Economy the play 17,500 pts Star Alliance partner metal, India→Southeast Asia — Copa ConnectMiles (fixed region chart)
Star Alliance
Copa ConnectMiles prices Star partner metal off its FIXED region chart, and its regions PDF files Bangladesh, Singapore and Hong Kong all under one "South Asia" zone — Dhaka→Singapore is an intra-zone award at 17.5k economy / 30k business one-way, ConnectMiles' cheap cell. NO Indian card feeds ConnectMiles (buy-miles or a US co-brand only), so treat it as a reference benchmark, not a wallet-reachable route.
Feed it: 52,500 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 105,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 35,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
IndiGo via CCU (one stop) — BluChip, dynamic (revenue-priced)
IndiGo
IndiGo connects Dhaka–Kolkata–Singapore on its own metal, but BluChip has no chart — seats price off the live fare at roughly ₹0.40–0.60 per point, min 500 chips. The nonstop Singapore Airlines (KrisFlyer) is the real play; this just keeps IndiGo visible.
Estimate IndiGo BluChip is revenue-linked ~Rs0.50/pt; ~= typical one-way IndiGo economy fare / Rs0.50 for ~1,800 mi - a rupee offset that moves 1:1 with the live fare. Own-metal only, no partners.
Feed it: 30,000 HSBC Reward Points (1.5:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 100,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:1) · 60,000 HDFC Reward Points (3:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL))
Malaysia Airlines via KUL (one stop) — revenue-based Enrich pricing
Malaysia Airlines oneworld
The corridor's second carrier: MH flies DAC–KUL then KUL–SIN, so an all-Malaysia award exists where Air India and Emirates don't fly at all. Enrich prices it off the cash fare (null, ~0.8–1.2¢), no Indian bank feeds it (hotel-side only), and the connection books by phone — KrisFlyer stays the one real play ex-Dhaka.
Estimate Malaysia Enrich is revenue-linked ~Rs0.80/pt; ~= typical one-way MH economy fare / Rs0.80 for ~1,800 mi; moves with the live fare. MH own-metal Value redemptions only.
Feed it: 83,334 Amex Membership Rewards (5.56:1 via Hilton Honors) · 187,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (12.5:1 via IHG One Rewards) · 75,000 HDFC Reward Points (5:1 via IHG One Rewards)
Star Alliance metal (SQ/TG partner metal — CA itself flies only Delhi from India), India→Southeast Asia — Air China PhoenixMiles
Singapore AirlinesThai Airways Star Alliance
Air China PhoenixMiles prices its own metal (India→Beijing, resumed Apr-2026) plus Star partners. North Asia is its only genuine strength; elsewhere it is a weak Star pricer with heavy fuel surcharges (why the currency sits at ₹0.90). India-origin levels are not published, so all values are estimated off trans-Pacific anchors. One-way (current PhoenixMiles).
Estimate PhoenixMiles' official zone division could not be reconciled with this corridor — Air China publishes no India-origin level, and its published zone tables do not map cleanly onto these city pairs. This value is extrapolated from the nearest published anchors, not a verified chart price.
Feed it: 18,750 HSBC Reward Points (1.25:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 45,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 90,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Star Alliance partner metal, India→Southeast Asia — United MileagePlus
Star Alliance
United went fully dynamic in 2020 (no fixed chart), so ~20,000 is a typical Saver partner level to Southeast Asia. But Aeroplan often prices the same Star seat lower, so compare before burning United miles.
Estimate United MileagePlus Saver partner level, India→Southeast Asia on Star Alliance metal; United went fully dynamic in 2020, so this is a typical Saver that moves with availability and cabin scarcity.
Feed it: 10,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 50,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2) · 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy)
Star Alliance partner metal, India→Southeast Asia — Avianca LifeMiles
Star Alliance
LifeMiles prices Star partner metal off an unpublished grid; India→Europe business ~63k is the headline sweet spot (beats Aeroplan). Business is the value cabin here; economy is mediocre. The chart is semi-fixed/unpublished, so some bands are estimates.
Estimate LifeMiles publishes no award chart — Avianca withdrew its public zone table in 2023 and prices Star partner awards off an unpublished internal grid. This level is extrapolated from that historical zone pricing plus dated community booking reports, not a verified chart price.
Feed it: 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 120,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 40,000 HDFC Reward Points (2:1)
Singapore Airlines nonstop, Saver (Zone 6 chart)
Singapore Airlines Star Alliance
Zone 6 is "India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh" on the post-Nov-2025 chart, so Dhaka pays what Mumbai pays: 19,000 Saver (down from 20,000). ₹20,900 of miles at house value — check it against the cash fare before burning; taxes ex-DAC unpublished.
Feed it: 19,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 9,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 38,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1)
Star Alliance metal (Air India/SQ/TG — EVA itself serves no Indian city; the award rides partner metal), India→Southeast Asia — EVA Infinity MileageLands
Air IndiaSingapore AirlinesThai Airways Star Alliance
EVA Infinity MileageLands prices Star metal off its zone chart (India = "Central/South Asia" zone; one-way = half round-trip). EVA own metal via Taipei covers Japan/N-Asia/SE-Asia/US/Europe; Gulf/Africa/Oceania are partner-metal only. India→US business ~97.5k (possibly ~55-60k on a fully-EVA routing).
Feed it: 25,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 166,667 Amex Membership Rewards (6.67:1 via Hilton Honors) · 625,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (25:1 via Hilton Honors)
SriLankan via CMB (one stop, oneworld) — Avios partner chart, per-segment
SriLankan Airlines oneworld
DAC–CMB (1,346 mi) and CMB–SIN (1,708 mi) are both Zone 3 — 12,500 each, 25,000 Avios total, against KrisFlyer's 19,000 nonstop. A 1.7× flying-distance dogleg that loses on every axis; printed because it is the corridor's only oneworld chart and Avios balances outnumber KrisFlyer ones.
Feed it: 25,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 50,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 25,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)
Malaysia Airlines via KUL (oneworld partner award), India→Southeast Asia — Alaska Atmos
Malaysia Airlines oneworld
Alaska Atmos bands the TOTAL DISTANCE FLOWN, not the nonstop great circle: the cheapest Atmos routing is Malaysia Airlines via KUL, ~1,826 flown miles against a 1,800-mile nonstop, which reads the Asia-Pacific chart's 1,501-3,000 mi band — 25,000 economy / 50,000 business one-way, plus the $20 partner booking fee per person each way (up from $12.50 on 1-Jul-2026). One-way.
Feed it: 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 120,000 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 40,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Star Alliance partner metal, India→Southeast Asia — Aegean Miles+Bonus
Star Alliance
Aegean Miles+Bonus prices Star partner metal off one region chart published as ROUND TRIPS — its own rule is that a one-way costs exactly half, and the halved figure is what we show. India sits in the "Near East & Central Asia" zone: the Far East is a flat 30k/45k one-way (Tokyo costs the same as Bangkok), Europe 35k/55k, North America 50k/75k. No Indian card feeds it — Marriott Bonvoy 3:1 is the only road in, and awards only display once you hold the full balance.
Feed it: 75,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.5:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 150,000 RBL Reward Points (5:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 50,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.67:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
China Southern own metal via Guangzhou (CAN), Bangladesh→Southeast Asia — Sky Pearl (no partners)
China Southern
China Southern left SkyTeam in 2020, so Sky Pearl books CZ metal ONLY. Dhaka and Kathmandu are genuine Guangzhou nonstops (every Indian city except Delhi is not, and Delhi only from 21 September 2026), and the onward leg backtracks through CAN on summed distance (rarely optimal vs an alliance carrier).
Feed it: 105,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.63:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 210,000 RBL Reward Points (5.25:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 70,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.75:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Star Alliance partner metal, India→Southeast Asia — TAP Miles&Go
Star Alliance
TAP's 4 May 2026 chart repriced India — which sits in its "Asia" origin zone — and intra-Asia went from 40k/60k to 50k/70k one-way, still flat regardless of distance (fine to Tokyo, poor to Colombo). The Gulf was carved out into a Middle East zone of its own at 60k/80k, so Bangkok now undercuts Dubai. Heavy fuel surcharges on Lufthansa-group and TAP metal; steer via Turkish, EgyptAir or Ethiopian to dodge the YQ.
Feed it: 120,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 240,000 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 80,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Business the play 30,000 pts Star Alliance partner metal, India→Southeast Asia — Copa ConnectMiles (fixed region chart)
Star Alliance
Copa ConnectMiles prices Star partner metal off its FIXED region chart, and its regions PDF files Bangladesh, Singapore and Hong Kong all under one "South Asia" zone — Dhaka→Singapore is an intra-zone award at 17.5k economy / 30k business one-way, ConnectMiles' cheap cell. NO Indian card feeds ConnectMiles (buy-miles or a US co-brand only), so treat it as a reference benchmark, not a wallet-reachable route.
Feed it: 75,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.5:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 150,000 RBL Reward Points (5:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 50,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.67:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Business ~27,000 pts est. Star Alliance metal (SQ/TG partner metal — CA itself flies only Delhi from India), India→Southeast Asia — Air China PhoenixMiles
Singapore AirlinesThai Airways Star Alliance
Air China PhoenixMiles prices its own metal (India→Beijing, resumed Apr-2026) plus Star partners. North Asia is its only genuine strength; elsewhere it is a weak Star pricer with heavy fuel surcharges (why the currency sits at ₹0.90). India-origin levels are not published, so all values are estimated off trans-Pacific anchors. One-way (current PhoenixMiles).
Estimate PhoenixMiles' official zone division could not be reconciled with this corridor — Air China publishes no India-origin level, and its published zone tables do not map cleanly onto these city pairs. This value is extrapolated from the nearest published anchors, not a verified chart price.
Feed it: 66,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.44:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 132,000 RBL Reward Points (4.89:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 33,750 HSBC Reward Points (1.25:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL))
Business ~37,000 pts est. Star Alliance partner metal, India→Southeast Asia — Avianca LifeMiles
Star Alliance
LifeMiles prices Star partner metal off an unpublished grid; India→Europe business ~63k is the headline sweet spot (beats Aeroplan). Business is the value cabin here; economy is mediocre. The chart is semi-fixed/unpublished, so some bands are estimates.
Estimate LifeMiles publishes no award chart — Avianca withdrew its public zone table in 2023 and prices Star partner awards off an unpublished internal grid. This level is extrapolated from that historical zone pricing plus dated community booking reports, not a verified chart price.
Feed it: 111,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 222,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 74,000 HDFC Reward Points (2:1)
Business ~40,000 pts est. Star Alliance partner metal, India→Southeast Asia — United MileagePlus
Star Alliance
United went fully dynamic in 2020 (no fixed chart), so ~40,000 is a typical Saver partner level to Southeast Asia. But Aeroplan often prices the same Star seat lower, so compare before burning United miles.
Estimate United MileagePlus Saver partner level, India→Southeast Asia on Star Alliance metal; United went fully dynamic in 2020, so this is a typical Saver that moves with availability and cabin scarcity.
Feed it: 20,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 100,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2) · 90,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.25:1 via Marriott Bonvoy)
Star Alliance metal (Air India/SQ/TG — EVA itself serves no Indian city; the award rides partner metal), India→Southeast Asia — EVA Infinity MileageLands
Air IndiaSingapore AirlinesThai Airways Star Alliance
EVA Infinity MileageLands prices Star metal off its zone chart (India = "Central/South Asia" zone; one-way = half round-trip). EVA own metal via Taipei covers Japan/N-Asia/SE-Asia/US/Europe; Gulf/Africa/Oceania are partner-metal only. India→US business ~97.5k (possibly ~55-60k on a fully-EVA routing).
Feed it: 42,500 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 283,334 Amex Membership Rewards (6.67:1 via Hilton Honors) · 1,062,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (25:1 via Hilton Honors)
Star Alliance partner metal, India→Southeast Asia — Aegean Miles+Bonus
Star Alliance
Aegean Miles+Bonus prices Star partner metal off one region chart published as ROUND TRIPS — its own rule is that a one-way costs exactly half, and the halved figure is what we show. India sits in the "Near East & Central Asia" zone: the Far East is a flat 30k/45k one-way (Tokyo costs the same as Bangkok), Europe 35k/55k, North America 50k/75k. No Indian card feeds it — Marriott Bonvoy 3:1 is the only road in, and awards only display once you hold the full balance.
Feed it: 120,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.67:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 240,000 RBL Reward Points (5.33:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 80,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.78:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
China Southern own metal via Guangzhou (CAN), Bangladesh→Southeast Asia — Sky Pearl (no partners)
China Southern
China Southern left SkyTeam in 2020, so Sky Pearl books CZ metal ONLY. Dhaka and Kathmandu are genuine Guangzhou nonstops (every Indian city except Delhi is not, and Delhi only from 21 September 2026), and the onward leg backtracks through CAN on summed distance (rarely optimal vs an alliance carrier).
Feed it: 150,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.5:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 300,000 RBL Reward Points (5:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 100,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.67:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Singapore Airlines nonstop (Star Alliance partner award)
Singapore Airlines Star Alliance
DAC–SIN's 1,800 miles sit in the 0–2,500-mile Atlantic–Pacific band — 47,500 business on Singapore Airlines' nonstop (Dhaka is Atlantic-zone, Singapore is Pacific). Fixed,; SQ releases partner J sparingly, so hunt early. Chain-funded HDFC 2:1 / Bonvoy 3:1.
Feed it: 23,750 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 47,500 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 118,750 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)
SriLankan business via CMB (one stop, oneworld) — Avios partner chart, per-segment
SriLankan Airlines oneworld
24,500 + 24,500 = 49,000 Avios via Colombo — 4,000 over KrisFlyer's 45,000 Saver on the SQ nonstop. Book it only when SQ's partner-J drought ex-Dhaka is total and an Avios balance is burning a hole; otherwise the KrisFlyer row wins on count and clock.
Feed it: 49,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 98,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 49,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)
Singapore Airlines nonstop, Saver (Zone 6 chart)
Singapore Airlines Star Alliance
45,000 Saver post-Nov-2025 (up from 43,000) — the same J seat four Indian metros fight over, ex-Dhaka. ~4¼ hours of widebody business for ₹49,500 of KrisFlyer; Saver space ex-DAC is thinner than ex-BLR, book at the 355-day window.
Feed it: 45,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 22,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 90,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1)
Malaysia Airlines via KUL (oneworld partner award), India→Southeast Asia — Alaska Atmos
Malaysia Airlines oneworld
Alaska Atmos bands the TOTAL DISTANCE FLOWN, not the nonstop great circle: the cheapest Atmos routing is Malaysia Airlines via KUL, ~1,826 flown miles against a 1,800-mile nonstop, which reads the Asia-Pacific chart's 1,501-3,000 mi band — 25,000 economy / 50,000 business one-way, plus the $20 partner booking fee per person each way (up from $12.50 on 1-Jul-2026). One-way.
Feed it: 120,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 240,000 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 80,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Star Alliance partner metal, India→Southeast Asia — TAP Miles&Go
Star Alliance
TAP's 4 May 2026 chart repriced India — which sits in its "Asia" origin zone — and intra-Asia went from 40k/60k to 50k/70k one-way, still flat regardless of distance (fine to Tokyo, poor to Colombo). The Gulf was carved out into a Middle East zone of its own at 60k/80k, so Bangkok now undercuts Dubai. Heavy fuel surcharges on Lufthansa-group and TAP metal; steer via Turkish, EgyptAir or Ethiopian to dodge the YQ.
Feed it: 180,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.57:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 360,000 RBL Reward Points (5.14:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 120,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.71:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)