# Washington (IAD) to Chennai (MAA) economy award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/iad-maa
Data updated: 2026-10-21T10:25:43.176Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 58,000 miles plus $164 on Etihad Airways through Air France-KLM Flying Blue, departing 2026-10-22.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 63,000 miles | $58 | via EWR → JFK (change airports), FRA | 2026-11-04 | 21 Oct 2026, 10:25 UTC |
| Lufthansa | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 63,000 miles | $69 | via FRA | 2026-11-02 | 21 Oct 2026, 10:25 UTC |
| Etihad Airways | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 58,000 miles | $164 | via AUH | 2026-10-22 | 19 Oct 2026, 22:08 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold economy seats from Washington to Chennai on 39 of the 39 departure days we have checked so far (21 days are not checked yet), through 2 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 39 of 39 checked | 58,000 miles | 58,000 miles | $164 |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 6 of 39 checked | 63,000 miles | 63,000 miles | $58 to $69 |

No nonstop seats in the window.
With a connection on Etihad Airways, Lufthansa and United Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search IAD to MAA in economy on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $164).
2. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search IAD to MAA in economy on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $58).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/iad-man)
- [Madrid (MAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/iad-mad)
- [Amsterdam (AMS)](https://miles.zone/routes/iad-ams)
- [Paris (CDG)](https://miles.zone/routes/iad-cdg)
- [London (LGW)](https://miles.zone/routes/iad-lgw)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/iad-doh)
- [Rome (FCO)](https://miles.zone/routes/iad-fco)
- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/iad-fra)
- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/iad-muc)

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- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/muc-maa)
- [Oslo (OSL)](https://miles.zone/routes/osl-maa)
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