU)Also to CTU	71,500 miles + $13.10	United MileagePlus	40

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
American Airlines AAdvantage	—	—	—	—	1:1 · Instant	—

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