First-class award flights from Zanzibar (ZNZ) to Washington Dulles (IAD)

The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on ZNZ→IAD, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
Virgin Atlantic Flying ClubLowest observed	175,500 pts + $549.54	2 stops	DLKQ	1	11	Nov 10, 2026, 19:16 UTC	See dates
Alaska Atmos Rewards	255,000 pts + $183.39	2 stops	ASDEQR	2	23	Nov 4, 2026, 21:44 UTC	See dates

Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, JetBlue TrueBlue, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Turkish Miles & Smiles and United MileagePlus.

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 first-class award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Dec 12, 2026	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	175,500 pts + $549.54	1	2 stops	Oct 13, 2026, 21:30 UTC	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 first-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 first-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.

Program	Dates with space	Share of dates checked	Latest departure with space
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	11 of 69	15%	Jul 25, 2027
Alaska Atmos Rewards	23 of 76	30%	Sep 22, 2027

First class compared with economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on ZNZ→IAD, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the first-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.

Best months for first class from Zanzibar (ZNZ) to Washington Dulles (IAD)

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.

Month	Lowest observed	Program	Dates
Dec 2026	175,500 pts + $549.54	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	1
Mar 2027	175,500 pts + taxes not reported	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	3
May 2027	175,500 pts + taxes not reported	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	6
Jul 2027	175,500 pts + taxes not reported	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	1
Sep 2027	400,000 pts + taxes not reported	Alaska Atmos Rewards	3

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.

Each program's lowest one-way first-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 first-class space that month.

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.

Program	Dec 2026	Mar 2027	May 2027	Jul 2027	Sep 2027
Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints	175,500+ $549.54 · 1 date	175,5003 dates	175,5006 dates	175,5001 date	—
Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints	—	255,0009 dates	255,00011 dates	—	400,0003 dates

Airlines seen in first class

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
• Condor (DE): Alaska Atmos Rewards
• Delta Air Lines (DL): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
• Kenya Airways (KQ): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
• Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards

First class on nearby routes

The lowest first-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 Zanzibar (ZNZ) and to Washington Dulles (IAD). 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
Washington Dulles (IAD) to Zanzibar (ZNZ)Return direction	175,500 points + $479.55	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	6
Zanzibar (ZNZ) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from ZNZ	204,063 miles + $542.00	Etihad Guest	14
Zanzibar (ZNZ) to New York JFKAlso from ZNZ	277,063 miles + $848.99	Etihad Guest	19
Zanzibar (ZNZ) to Houston (IAH)Also from ZNZ	255,000 points + $183.39	Alaska Atmos Rewards	14
Zanzibar (ZNZ) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from ZNZ	196,000 points + $549.54	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	7
New York JFK to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD	14,800 miles + $5.60Nonstop	Delta SkyMiles	309
Austin (AUS) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD	25,000 points + $5.60	Alaska Atmos Rewards	327
Seattle (SEA) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD	25,000 miles + $5.60Nonstop	American Airlines AAdvantage	326

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
Alaska Atmos Rewards	—	1:1 · ~1 day	—	—	—	—
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	1:1 · Instant	1:1 · Instant	1:1 · Instant	1:1 · Instant	1:1 · Instant	1:1 · Instant

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