Etihad Business Class Award to Abu Dhabi From 76k Miles

Updated: January 21, 2025, 11:33am CST

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Ever wanted to fly Etihad business class? This Middle Eastern airline is famous for its over-the-top treatment of high-end customers, and now you can fly it, too. There is a wide swath of award availability for business class seats from the U.S. to Abu Dhabi. Let’s take a look.

Award Alert — Details

You can find availability from several cities on the East Coast to Abu Dhabi by booking with Air France KLM’s Flying Blue program and flying with Etihad. As far as dates go, we’re seeing solid availability running from late summer through November.

You’ll get a lot of value for your money when you book these flights, which can last up to 13 hours.

Class: Business
Route: Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), New York (JFK), and Washington, D.C. (IAD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)
Cost: As low as 76,600 Flying Blue miles
Travel Dates: March to November 2025
Award Seats: Up to 4 passengers per route

The lowest award rates we found are from Boston (BOS), with a one-way flight costing 76,600 Flying Blue miles and approximately $370 in taxes and fees.

Etihad Biz Flying Blue J Award — Image Credit: Flying Blue

For context, Etihad Guest charges 120,000 miles plus $544 for the same flight from Boston in business class.

BOS AUH Etihad J Award — Image Credit: Etihad Guest

A tool like Seats.aero makes it easy to look for and compare multiple routes and dates at the same time. As a note, you won’t be able to find Air France Flying Blue awards on Seats.aero because Air France has blocked access to their award availability.

If you see 120,000 awards with Etihad Guest, there’s likely award space at the lower rates on the Flying Blue website, so you should search and book directly with Flying Blue.

Seats.aero AUH Etihad awards — Image Credit: Seats.aero

How To Book

The great news is that booking these awards is incredibly easy. You can transfer points to Flying Blue from nearly all transferable points programs, including American Express Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Brex Rewards, Capital One Miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy.

Depending on which Etihad route you take, you’ll either be on Etihad’s 787, which features the older (but still excellent) business class seat, or the Airbus A350, which has Etihad’s newest (and best) business class product. A350s can be found on the New York and Chicago routes.

Hot Tip:

There are tons of great ways to redeem Air France/KLM Flying Blue miles for award travel.

Final Thoughts

If you’ve been wanting to try out Etihad’s business-class product, now is the time to book. You can find fairly widespread availability on routes from several U.S. cities to Abu Dhabi. Even if you’re not a fan of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi serves as an excellent starting point to numerous onward destinations, such as the Maldives.