Business-class award flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Chennai (MAA)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 4 programs for RDU→MAA. Lowest: 88,000 miles + $8.60 with United MileagePlus on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin), which showed business-class award space on 46 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 (mixed cabin)
- 88,000 miles + $8.60
- United MileagePlus · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 4 of 7
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 48 of 48
- dates checked · Etihad Guest
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on RDU→MAA, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 70,000 pts + $1,764.20 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) | — | 1 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $8.60Mixed cabin | 3 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), JetBlue (B6), Emirates (EK) +3 more | 1 | 46 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 95,000 pts + $259.50Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Air Canada (AC), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY) | 3 | 48 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 110,000 pts + $75.91Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), United Airlines (UA) | 1 | 22 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles, GOL Smiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue.
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 | 95,000 pts + $269.50Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 95,000 pts + $269.50Mixed cabin | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $11.20 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 402,605 pts + $83.61 | 1 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 409,970 pts + $83.91 | 1 | 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 | 1 of 46 | 2% | |
| United MileagePlus | 46 of 54 | 85% | |
| Etihad Guest | 48 of 48 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 22 of 50 | 44% |
Best months for business class from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Chennai (MAA)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 8 | |
| 95,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 8 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 7 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 13 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 95,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 3 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 140,000 | 88,000Mixed cabin |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 95,000Mixed cabin | 95,000Mixed cabin | 380,875 | 95,000Mixed cabin | 95,000Mixed cabin | 95,000Mixed cabin | 95,000Mixed cabin |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 481,316 | 402,605 | 470,162 | — | 463,667 | 110,000Mixed cabin | 110,000Mixed cabin |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Etihad Guest
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus, Etihad Guest and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus and Etihad Guest
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Emirates (EK): United MileagePlus
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
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 Raleigh/Durham (RDU) and to Chennai (MAA). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai (MAA) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)Return direction | 88,000 milesMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 44 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from RDU | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 185 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ)Also from RDU | 18,500 pointsNonstop | Virgin Australia Velocity | 284 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from RDU | 60,000 milesNonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 309 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from RDU | 43,600 pointsNonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 296 |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Chennai (MAA)Also to MAA | 70,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 26 |
| Singapore (SIN) to Chennai (MAA)Also to MAA | 37,000 miles | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 31 |
| Dubai (DXB) to Chennai (MAA)Also to MAA | 22,500 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 325 |
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 | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Chennai (MAA)
What's the lowest business-class award from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Chennai (MAA)?
88,000 miles + $8.60 with United MileagePlus on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin). United MileagePlus showed business-class award space on 46 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 13, 2026, 20:58 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Chennai (MAA)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (1 date), United MileagePlus (46 dates), Etihad Guest (48 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (22 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Chennai (MAA)?
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 Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Chennai (MAA)?
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 Apr 2027 departures: 140,000 miles with MileagePlus (3 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Jan 2027 departures from 88,000 miles with MileagePlus. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.