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Johannesburg (JNB) to New York (JFK) business class award flights

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Lowest seen in the last 10 days70,200 milesPlus fees$118.01ProgramLifeMilesLifeMilesAirlineLufthansaLufthansaDepartingWed, Nov 18
Last checked 9d agoChecked

Which program and airline costs you least

Johannesburg to New York in business class starts at 70.2K miles plus $118.01 — Lufthansa through LifeMiles. Qatar Airways through Atmos Rewards charges the least cash — $110.89 — but wants 255K Atmos points.

Every way to book JNB to JFK with miles or points
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LufthansaLufthansavia FRAlast seen 12 Oct, not re-checked sinceLifeMiles70.2Kplus $118.01
British AirwaysBritish Airwaysvia LHRlast seen 13 Oct, not re-checked sinceAtmos Rewards110K Atmos pointsplus $473.99
Qatar AirwaysQatar Airwaysvia DOHlast seen 14 Oct, not re-checked sinceAtmos Rewards255K Atmos pointsplus $110.89
CondorCondorvia FRAlast seen 13 Oct, not re-checked sinceAtmos Rewards400K Atmos pointsplus $174.19

JNB to JFK in business class: the facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Johannesburg to New York on 21 of the 21 departure days we have checked so far (39 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. Data updated .

  • LifeMiles
    Days with space
    1 of 21 checked
    Lowest
    70,200 miles
    Typical day
    70,200 miles
    Cash on top
    $118
  • Atmos Rewards
    Days with space
    20 of 21 checked
    Lowest
    110,000 Atmos points
    Typical day
    110,000 Atmos points
    Cash on top
    $111 to $474

Nonstop or with a connection

No nonstop seats in the window. With a connection on British Airways, Condor, Lufthansa and Qatar Airways.

How to book it

  1. LifeMiles books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search JNB to JFK in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $118).
  2. Atmos Rewards books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search JNB to JFK in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $111).

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