First-class award flights from Qingdao (TAO) to Newark (EWR)

The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on TAO→EWR, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
Delta SkyMiles	410,000 pts + $70.88	2 stops	DLMU	2	15	Nov 3, 2026, 14:42 UTC	See dates

Not seen in first class: 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.

Observed first-class award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Dec 28, 2026	Delta SkyMiles	410,000 pts + $71.02	2	2 stops	Oct 27, 2026, 16:22 UTC	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 first-class award space showed up

Of the 15 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for Delta SkyMiles in the last 30 days, 15 (100%) showed first-class award space. The latest departure with space was Sep 29, 2027.

Airlines seen in first class

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

• Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
• China Eastern (MU): Delta SkyMiles

First class on nearby routes

The lowest first-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 Qingdao (TAO) and to Newark (EWR). 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
Qingdao (TAO) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ)Also from TAO	225,000 points + $65.19	Alaska Atmos Rewards	81
Qingdao (TAO) to Washington National (DCA)Also from TAO	410,000 miles + $70.88	Delta SkyMiles	28
Qingdao (TAO) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from TAO	200,000 points + $65.09	Alaska Atmos Rewards	6
Salt Lake City (SLC) to Newark (EWR)Also to EWR	25,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	309
Seattle (SEA) to Newark (EWR)Also to EWR	25,000 miles + $5.60Nonstop	American Airlines AAdvantage	323
Los Angeles (LAX) to Newark (EWR)Also to EWR	25,000 miles + $5.60Nonstop	American Airlines AAdvantage	315
Orange County (SNA) to Newark (EWR)Also to EWR	35,000 points + $5.60	Alaska Atmos Rewards	329
Honolulu (HNL) to Newark (EWR)Also to EWR	55,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	320

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

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
Delta SkyMiles	1:1 · Instant	—	—	—	—	—

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