Business-class award flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Edinburgh (EDI)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 8 programs for RDU→EDI. Lowest: 57,500 miles + $750.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 62 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 55,000 points + $29.00 with Alaska Atmos Rewards.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 57,500 miles + $750.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 8 of 10
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 62 of 70
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- 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→EDI, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest, mixed cabin | 55,000 pts + $29.00Mixed cabin | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), Aer Lingus (EI) | 4 | 26 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 57,500 pts + $750.60 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) | — | 62 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 75,000 pts + $121.61Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Lufthansa (LH), SWISS (LX), United Airlines (UA) | 3 | 46 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $32.20Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), JetBlue (B6), Aer Lingus (EI), Lufthansa (LH) +2 more | 1 | 56 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 99,200 pts + $1,466.80Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) | 2 | 4 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 121,500 pts + $152.80 | 1 stop | JetBlue (B6), Icelandair (FI) | 4 | 33 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 125,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 9+ | 19 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 174,000 pts + $377.70 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 5 | 55 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles and GOL Smiles.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 121,500 pts + $11.20 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 121,500 pts + $153.10 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 125,000 pts + $36.00Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 200,000 pts + $11.20 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 200,000 pts + $14.70 | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 211,000 pts + $363.00 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 217,696 pts + $139.31 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 250,000 pts + $29.10 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 26 of 55 | 47% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 62 of 70 | 88% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 46 of 58 | 79% | |
| United MileagePlus | 56 of 56 | 100% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 4 of 57 | 7% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 33 of 55 | 60% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 19 of 52 | 36% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 55 of 55 | 100% |
Best months for business class from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Edinburgh (EDI)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 4 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 121,500 pts + taxes vary | JetBlue TrueBlue | 6 | |
| 218,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 7 | |
| 180,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 19 | |
| 290,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 132,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 |
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | 55,000Mixed cabin | 250,000 | — | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | — | 250,000 |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 121,500 | 57,500 | 57,500 | 57,500 | 303,000 | 303,000 | 180,500 | 290,000 | 132,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 217,696 | 205,433 | 75,000Mixed cabin | — | 252,764 | 286,911 | 260,647 | — | 319,562 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | 88,000Mixed cabin | 88,000Mixed cabin | 200,000 | 200,000 | 395,000 | 200,000 | — | 395,000 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | 99,200Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | — | 121,500 | 121,500 | — | 121,500 | 427,100 | 238,900 | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | 125,000Mixed cabin | 125,000Mixed cabin | — | 345,500 | 433,300 | 398,300 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 227,000 | 175,000 | 174,000 | — | 216,500 | 218,000 | 211,000 | — | 563,000 |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Air France (AF): Delta SkyMiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus and JetBlue TrueBlue
- British Airways (BA): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Aer Lingus (EI): Alaska Atmos Rewards and United MileagePlus
- Icelandair (FI): JetBlue TrueBlue
- KLM (KL): Delta SkyMiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Lufthansa (LH): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
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 Edinburgh (EDI). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh (EDI) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)Return direction | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 59 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from RDU | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 294 |
| 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 | 308 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from RDU | 43,600 pointsNonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 295 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Edinburgh (EDI)Also to EDI | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 290 |
| New York JFK to Edinburgh (EDI)Also to EDI | 45,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 267 |
| Boston (BOS) to Edinburgh (EDI)Also to EDI | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 298 |
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 | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 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 | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Edinburgh (EDI)
What's the lowest business-class award from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Edinburgh (EDI)?
57,500 miles + $750.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 62 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 21:25 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 55,000 points + $29.00 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Edinburgh (EDI)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (26 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (62 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (46 dates), United MileagePlus (56 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (4 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (33 dates), Delta SkyMiles (19 dates) and Air France/KLM Flying Blue (55 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Edinburgh (EDI)?
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 Edinburgh (EDI)?
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 Dec 2026 departures: 57,500 miles with AAdvantage (15 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Dec 2026 departures from 55,000 points with Atmos. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.