Business-class award flights from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to Orlando (MCO)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 3 programs for SDU→MCO. Lowest: 829,900 miles with GOL Smiles on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin), which showed business-class award space on 2 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)
- 829,900 miles + taxes not reported
- GOL Smiles · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 3 of 3
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 24 of 24
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on SDU→MCO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 57,500 pts + $49.99Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), GOL Linhas Aereas (G3) | — | 8 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $30.63 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD), Avianca (AV), JetBlue (B6) +2 more | 2 | 24 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 829,900 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), GOL Linhas Aereas (G3) | 1 | 2 | See dates |
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 | 57,500 pts + $49.99Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 82,500 pts + $36.79 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $30.63 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $31.19 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 829,900 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 839,500 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 2 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 | 8 of 30 | 26% | |
| United MileagePlus | 24 of 24 | 100% | |
| GOL Smiles | 2 of 21 | 9% |
Best months for business class from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to Orlando (MCO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 220,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 7 | |
| 306,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 450,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 246,500 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 | 82,500 | 57,500Mixed cabin | — | 306,000 | 450,000 | 246,500 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 88,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 | 395,000 | — | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 829,900Mixed cabin | 839,500 | — | — | — | — |
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 GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus
- Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD): United MileagePlus
- Avianca (AV): United MileagePlus
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- COPA Airlines (CM): United MileagePlus
- GOL Linhas Aereas (G3): American Airlines AAdvantage and GOL Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): 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 Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) and to Orlando (MCO). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando (MCO) to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU)Return direction | 82,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 |
| Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Orlando (MCO)Another Rio de Janeiro airport | 60,000 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 60 |
| Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to Miami (MIA)Also from SDU | 213,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 |
| Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to Tampa (TPA)Also from SDU | 88,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 24 |
| Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to San José (SJO)Also from SDU | 90,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 31 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Orlando (MCO)Also to MCO | 29,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 317 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Orlando (MCO)Also to MCO | 37,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 22 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Orlando (MCO)Also to MCO | 37,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 3 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to Orlando (MCO)
What's the lowest business-class award from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to Orlando (MCO)?
829,900 miles with GOL Smiles on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin). Seen Oct 17, 2026, 03:45 UTC for an Oct 31, 2026 departure. GOL Smiles showed business-class award space on 2 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 17, 2026, 03:45 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to Orlando (MCO)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (8 dates), United MileagePlus (24 dates) and GOL Smiles (2 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to Orlando (MCO)?
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 Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to Orlando (MCO)?
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 Nov 2026 departures: 220,000 miles with MileagePlus (8 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.