Business-class award flights from Memphis (MEM) to Cairo (CAI)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 6 programs for MEM→CAI. Lowest: 137,000 miles + $551.39 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, which showed business-class award space on 9 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 70,000 miles + $39.29 with American Airlines AAdvantage.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
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- Lowest observed
- 137,000 miles + $551.39
- Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Mixed cabin from
- 70,000 miles + $39.29
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 6 of 8
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 23 of 23
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
With Air France/KLM Flying Blue, business class started at 137,000 miles + $551.39, about 2.7 times the points of its lowest economy award (51,500 miles + $254.19).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on MEM→CAI, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 70,000 pts + $39.29Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  AA AT BA | — | 5 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $31.39Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  A3 AZ EN EW+9 | 1 | 23 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 90,000 pts + $121.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  ACAZ LH MS+1 | 4 | 12 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 93,000 pts + $294.99Mixed cabin | 2 stops | AA EYMS | 5 | 22 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 121,800 pts + $1,590.29Mixed cabin | 2 stops | AA AFBA | 4 | 8 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying BlueLowest observed | 137,000 pts + $551.39 | 2 stops | AF DL | 2 | 9 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles and Delta SkyMiles.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 70,000 pts + $1,462.29Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 93,000 pts + $294.99Mixed cabin | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 93,000 pts + $294.99Mixed cabin | 7 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 121,800 pts + $1,643.29Mixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 121,800 pts + $1,643.29Mixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 137,000 pts + $551.39 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 210,391 pts + $126.80 | 2 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 220,000 pts + $52.79 | 9+ | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 of 23 | 21% | |
| United MileagePlus | 23 of 23 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 12 of 23 | 52% | |
| Etihad Guest | 22 of 23 | 95% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 8 of 23 | 34% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 9 of 22 | 40% |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on MEM→CAI, 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 | Business | Economy | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 70,000 miles + $39.29Mixed cabin | 40,000 miles + $22.59 | — |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 miles + $31.39Mixed cabin | 44,000 miles + $7.59 | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 90,000 points + $121.60Mixed cabin | 60,000 points + $77.80 | — |
| Etihad Guest | 93,000 miles + $294.99Mixed cabin | 63,125 miles + $294.99 | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 121,800 points + $1,590.29Mixed cabin | 52,000 points + $432.29 | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 137,000 miles + $551.39 | 51,500 miles + $254.19 | 2.7× |
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, 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 business-class space that month.
| Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | — | 70,000+ $39.29 · 5 dates · Mixed cabin |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 295,0001 date | 220,000+ $52.79 · 10 dates | 88,000+ $31.39 · 12 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 371,4401 date | 210,391+ $126.80 · 4 dates | 90,000+ $121.60 · 7 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | 93,000+ $294.99 · 10 dates · Mixed cabin | 93,000+ $294.99 · 12 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | 121,800+ $1,590.29 · 8 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | — | — | 137,000+ $551.39 · 9 dates |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Aegean Airlines (A3): United MileagePlus
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Qantas Frequent Flyer and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Royal Air Maroc (AT): American Airlines AAdvantage
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus
- Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Egyptair (MS): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and Etihad Guest
- Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- TAP Portugal (TP): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- 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 Memphis (MEM) and to Cairo (CAI). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis (MEM) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from MEM | 82,100 points + $1,554.00 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 41 |
| Memphis (MEM) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Also from MEM | 19,300 points + $5.60Nonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 210 |
| Memphis (MEM) to Miami (MIA)Also from MEM | 25,000 miles + $32.28Nonstop | Etihad Guest | 65 |
| Memphis (MEM) to Nice (NCE)Also from MEM | 57,500 miles + $758.90 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 |
| New York JFK to Cairo (CAI)Also to CAI | 70,000 points + $39.59 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 180 |
| Vienna (VIE) to Cairo (CAI)Also to CAI | 22,500 points + $80.09Nonstop | Air Canada Aeroplan | 313 |
| Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Cairo (CAI)Also to CAI | 15,000 points + $70.79 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 280 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Cairo (CAI)Also to CAI | 70,000 points + $39.59 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 169 |
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 |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Memphis (MEM) to Cairo (CAI)
How many points for business class from Memphis (MEM) to Cairo (CAI)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 137,000 miles + $551.39 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue. Seen Nov 4, 2026, 12:19 UTC for a Jan 10, 2027 departure. Air France/KLM Flying Blue showed business-class award space on 9 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 4, 2026, 12:19 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 70,000 miles + $39.29 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Memphis (MEM) to Cairo (CAI)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (5 dates), United MileagePlus (23 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (12 dates), Etihad Guest (22 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (8 dates) and Air France/KLM Flying Blue (9 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Memphis (MEM) to Cairo (CAI) on points?
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.