Award route card · one-way
Delhi to Seattle is a thinner board — no Air India, no Singapore, no Qatar or Emirates service — so it's the Tokyo and Hong Kong partners: ANA via Tokyo (32,500/47,000, the cheapest business), Asia Miles and AA on Cathay via Hong Kong, Aeroplan via a Star hub. No Maharaja here. Air France via Paris is the dynamic wildcard.
The play · business
Feed it: 1,12,801 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 2,25,601 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 37,600 Axis EDGE Miles (1:1.25 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
| Program | Metal / routing | Points | Surcharge | All-in ₹ | vs play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Mileage Club | ANA miles on Star metal via Tokyo — one-way | 47,000 | — | ₹47,000 | the play |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | Cathay Pacific business via Hong Kong (oneworld partner award) | 70,000 | — | ₹70,000 | 1.5× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | Star partner via a hub (ANA via Tokyo) — no Air India metal to SEA; 8,001–10,000-mi band | 1,10,000 | — | ₹1,10,000 | 2.3× |
| Cathay Asia Miles | Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong (oneworld), Standard award | 1,19,000 | — | ₹1,19,000 | 2.5× |
| Air France-KLM Flying Blue | Air France via CDG (one stop) — dynamic | dynamic | — | — | — |
The play · economy
Feed it: 78,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 1,56,000 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 26,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:1.25 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
| Program | Metal / routing | Points | Surcharge | All-in ₹ | vs play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Mileage Club | ANA miles on Star metal via Tokyo (ANA flies Tokyo–SEA) — one-way | 32,500 | — | ₹32,500 | the play |
| Cathay Asia Miles | Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong (oneworld), Standard award | 38,000 | — | ₹38,000 | 1.2× |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong (oneworld partner award — Qatar absent from SEA) | 40,000 | — | ₹40,000 | 1.2× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | Star partner via a hub (ANA via Tokyo) — no Air India metal to SEA; 8,001–10,000-mi band | 75,000 | — | ₹75,000 | 2.3× |
All-in ₹ = points × the program's house value (valuation index) + the sourced one-way surcharge; a dash means the carrier doesn't publish it and the ranking counts it ₹0 — the row's note carries the caveat. “Dynamic” rows never compete for the play. Feed-ins come from the same transfer data as the optimizer, multi-hop chains included.
47,000 one-way business via Tokyo — the cheapest business to Seattle on the board, if you can Bonvoy-feed ANA.
Feed it: 1,12,801 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 2,25,601 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 37,600 Axis EDGE Miles (1:1.25 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
70,000 AA miles for Cathay business via Hong Kong — the same jet Asia Miles books for 119,000, cheaper if you can build AAdvantage (Bonvoy 3:1).
Feed it: 2,10,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 4,20,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 70,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
110,000 business in the 8,001–10,000-mile band, surcharge-free, ANA via Tokyo — SBI feeds Aeroplan 1:1.
Feed it: 55,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 1,10,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 2,75,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)
119,000 Standard business both legs on Cathay via HKG — the fixed business option, an eastbound Pacific routing.
Feed it: 2,38,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 1,19,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 5,71,200 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Air France flies Paris–Seattle, so Flying Blue prices India–CDG–SEA dynamically; Promo Rewards are the only edge. Amex MR 2:1.
Ways in: HDFC Reward Points 1:1 · Axis EDGE Miles 1:2 · HSBC Reward Points 1:1
ANA prices India → USA-West at 32,500 one-way economy via Tokyo, where ANA flies Tokyo–Seattle; Bonvoy-fed only.
Feed it: 78,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 1,56,000 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 26,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:1.25 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Cathay flies Hong Kong–Seattle, so India–HKG–SEA is one Standard award in the 7,501+ band — 38,000 one-way. SBI feeds Asia Miles 1:1.
Feed it: 76,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 38,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 1,82,401 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
40,000 AA miles Indian Subcontinent → USA-West, routed on Cathay via Hong Kong (Qatar doesn't serve Seattle); Bonvoy 3:1 feed.
Feed it: 1,20,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 2,40,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 40,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
No Air India Seattle metal, so Aeroplan books ANA via Tokyo; via-hub distance clears the 8,000-mile line into the 75,000 band, surcharge-free.
Feed it: 37,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 75,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 1,87,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)