Premium economy award flights from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 4 programs for PDX→CPT. Lowest: 72,500 points + $69.40 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed premium economy award space on 11 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
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- Lowest observed
- 72,500 points + $69.40
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Programs with space
- 4 of 8
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 51 of 63
- dates checked · Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on PDX→CPT, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 72,500 pts + $69.40 | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Condor (DE) | 4 | 11 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 78,500 pts + $461.10 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), KLM (KL) | 8 | 51 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 179,200 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 5 | 37 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 195,900 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops | Airlink (4Z), South African Airways (SA), United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 47 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles and JetBlue TrueBlue.
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 France/KLM Flying Blue | 78,500 pts + $461.10 | 8 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 79,000 pts + $458.50 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 170,000 pts + $127.40 | 8 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 170,000 pts + $127.40 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 179,200 pts + $5.60 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 179,200 pts + $16.50 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 195,900 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 195,900 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 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 | 11 of 43 | 25% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 51 of 63 | 80% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 37 of 67 | 55% | |
| United MileagePlus | 47 of 48 | 97% |
Best months for premium economy from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78,500 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 4 | |
| 72,500 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 | |
| 80,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 72,500 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 | |
| 72,500 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 | |
| 200,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 3 | |
| 200,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 79,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 30 |
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 | 170,000 | 72,500 | 80,000 | 72,500 | 72,500 | — | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 78,500 | 79,000 | 450,000 | 450,000 | 450,000 | 421,875 | 450,000 | 79,000 |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 196,300 | 179,200 | 186,000 | 183,600 | 257,400 | 279,200 | 263,800 | 257,400 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 200,000 | 195,900 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Airlink (4Z): United MileagePlus
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Condor (DE): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- South African Airways (SA): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
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 Portland (PDX) and to Cape Town (CPT). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town (CPT) to Portland (PDX)Return direction | 65,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 |
| Portland (PDX) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from PDX | 35,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 230 |
| Portland (PDX) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from PDX | 35,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 191 |
| Portland (PDX) to Seoul Incheon (ICN)Also from PDX | 65,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 331 |
| Portland (PDX) to Tokyo Haneda (HND)Also from PDX | 50,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 193 |
| New York JFK to Cape Town (CPT)Also to CPT | 34,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 183 |
| Newark (EWR) to Cape Town (CPT)Also to CPT | 54,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 7 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Cape Town (CPT)Also to CPT | 31,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 124 |
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 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)
What's the lowest premium economy award from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)?
72,500 points + $69.40 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed premium economy award space on 11 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 14, 2026, 21:34 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (11 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (51 dates), Delta SkyMiles (37 dates) and United MileagePlus (47 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)?
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 Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)?
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 Dec 2026 departures: 72,500 points with Atmos (3 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.