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Etihad Business Class From 70,000 Points |
| Etihad has business class space for two people out of several airports in the latter part of the year. There are even a few dates available in January 2026 if you’re planning ahead! The key to using the fewest points possible is Citi points.
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Now, let’s get into it! |
|  | Straight To The Points
Routes to Abu Dhabi (AUH):
Operating airline: Etihad
Class of service: Business class
Dates: August - January 2025 (additional dates on some routes)
Seats available: 2 (up to 8 from YYZ)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1
Book with (per person, one-way):
Taxes/fees with Flying Blue (per person, one-way): From US: ~$210 From AUH: ~$252
Bank transfer partners: Air France-KLM: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott Etihad: Amex, Citi, Capital One, Marriott
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|  | | BOS-AUH March: 2, 4, 9, 17, 18, 26-30 April: 1, 2, 21-24 May: 7 Jun-Jul: N/A August: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17-19, 21, 22, 24, 26-29, 31 September: 1, 3, 4, 8, 14-16, 18, 21-24, 28, 29 October: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-10, 12-16, 19, 21-26, 28, 29 November: 3-5, 11, 12, 17-19, 25, 26 December: 30, 31 January: 4, 5 AUH-BOS April: 7, 12-16, 27 May: 5, 8, 16, 19, 26-28, 30 June: 2-5, 9-12, 16, 17 Jul-Aug: N/A September: 8, 10, 11, 12, 14-16, 19, 21-26, 28-30 October: 2, 6-10, 12, 13, 15-17, 19-24, 26, 28-30 November: 4-6, 10-14, 17-30 December: 1-5, 10, 11
ORD-AUH February: 19, 21, 24-27 March: 2-12, 16-20, 23-31 April: 2-9, 11-21, 24-26, 30 May: 2, 6-8, 22, 30 June: 1, 7, 10, 16 July: N/A August: 1, 3-5, 8, 9, 13-18, 21, 23-27, 31 September: 1-14, 17-30 October: 1-5, 9, 11-13, 15, 16, 19-24, 26-29 November: 5-10, 12, 13, 18-20, 23-25, 27 December: 30 January: 1-4 AUH-ORD May: 5, 12, 17, 19, 26, 27 June: 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 16 Jul-Aug: N/A September: 8-19, 21-24, 26-30 October: 2-10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19-21, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30 November: 2-7, 9-14, 16, 17, 19-22, 24, 25, 28, 29 December: 1-4, 6, 10, 11
JFK-AUH March: 10, 17-19, 25, 26 April: 8, 9 May-Jul: N/A August: 19, 22, 25-29 September: 2, 10-12, 16, 17, 23 October: 10, 17, 22, 29-31 November: 5, 10-12, 14, 18, 27 December: 31 January: 1, 2, 5 AUH-JFK June: 25 July: 14 August: N/A September: 15, 16, 24, 25, 30 October: 2, 6, 7, 15, 16, 20, 22-24, 27, 30 November: 4, 12, 14, 17-21, 24-26 December: 3, 4, 10, 11 |
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| IAD-AUH March: 4, 5, 9, 11, 16, 17, 23, 30 Apr-Jul: N/A August: 3, 8, 9, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28-30 September: 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 16-22, 28, 29 October: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15, 26, 27 November: 3, 4, 16, 17, 19, 24, 25, 28 December: 31 January: 1-4 AUH-IAD May: 28 June: 1, 2, 9, 17 Jul-Aug: N/A September: 8, 10, 12, 14-28, 30 October: 1, 3-10, 12, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27 November: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9-13, 16-21, 23-27 December: 3-6, 11
YYZ-AUH February: 17, 18, 23-28 March: 1-6, 9-31 Apri: 1-4, 6-30 May: 1-18, 21 Jun-Jul: N/A August: 12-14, 16, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28 September: 2-5, 7-10, 12-19, 22-26, 29 October: 1, 2, 4-7, 9, 10, 12-14, 16, 17, 22-27, 29, 31 November: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 26-28, 30, 31 December: 1 January: 1-3 AUH-YYZ February: 4 March: 13-15, 18-22, 24-27, 30, 31 April: 1-30 May: 1-20 Jun-Aug: N/A September: 23, 24, 26, 28-30 October: 1, 2, 5, 6-11, 13-20, 22-31 November: 1, 3-8, 10-13, 15-21, 23, 26-28 December: 1-4, 10, 11 |
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| Before You Book Your Hotel…
Many hotels are available with VIP perks via preferred partner programs such as Four Seasons Preferred Partner, Hyatt Privé, Marriott STARS, and many more.
To book, you can use our self-serve portal - it’s an easy way to compare rates across a ton of hotels - or you can email me and let me know the hotel you want to book!
Benefits can include: A room upgrade, daily breakfast for two, a $100 property credit, early check-in / late checkout, welcome amenities, and more.
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|  | Flight Experience
Etihad’s business class product is arranged in a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone layout on its Airbus A350s and new Boeing 787s and a 1-2-1 staggered layout on all other aircraft. Each seat is lie-flat and has direct aisle access. Etihad provides a solid business class experience overall with great crews and solid catering |
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Flying Blue: Solid Rate, Easy To Earn, More Space
With rates starting at 87,500 miles one-way, this is a better option than Etihad Guest.
Plus, it seems that Citi ThankYou Points now transfer at a 1:1.25 ratio which means you’d only need to transfer to transfer the following number of Citi points: BOS: 70,000 points JFK: 72,000 points ORD: 77,000 points IAD: 75,000 points YYZ: 73,000 points
You can also transfer points from several other bank programs. |
| How To Book
Search with Air France: Select "Book with miles" Select "Log in" Sign into your account Enter your origin/destination Enter your travel date(s) Enter the number of passengers Enter the class of service Run the search Select your flights
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