Premium economy award flights from Quebec City (YQB) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)

The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on YQB→GIG, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
United MileagePlusLowest observed	55,000 pts + $81.69	2 stops	ACADUA	9+	43	Nov 10, 2026, 03:41 UTC	See dates
Air Canada Aeroplan	63,418 pts + $88.70	2 stops	ACADAVG3+1	3	39	Nov 10, 2026, 03:41 UTC	See dates
Air France/KLM Flying Blue	90,000 pts + $481.40	2 stops	AF	7	45	Nov 8, 2026, 23:19 UTC	See dates
GOL Smiles	346,000 pts + taxes not reported	2 stops	ACAVG3	3	9	Nov 3, 2026, 01:43 UTC	See dates

Not seen in premium economy: Avianca LifeMiles.

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.

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
United MileagePlus	43 of 43	100%	May 6, 2027
Air Canada Aeroplan	39 of 47	82%	May 5, 2027
Air France/KLM Flying Blue	45 of 46	97%	May 6, 2027
GOL Smiles	9 of 48	18%	Apr 29, 2027

Premium economy compared with economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way premium economy and economy awards on YQB→GIG, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the premium economy 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.

Best months for premium economy from Quebec City (YQB) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.

Month	Lowest observed	Program	Dates
Feb 2027	55,000 pts + taxes not reported	United MileagePlus	12
Apr 2027	55,000 pts + taxes not reported	United MileagePlus	27
May 2027	55,000 pts + taxes not reported	United MileagePlus	4

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.

Each program's lowest one-way premium 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 premium economy space that month.

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.

Program	Feb 2027	Apr 2027	May 2027
United MileagePlusmiles	55,00012 dates	55,00027 dates	55,0004 dates
Air Canada Aeroplanpoints	78,08310 dates	87,65127 dates	63,418+ $88.70 · 2 dates
Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles	150,00010 dates	90,00030 dates	90,0005 dates
GOL Smilesmiles	—	346,0009 dates	—

Airlines seen in premium economy

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

• Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
• Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
• Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
• Avianca (AV): Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
• GOL Linhas Aereas (G3): Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
• PB: Air Canada Aeroplan
• 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 Quebec City (YQB) and to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG). 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
Quebec City (YQB) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from YQB	24,000 points + $195.40Nonstop	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	20
Quebec City (YQB) to Casablanca (CMN)Also from YQB	34,318 points + $88.70	Air Canada Aeroplan	343
Quebec City (YQB) to Zurich (ZRH)Also from YQB	38,440 points + $95.90	Air Canada Aeroplan	320
Quebec City (YQB) to Brussels (BRU)Also from YQB	36,317 points + $97.10	Air Canada Aeroplan	84
Miami (MIA) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)Also to GIG	32,500 points + $25.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	6
New York JFK to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)Also to GIG	32,500 points + $25.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	6
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)Also to GIG	33,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	321
San Francisco (SFO) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)Also to GIG	33,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	316

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

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
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 GOL Smiles.