Premium economy award flights from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Chennai (MAA)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 6 programs for IAD→MAA. Lowest: 60,500 miles + $22.40 with United MileagePlus, which showed premium economy award space on 95 dates. No nonstop premium economy 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
- 60,500 miles + $22.40
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 6 of 12
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 95 of 118
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on IAD→MAA, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusLowest observed | 60,500 pts + $22.40 | 2 stops | Air India (AI), Ethiopian Airlines (ET), Lufthansa (LH), SWISS (LX) +1 more | 2 | 95 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 62,500 pts + $347.20 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) | — | 2 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 85,000 pts + $425.20 | 1 stop | British Airways (BA) | 8 | 7 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 98,010 pts + $147.31 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air India (AI), Lufthansa (LH), United Airlines (UA) | 1 | 85 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 130,800 pts + $1,712.10 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) | 2 | 9 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 494,000 pts + taxes not reported | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA) | 1 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qatar Airways Privilege 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 premium economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 60,500 pts + $52.40 | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 60,500 pts + $49.40 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 98,010 pts + $147.31 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 117,660 pts + $127.61 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 95 of 118 | 80% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 of 128 | 1% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 7 of 114 | 6% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 85 of 127 | 66% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 9 of 128 | 7% | |
| GOL Smiles | 1 of 74 | 1% |
Best months for premium economy from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Chennai (MAA)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60,500 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 9 | |
| 60,500 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 19 | |
| 60,500 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 22 | |
| 60,500 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 24 | |
| 60,500 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 12 | |
| 60,500 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 8 | |
| 62,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 130,800 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 8 |
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; taxes vary. — means the program showed no premium economy space that month.
| Program | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusmiles | 60,500 | 60,500 | 60,500 | 60,500 | 60,500 | 60,500 | — | 225,000 |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | — | — | — | — | 62,500 | 62,500 | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | — | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 98,010 | 153,547 | 154,603 | 117,660 | 117,660 | 117,660 | — | 153,002 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | — | — | — | 130,800 | — | 130,800 |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | — | 494,000 | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
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 Washington Dulles (IAD) and to Chennai (MAA). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai (MAA) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Return direction | 60,500 miles | United MileagePlus | 88 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from IAD | 35,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 150 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from IAD | 14,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 87 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)Also from IAD | 24,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 66 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from IAD | 50,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 299 |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Chennai (MAA)Also to MAA | 60,500 miles | United MileagePlus | 281 |
| Dubai (DXB) to Chennai (MAA)Also to MAA | 52,900 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 215 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chennai (MAA)Also to MAA | 60,500 miles | United MileagePlus | 127 |
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 | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 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 premium economy award flights from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Chennai (MAA)
What's the lowest premium economy award from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Chennai (MAA)?
60,500 miles + $22.40 with United MileagePlus. Seen Oct 16, 2026, 02:37 UTC for a Nov 11, 2026 departure. United MileagePlus showed premium economy award space on 95 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 14:23 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Chennai (MAA)?
United MileagePlus (95 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (2 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (7 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (85 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (9 dates) and GOL Smiles (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Chennai (MAA)?
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.
Which months had the lowest premium economy award prices from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Chennai (MAA)?
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 Jan 2027 departures: 60,500 miles with MileagePlus (24 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.