Business-class award flights from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 7 programs for YVR→JFK. Lowest: 50,000 miles + $105.72 with Etihad Guest (nonstop), which showed business-class award space on 15 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 25,000 miles + $55.07 with American Airlines AAdvantage.
Every airport: Vancouver (YVR) to New York award flights.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 50,000 miles + $105.72
- Etihad Guest · nonstop
- Mixed cabin from
- 25,000 miles + $55.07
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 7 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 67 of 68
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 50,000 miles + $105.72
In business class, the lowest award seen was a nonstop for 50,000 miles + $105.72 with Etihad Guest. With Etihad Guest, business class started at 50,000 miles + $105.72, about 1.8 times the points of its lowest economy award (28,000 miles + $80.97).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on YVR→JFK, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 25,000 pts + $55.07Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  AA AS | 1 | 67 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 pts + $55.07Mixed cabin | 2 stopsNonstop from 80,000 pts + $49.37 |  AC B6 UA | 8 | 27 | See dates | |
| Etihad GuestLowest observed | 50,000 pts + $105.72 | Nonstop | AAB6 | 1 | 15 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 55,100 pts + $60.87Mixed cabin | 2 stops | AA WS | 1 | 7 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 68,000 pts + $99.56 | 1 stop |  DL | 1 | 4 | See dates | |
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 104,000 pts + $151.46 | 1 stop |  AM | 2 | 10 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 148,000 pts + taxes not reported | Nonstop | B6 | 9+ | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Alaska Atmos Rewards, JetBlue TrueBlue, Delta SkyMiles and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
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 | 38,000 pts + $54.97 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 38,000 pts + $54.86 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 50,000 pts + $105.72 | 1 | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 50,000 pts + $105.72 | 1 | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 55,100 pts + $60.87Mixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 68,000 pts + $99.56 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 80,000 pts + $49.37 | 1 | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 148,000 pts + taxes not reported | 9+ | Nonstop | 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 | 67 of 68 | 98% | |
| United MileagePlus | 27 of 27 | 100% | |
| Etihad Guest | 15 of 328 | 4% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 7 of 27 | 25% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 4 of 41 | 9% | |
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 10 of 21 | 47% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1 of 25 | 4% |
Nonstop and connecting business-class awards
Each program's lowest business-class award with its stops, its lowest nonstop award, and on how many of its departure dates with business-class space a nonstop award was open.
| Program | Lowest award | Lowest nonstop award | Dates with nonstop space |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 miles + $55.072 stops · Mixed cabin | Not seen | 0 of 67 |
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 miles + $55.072 stops · Mixed cabin | 80,000 miles + $49.37 | 1 of 27 |
| Etihad Guest | 50,000 miles + $105.72Nonstop | 50,000 miles + $105.72 | 7 of 15 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 55,100 points + $60.872 stops · Mixed cabin | Not seen | 0 of 7 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 68,000 miles + $99.561 stop | Not seen | 0 of 4 |
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 104,000 points + $151.461 stop | Not seen | 0 of 10 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 148,000 Avios + taxes not reportedNonstop | 148,000 Avios + taxes not reported | 1 of 1 |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on YVR→JFK, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the business-class 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 | Business | Economy | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 miles + $55.07Mixed cabin | 12,500 miles + $54.46 | — |
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 miles + $55.07Mixed cabin | 15,000 miles + $49.47 | — |
| Etihad Guest | 50,000 miles + $105.72 | 28,000 miles + $80.97 | 1.8× |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 55,100 points + $60.87Mixed cabin | 23,300 points + $79.75 | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 68,000 miles + $99.56 | 15,750 miles + $74.65 | 4.3× |
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 104,000 points + $151.46 | 41,100 points + $151.46 | 2.5× |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 148,000 Avios + taxes not reported | 18,500 Avios + taxes not reported | — |
Best months for business class from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38,000 pts + $54.97 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 10 | |
| 38,000 pts + $54.86 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 15 | |
| 30,000 pts + $55.07Mixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 4 | |
| 25,000 pts + $55.07Mixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 | |
| 38,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 1 | |
| 38,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 10 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 1 | |
| 43,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 49,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 38,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 | |
| 38,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 |
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 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, 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 business-class space that month.
| Program | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 38,000+ $54.97 · 10 dates | 38,000+ $54.86 · 15 dates | 38,0008 dates | 25,000+ $55.07 · 5 dates · Mixed cabin | 38,0007 dates | — | 38,00010 dates | — | 43,0004 dates | 49,0001 date | 38,0006 dates | 38,0001 date |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 96,100+ $54.97 · 3 dates | 80,000+ $49.37 · 2 dates | 30,000+ $55.07 · 4 dates · Mixed cabin | — | 80,0001 date | — | 65,00012 dates | — | 100,0001 date | — | 65,0003 dates | 80,0001 date |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 50,000+ $105.72 · 7 dates | 53,0001 date | — | 70,0001 date | 70,0003 dates | 55,0001 date | — | 70,0001 date | — | — | — | 55,0001 date |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | 55,100+ $60.87 · 2 dates · Mixed cabin | 68,4001 date | — | — | — | 68,4004 dates | — | — | — | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | — | — | 68,000+ $99.56 · 4 dates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aeromexico Club Premierpoints | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104,0005 dates | — | 144,0001 date | — | 104,0003 dates | 104,0001 date |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | 148,0001 date | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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, Etihad Guest and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus
- Aeromexico (AM): Aeromexico Club Premier
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus, Etihad Guest and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
- WestJet (WS): Qantas Frequent Flyer
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 New York JFK. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York JFK to Vancouver (YVR)Return direction | 38,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 102 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Newark (EWR)Another New York airport | 38,000 miles + $54.46 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 64 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to New York LaGuardia (LGA)Another New York airport | 38,000 miles + $54.46 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 47 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from YVR | 55,000 points + $1,077.00 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 241 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from YVR | 55,000 points + $1,077.00 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 207 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from YVR | 55,000 points + $944.40Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 149 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to New York JFKAlso to JFK | 29,000 points + $1,007.04Nonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 330 |
| Milan Malpensa (MXP) to New York JFKAlso to JFK | 45,000 miles + $448.69 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 343 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 1:1.6 · ~2 days | — | 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 |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK
How many points for business class from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 50,000 miles + $105.72 with Etihad Guest (nonstop). Seen Nov 9, 2026, 18:34 UTC for a Nov 16, 2026 departure. Etihad Guest showed business-class award space on 15 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 9, 2026, 20:06 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 25,000 miles + $55.07 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK?
American Airlines AAdvantage (67 dates), United MileagePlus (27 dates), Etihad Guest (15 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (7 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (4 dates), Aeromexico Club Premier (10 dates) and Qatar Airways Privilege Club (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop business-class award space via United MileagePlus, Etihad Guest and Qatar Airways Privilege Club. The lowest nonstop award was 50,000 miles + $105.72 with Etihad Guest, which showed nonstop business-class space on 7 dates.
How much are taxes and fees on business-class award flights from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $55.07 with AAdvantage (25,000 miles + $55.07 on a mixed-cabin itinerary) to $151.46 with Club Premier (104,000 points + $151.46). Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly business class from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK 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 business-class award AwardTool observed was for Dec 2026 departures: 38,000 miles + $54.86 with AAdvantage (15 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Feb 2027 departures from 25,000 miles + $55.07 with AAdvantage. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.