Business-class award flights from Orlando (MCO) to Richmond (RIC)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 5 programs for MCO→RIC. Lowest: 25,000 miles + $42.08 with Etihad Guest, which showed business-class award space on 19 dates. No nonstop business-class 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
- 25,000 miles + $42.08
- Etihad Guest
- Programs with space
- 5 of 14
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 44 of 50
- dates checked · GOL Smiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on MCO→RIC, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad GuestLowest observed | 25,000 pts + $42.08 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | 7 | 19 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 29,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | 1 | 25 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 30,500 pts + $36.44 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 1 | 9 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 37,200 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | 1 | 44 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 100,600 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 1 stop | JetBlue (B6) | 9+ | 5 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, Delta SkyMiles, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, United MileagePlus, 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 25,000 pts + $42.08 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 25,000 pts + $42.08 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 29,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 29,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 30,500 pts + $36.44 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 30,500 pts + $36.44 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 37,200 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 39,400 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 19 of 50 | 38% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 25 of 51 | 49% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 9 of 48 | 18% | |
| GOL Smiles | 44 of 50 | 88% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5 of 330 | 1% |
Best months for business class from Orlando (MCO) to Richmond (RIC)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 5 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 11 | |
| 29,000 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 2 | |
| 26,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 2 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 1 | |
| 172,500 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 2 | |
| 100,600 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | JetBlue TrueBlue | 5 |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guestmiles | 25,000 | 25,000 | — | 26,000 | 25,000 | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 43,600 | 29,000 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 30,500 | 31,000 | 30,500 | 31,500 | 48,500 | — | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 39,400 | 37,200 | 68,900 | 37,900 | 37,900 | 172,500 | — |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100,600Mixed cabin |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Etihad Guest, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- JetBlue (B6): JetBlue TrueBlue
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
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 Orlando (MCO) and to Richmond (RIC). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (RIC) to Orlando (MCO)Return direction | 25,000 miles | Etihad Guest | 26 |
| Orlando (MCO) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from MCO | 29,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 319 |
| Orlando (MCO) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from MCO | 37,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 15 |
| Orlando (MCO) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from MCO | 37,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 23 |
| Orlando (MCO) to Madrid (MAD)Also from MCO | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 69 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Richmond (RIC)Also to RIC | 25,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 289 |
| Frankfurt (FRA) to Richmond (RIC)Also to RIC | 82,100 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 21 |
| Munich (MUC) to Richmond (RIC)Also to RIC | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 36 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 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 | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Orlando (MCO) to Richmond (RIC)
What's the lowest business-class award from Orlando (MCO) to Richmond (RIC)?
25,000 miles + $42.08 with Etihad Guest. Seen Oct 19, 2026, 15:30 UTC for an Oct 23, 2026 departure. Etihad Guest showed business-class award space on 19 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 15:30 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Orlando (MCO) to Richmond (RIC)?
Etihad Guest (19 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (25 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (9 dates), GOL Smiles (44 dates) and JetBlue TrueBlue (5 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Orlando (MCO) to Richmond (RIC)?
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 Orlando (MCO) to Richmond (RIC)?
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 Nov 2026 departures: 25,000 miles with Etihad Guest (11 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.