Economy award flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 9 programs for MEL→FLL. Lowest: 40,000 miles + $98.29 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed economy award space on 19 dates. No nonstop economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
Every airport: Melbourne (MEL) to Miami award flights.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 40,000 miles + $98.29
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 9 of 9
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 26 of 29
- dates checked · Air Canada Aeroplan
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In economy, the lowest award seen was 40,000 miles + $98.29 with American Airlines AAdvantage, against 45,000 miles + $109.89 with United MileagePlus, the next-lowest program. With United MileagePlus, business class started at 300,000 miles + $108.89, about 6.7 times the points of its lowest economy award (45,000 miles + $109.89).
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on MEL→FLL, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 40,000 pts + $98.29 | 2 stops |  AA AS QF | — | 19 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 45,000 pts + $109.89 | 1 stop |  B6 SQ UA VA | 9+ | 20 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 54,000 pts + $97.13 | 1 stop |  DL | 9+ | 18 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 60,000 pts + $179.20 | 1 stop |  ACUAVA | 7 | 26 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 60,000 pts + $58.00 | 2 stops | UA | 9+ | 8 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 63,000 pts + $103.06 | 1 stop | UAVA | 6 | 20 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 72,500 pts + $123.89 | 2 stops | ASQF | 9+ | 8 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 86,400 pts + $109.89 | 1 stop | UA | 9+ | 10 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 123,520 pts + $152.79 | 2 stops | AAACB6 EY+1 | 7 | 20 | 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 40,000 pts + $102.79 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 53,900 pts + $110.39 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 60,000 pts + $181.00 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Avianca LifeMiles | 60,000 pts + $100.00 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 63,000 pts + $103.19 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 86,000 pts + $97.27 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 86,400 pts + $110.39 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 100,000 pts + $143.79 | 6 | 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 19 of 26 | 73% | |
| United MileagePlus | 20 of 20 | 100% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 18 of 22 | 81% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 26 of 29 | 89% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 8 of 24 | 33% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 20 of 20 | 100% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 8 of 20 | 40% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 10 of 20 | 50% | |
| Etihad Guest | 20 of 20 | 100% |
Economy compared with business class, by program
Each program's lowest one-way economy and business-class awards on MEL→FLL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 45,000 miles + $109.89 | 300,000 miles + $108.89 | 6.7× |
| Delta SkyMiles | 54,000 miles + $97.13 | 410,000 miles + $97.27Mixed cabin | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 60,000 points + $179.20 | 481,252 points + $213.70Mixed cabin | — |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 63,000 points + $103.06 | 1,597,700 points + $124.79 | 25× |
| Etihad Guest | 123,520 miles + $152.79 | 150,000 miles + $153.29Mixed cabin | — |
Best months for economy from Melbourne (MEL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40,000 pts + $102.79 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 40,000 pts + $123.79 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 40,000+ $102.79 · 2 dates | 40,000+ $123.79 · 3 dates | 40,0001 date | 40,0008 dates | 40,0005 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 55,000+ $110.39 · 1 date | 53,900+ $110.39 · 5 dates | 45,0001 date | 45,0008 dates | 55,0005 dates |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 100,0001 date | 86,000+ $97.27 · 6 dates | 76,0001 date | 54,000+ $97.13 · 8 dates | 56,0002 dates |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 114,4464 dates | 60,000+ $181.00 · 5 dates | 60,0004 dates | 60,0008 dates | 60,0005 dates |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | — | 60,000+ $100.00 · 2 dates | — | 60,0006 dates | — |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | 132,5001 date | 63,000+ $103.19 · 5 dates | 63,0001 date | 63,0008 dates | 63,0005 dates |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 100,000+ $143.79 · 1 date | 100,000+ $143.79 · 1 date | — | 72,5005 dates | 72,5001 date |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | — | 86,400+ $110.39 · 2 dates | 86,4001 date | 86,4007 dates | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 132,000+ $153.29 · 1 date | 132,000+ $153.29 · 5 dates | 132,0001 date | 123,520+ $152.79 · 8 dates | 132,0005 dates |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Etihad Guest
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan and Etihad Guest
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus and Etihad Guest
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Qantas (QF): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, Virgin Australia Velocity and JetBlue TrueBlue
- Virgin Australia (VA): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and Virgin Australia Velocity
- WestJet (WS): Etihad Guest
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 Melbourne (MEL) and to Fort Lauderdale (FLL). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Melbourne (MEL)Return direction | 40,000 miles + $23.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 31 |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Miami (MIA)Another Miami airport | 40,000 miles + $98.29 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 64 |
| Melbourne (MEL) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from MEL | 35,000 miles + $305.91 | Emirates Skywards | 335 |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from MEL | 35,000 miles + $306.30 | Emirates Skywards | 352 |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from MEL | 37,600 miles + $103.69Nonstop | United MileagePlus | 334 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)Also to FLL | 8,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 321 |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)Also to FLL | 7,500 miles + $69.89 | Delta SkyMiles | 314 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)Also to FLL | 8,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 310 |
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 | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 Usually within 20 minutes; up to 48 hours | 5:3 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 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 Virgin Australia Velocity.
Questions about economy award flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
How many points for economy from Melbourne (MEL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)?
The lowest economy award AwardTool has seen was 40,000 miles + $98.29 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Nov 11, 2026, 14:53 UTC for a Nov 15, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed economy award space on 19 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 11, 2026, 14:53 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Melbourne (MEL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (19 dates), United MileagePlus (20 dates), Delta SkyMiles (18 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (26 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (8 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (20 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (8 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (10 dates) and Etihad Guest (20 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly economy nonstop from Melbourne (MEL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) on points?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
How much are taxes and fees on economy award flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $58.00 with LifeMiles (60,000 miles + $58.00) to $179.20 with Aeroplan (60,000 points + $179.20). 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 Melbourne (MEL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) 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 Feb 2027 departures: 40,000 miles + taxes not reported with AAdvantage (8 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.