Business-class award flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Nairobi (NBO)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 6 programs for YVR→NBO. Lowest: 125,000 miles with Turkish Miles & Smiles, which showed business-class award space on 25 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 100,000 miles + $249.95 with Etihad Guest.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 125,000 miles + taxes not reported
- Turkish Miles & Smiles
- Programs with space
- 6 of 10
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 33 of 36
- dates checked · Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on YVR→NBO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusLowest observed | 88,000 pts + $94.45 | 2 stops | Ethiopian Airlines (ET), Lufthansa (LH) | 2 | 1 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 100,000 pts + $249.95Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY), WestJet (WS) | 1 | 22 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 125,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 25 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 151,500 pts + $722.45 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 1 | 33 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $129.04Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Qatar Airways (QR) | 9+ | 9 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 353,702 pts + $98.95Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK) | 2 | 13 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Avianca LifeMiles, Delta SkyMiles 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 245,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 245,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 409,500 pts + $731.95 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 439,000 pts + $711.45 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 451,739 pts + $790.65 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 759,050 pts + $734.35 | 7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 1 of 32 | 3% | |
| Etihad Guest | 22 of 28 | 78% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 25 of 34 | 73% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 33 of 36 | 91% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 9 of 28 | 32% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 13 of 37 | 35% |
Best months for business class from Vancouver (YVR) to Nairobi (NBO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 245,000 pts + taxes vary | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 1 | |
| 245,000 pts + taxes vary | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 3 | |
| 245,000 pts + taxes vary | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 1 | |
| 100,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 3 | |
| 125,000 pts + taxes vary | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 1 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 | |
| 245,000 pts + taxes vary | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 5 | |
| 185,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 2 | |
| 125,000 pts + taxes vary | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 3 |
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | — | — | — | — | 88,000 | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 451,739 | — | 371,145 | 100,000Mixed cabin | — | 185,000 | 446,925 | 185,000 | 185,000 |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 245,000 | 245,000 | 245,000 | 245,000 | 125,000 | 125,000 | 245,000 | 245,000 | 125,000 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | — | 409,500 | 694,500 | 444,000 | 153,000 | 151,500 | 443,000 | 251,000 | 444,500 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | — | — | 255,000Mixed cabin | 255,000Mixed cabin | — | 255,000Mixed cabin | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | — | — | — | 409,794 | 409,794 | 353,702Mixed cabin | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Etihad Guest and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- JetBlue (B6): Etihad Guest
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Emirates (EK): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Turkish Airlines (TK): Turkish Miles & Smiles
- WestJet (WS): Etihad Guest
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 Vancouver (YVR) and to Nairobi (NBO). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi (NBO) to Vancouver (YVR)Return direction | 115,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 22 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from YVR | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 254 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from YVR | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 208 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from YVR | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 77 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Singapore (SIN)Also from YVR | 115,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 310 |
| New York JFK to Nairobi (NBO)Also to NBO | 85,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 91 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Nairobi (NBO)Also to NBO | 75,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 9 |
| Newark (EWR) to Nairobi (NBO)Also to NBO | 75,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 14 |
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 | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Nairobi (NBO)
What's the lowest business-class award from Vancouver (YVR) to Nairobi (NBO)?
125,000 miles with Turkish Miles & Smiles. Turkish Miles & Smiles showed business-class award space on 25 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 20:38 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 100,000 miles + $249.95 with Etihad Guest. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Vancouver (YVR) to Nairobi (NBO)?
United MileagePlus (1 date), Etihad Guest (22 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (25 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (33 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (9 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (13 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Vancouver (YVR) to Nairobi (NBO)?
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 Vancouver (YVR) to Nairobi (NBO)?
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: 125,000 miles with Miles&Smiles (8 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Jan 2027 departures from 100,000 miles with Etihad Guest. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.