Business-class award flights from Zurich (ZRH) to Milwaukee (MKE)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 6 programs for ZRH→MKE. Lowest: 109,300 points + $1,119.87 with Qantas Frequent Flyer, which showed business-class award space on 4 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 57,500 miles + $129.19 with American Airlines AAdvantage.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 109,300 points + $1,119.87
- Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Mixed cabin from
- 57,500 miles + $129.19
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 6 of 8
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 9 of 10
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
With Qantas Frequent Flyer, business class started at 109,300 points + $1,119.87, about 2.7 times the points of its lowest economy award (40,500 points + $359.79).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on ZRH→MKE, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 57,500 pts + $129.19Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  AA BA IB | 3 | 9 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 75,000 pts + $131.50Mixed cabin | 1 stop |  AC LX UA | 7 | 6 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $61.09Mixed cabin | 1 stop |  ET LHLX SN+2 | 7 | 6 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent FlyerLowest observed | 109,300 pts + $1,119.87 | 2 stops | AABA | 1 | 4 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 110,000 pts + $1,116.69Mixed cabin | 2 stops | AA ASBA DE | 4 | 2 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 183,500 pts + $476.69 | 2 stops |  AF DL KL | 1 | 6 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 75,000 pts + $131.50Mixed cabin | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 77,000 pts + $61.19 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $61.09Mixed cabin | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 119,000 pts + $1,114.97 | 1 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 130,500 pts + $61.09 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 183,500 pts + $476.69 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 pts + $61.09 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 419,342 pts + $139.50 | 8 | 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 | 9 of 10 | 90% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 6 of 6 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 6 of 6 | 100% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 4 of 6 | 66% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 of 6 | 33% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 6 of 6 | 100% |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on ZRH→MKE, 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 | 57,500 miles + $129.19Mixed cabin | 22,500 miles + $75.69 | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 75,000 points + $131.50Mixed cabin | 40,000 points + $131.50 | — |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 miles + $61.09Mixed cabin | 40,000 miles + $60.99 | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 109,300 points + $1,119.87 | 40,500 points + $359.79 | 2.7× |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 110,000 points + $1,116.69Mixed cabin | 35,000 points + $81.09 | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 183,500 miles + $476.69 | 36,000 miles + $237.09 | 5.1× |
Best months for business class from Zurich (ZRH) to Milwaukee (MKE)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77,000 pts + $61.19 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 75,000 pts + $131.50Mixed cabin | Air Canada Aeroplan | 2 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 249,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 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 | 77,000+ $61.19 · 1 date | 130,500+ $61.09 · 2 dates | 57,5001 date · Mixed cabin | 143,5001 date | 249,0003 dates | 57,5001 date · Mixed cabin |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | 75,000+ $131.50 · 2 dates · Mixed cabin | 75,0002 dates · Mixed cabin | 75,0001 date · Mixed cabin | — | 419,3421 date |
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | 88,000+ $61.09 · 2 dates · Mixed cabin | 200,0002 dates | 88,0001 date · Mixed cabin | — | 200,0001 date |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | 119,000+ $1,114.97 · 1 date | 109,300+ $1,119.87 · 1 date | 119,0001 date | — | 119,0001 date |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | — | 400,0001 date | — | 110,000+ $1,116.69 · 1 date · Mixed cabin |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | — | 183,500+ $476.69 · 2 dates | 237,0002 dates | 196,5001 date | — | 251,5001 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, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Condor (DE): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus
- Iberia (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- TAP Portugal (TP): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan and 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 Zurich (ZRH) and to Milwaukee (MKE). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich (ZRH) to Doha (DOH)Also from ZRH | 40,000 points + $73.93 | Air Canada Aeroplan | 309 |
| Zurich (ZRH) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from ZRH | 57,500 miles + $97.29 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 319 |
| Zurich (ZRH) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from ZRH | 55,000 miles + $465.89 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 327 |
| Zurich (ZRH) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from ZRH | 60,000 miles + $465.89 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 335 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Milwaukee (MKE)Also to MKE | 57,500 miles + $395.19 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 57 |
| Dublin (DUB) to Milwaukee (MKE)Also to MKE | 57,500 miles + $47.79 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 36 |
| Orlando (MCO) to Milwaukee (MKE)Also to MKE | 29,000 points + $5.60 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 28 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Milwaukee (MKE)Also to MKE | 101,000 miles + $599.59 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 21 |
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 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 business-class award flights from Zurich (ZRH) to Milwaukee (MKE)
How many points for business class from Zurich (ZRH) to Milwaukee (MKE)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 109,300 points + $1,119.87 with Qantas Frequent Flyer. Qantas Frequent Flyer showed business-class award space on 4 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 9, 2026, 00:00 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 57,500 miles + $129.19 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Zurich (ZRH) to Milwaukee (MKE)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (9 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (6 dates), United MileagePlus (6 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (4 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (2 dates) and Air France/KLM Flying Blue (6 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Zurich (ZRH) to Milwaukee (MKE) on points?
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.
How much are taxes and fees on business-class award flights from Zurich (ZRH) to Milwaukee (MKE)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $61.09 with MileagePlus (88,000 miles + $61.09 on a mixed-cabin itinerary) to $1,119.87 with Qantas (109,300 points + $1,119.87). 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 Zurich (ZRH) to Milwaukee (MKE) 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: 130,500 miles + $61.09 with AAdvantage (2 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Dec 2026 departures from 75,000 points + $131.50 with Aeroplan. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.