Premium economy award flights from Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 3 programs for GIG→PVG. Lowest: 105,000 miles + $62.40 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, which showed premium economy award space on 43 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 105,000 miles + $62.40
- Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Programs with space
- 3 of 6
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 43 of 48
- dates checked · Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In premium economy, the lowest award seen was 105,000 miles + $62.40 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, against 141,207 points + $20.60 with Air Canada Aeroplan, the next-lowest program. With Air France/KLM Flying Blue, premium economy started at 105,000 miles + $62.40, about 1.4 times the points of its lowest economy award (76,500 miles + $56.20).
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on GIG→PVG, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying BlueLowest observed | 105,000 pts + $62.40 | 1 stop |  AF KL MF MU | 7 | 43 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 141,207 pts + $20.60 | 2 stops |  AC AD AV CA+2 | 2 | 35 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 183,300 pts + $35.59 | 2 stops | CA CM UA | 1 | 41 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest 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 premium economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 105,000 pts + $62.40 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 108,500 pts + $63.50 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 152,815 pts + $20.70 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 183,300 pts + $36.79 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 349,000 pts + $36.79 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 577,504 pts + $51.80 | 3 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 43 of 48 | 89% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 35 of 45 | 77% | |
| United MileagePlus | 41 of 41 | 100% |
Premium economy compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy and economy awards on GIG→PVG, 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.
| Program | Premium Economy | Economy | Premium Economy ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 105,000 miles + $62.40 | 76,500 miles + $56.20 | 1.4× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 141,207 points + $20.60 | 80,000 points + $84.30 | 1.8× |
| United MileagePlus | 183,300 miles + $35.59 | 55,000 miles + $36.79 | 3.3× |
Best months for premium economy from Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 108,500 pts + $63.50 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 2 | |
| 105,000 pts + $62.40 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 12 | |
| 358,100 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 141,207 pts + $20.60 | Air Canada Aeroplan | 14 | |
| 149,727 pts + taxes not reported | Air Canada Aeroplan | 6 | |
| 441,000 pts + taxes not reported | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 7 |
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.
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, 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.
| Program | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 108,500+ $63.50 · 2 dates | 105,000+ $62.40 · 12 dates | 450,0003 dates | 450,00017 dates | 450,0002 dates | 441,0007 dates |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 695,9812 dates | 152,815+ $20.70 · 11 dates | — | 141,207+ $20.60 · 14 dates | 149,7276 dates | 584,7752 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 356,7002 dates | 183,300+ $36.79 · 12 dates | 358,1005 dates | 183,30018 dates | 330,7004 dates | — |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Avianca (AV): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air China (CA): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Copa Airlines (CM): United MileagePlus
- GOL Linhas Aereas (G3): Air Canada Aeroplan
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Xiamen Airlines (MF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- China Eastern (MU): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- ANA (NH): 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 Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) and to Shanghai Pudong (PVG). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)Return direction | 106,000 miles + $446.00 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 17 |
| Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to New York JFKAlso from GIG | 32,500 points + $49.99Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 23 |
| Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Miami (MIA)Also from GIG | 32,500 points + $50.19Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 21 |
| Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Also from GIG | 32,500 points + $51.19Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 8 |
| Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Houston (IAH)Also from GIG | 33,000 miles + $35.79 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 91 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also to PVG | 55,000 points + $31.80 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 87 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also to PVG | 65,000 miles + $5.60 | United MileagePlus | 328 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also to PVG | 48,750 miles + $455.90 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 292 |
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 |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
How many points for premium economy from Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)?
The lowest premium economy award AwardTool has seen was 105,000 miles + $62.40 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue. Seen Nov 4, 2026, 00:36 UTC for a Dec 9, 2026 departure. Air France/KLM Flying Blue showed premium economy award space on 43 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 12, 2026, 01:21 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)?
Air France/KLM Flying Blue (43 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (35 dates) and United MileagePlus (41 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly premium economy nonstop from Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG) on points?
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.
How much are taxes and fees on premium economy award flights from Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $20.60 with Aeroplan (141,207 points + $20.60) to $62.40 with Flying Blue (105,000 miles + $62.40). Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly premium economy from Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG) on points?
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: 105,000 miles + $62.40 with Flying Blue (12 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.