Hong Kong to Delhi on points

Cathay Pacific own metal from HKG, distance-band award (3,747 km, Cathay-operated chart)

Cathay Pacific oneworld

Cathay Pacific own-metal Hong Kong→Delhi. Cathay passes fuel surcharges on Asia Miles awards - the published Standard award miles are cabin-only. Cathay's own footnote reads 'Required Asia Miles do not include fuel surcharges and taxes.', so budget a separate cash component on top of the miles priced here — heaviest on the Europe and North America long-hauls. A valid Cathay Pacific routing is assumed.

Feed it: 26,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 13,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 78,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

SkyTeam metal (KE), North Asia→India — SAS EuroBonus

Korean Air SkyTeam

SAS joined SkyTeam on 1-Sept-2024, so EuroBonus now prices SkyTeam metal. Ex-India sweet spot: intra-"CESA" business to North Asia/Japan at ~30k. Watch the ×2 multiplier on Air Europa/China Airlines/Vietnam Airlines (UX/CI/VN) metal. One-way = 60% of round-trip.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — SAS EuroBonus's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading.

Feed it: 105,000 HDFC Reward Points (7:1 via Radisson Rewards) · 105,000 SBI Travel Credits (7:1 via Radisson Rewards) · 262,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (17.5:1 via Radisson Rewards)

Malaysia Airlines via KUL (one stop) — revenue-based Enrich pricing

Malaysia Airlines oneworld

MH connects DEL–KUL–HKG on its own metal, but Enrich prices awards off the cash fare — ~0.8–1.2¢ a point, RM50-per-3,000 e-voucher floor, no chart, no Indian bank feed (IHG 5:1, Hilton 25:3). Against Cathay's 13,000-mile nonstop Standard this is strictly a balance-dump row.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — Malaysia Airlines Enrich's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading. The del-hkg row it mirrors is itself an assumption-stated estimate (Malaysia Airlines Enrich publishes no fixed price for this pair).

Feed it: 104,167 Amex Membership Rewards (5.56:1 via Hilton Honors) · 234,375 Axis EDGE Reward Points (12.5:1 via IHG One Rewards) · 93,750 HDFC Reward Points (5:1 via IHG One Rewards)

Star Alliance metal (CA own via PEK + SQ/TG — CA itself flies only Delhi from India), North Asia→India — Air China PhoenixMiles

Air ChinaSingapore 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 Reverse of del-hkg — Air China PhoenixMiles's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading. The del-hkg row it mirrors is itself an assumption-stated estimate (Air China PhoenixMiles publishes no fixed price for this pair).

Feed it: 21,250 HSBC Reward Points (1.25:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 51,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 102,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

IndiGo nonstop — BluChip, dynamic (revenue-priced)

IndiGo

IndiGo's Delhi–Hong Kong nonstop, priced off the live fare at ~₹0.40–0.80 per BluChip — no chart, no sweet spot, no planning. With Air India's Hong Kong service paused until Oct-2026, it's the only Indian carrier on the corridor; useful to burn an expiring balance on a fare you'd pay anyway.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — IndiGo BluChip's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading. The del-hkg row it mirrors is itself an assumption-stated estimate (IndiGo BluChip publishes no fixed price for this pair).

Feed it: 48,000 HSBC Reward Points (1.5:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 160,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:1) · 96,000 HDFC Reward Points (3:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL))

Air India own metal from DEL, region award — HKG service is flying again, 19x weekly as of Aug-2026

Air India Star Alliance

Air India own-metal Hong Kong→Delhi. Air India publishes no no-surcharge promise: the Maharaja Club terms say members “shall pay applicable taxes and surcharges” on Air India, Air India Express and Star Alliance flights alike, and the FAQ this desk once cited for the opposite does not contain the sentence it was credited with. What own-metal awards have cost in practice is statutory taxes plus airport/user development fees: small on India–Gulf/SE Asia, moderate on Europe/North America, and materially higher on anything touching London Heathrow because of UK APD. Star Alliance partner awards booked with Maharaja Points are a different animal and can carry partner surcharges. A valid Air India routing is assumed.

Estimate Air India publishes no award chart. Its own Points Calculator states that “Fares indicated above are dependent on the time of booking and seat availability”, and Maharaja Club prices every award either as a Value fare (the discounted rate for booking well in advance) or as a higher Prime fare closer to departure. This number is the Value-fare floor as sampled after the April-2026 repricing — not a published chart cell: Value space is not always available on a given flight, and the same seat prices higher once it is gone. Pricing model re-verified against Air India’s Maharaja Club T&C and Points Calculator on 2026-08-09.

Feed it: 30,000 IndusInd Reward Points (1:1) · 15,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 30,000 ICICI Reward Points (1:1)

Air India nonstop (Star Alliance fixed-price partner) — 2,328 flown mi, ≤2,500-mi band; AI's DEL–HKG is flying again, 19x weekly as of Aug-2026

Air India Star Alliance

Air India flies the HKG–DEL nonstop (data/airline-networks.yaml, verified 2026-08-02) and is a fixed-price partner, so the flown distance is the 2,328-mile great circle and the ≤2,500-mile band applies. Matches del-hkg one-for-one. — a flat CA$39 partner booking fee plus taxes.

Feed it: 12,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 25,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 62,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) — Korean Air via ICN, or China Eastern via PVG, or Vietnam Airlines via SGN

Korean AirChina EasternVietnam Airlines SkyTeam

Flying Blue prices dynamically — no fixed chart. Air France/KLM pass carrier (YQ) surcharges on own metal — typically €90–110 economy / €200–300 business one-way long-haul; intra-region SkyTeam ~€15–40. Typical one-way economy runs 18k–40k; award space and travel date drive the real number.

Estimate Dynamic program — estimate is a distance-band estimate (this region-pair is not separately anchored) (range 18k–40k); not a fixed chart price, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Feed it: 25,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 12,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 25,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)

Star Alliance partner metal, North Asia→India — United MileagePlus

Star Alliance

United went fully dynamic in 2020 (no fixed chart), so ~25,000 is a typical Saver partner level to North Asia. But Aeroplan often prices the same Star seat lower, so compare before burning United miles.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — United MileagePlus's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading. The del-hkg row it mirrors is itself an assumption-stated estimate (United MileagePlus publishes no fixed price for this pair).

Feed it: 12,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 62,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2) · 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy)

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Malaysia Airlines via KUL

Malaysia Airlines oneworld

AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.

Feed it: 75,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 150,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 50,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Cathay Pacific nonstop HKG-DEL (oneworld partner award), North Asia→India — Alaska Atmos

Cathay Pacific oneworld

Cathay Pacific flies DEL-HKG nonstop, ~2,328 miles, and Alaska Atmos bands partner awards by distance flown — 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)

Cathay Pacific nonstop (oneworld) via JAL partner chart

Cathay Pacific oneworld

The economy companion to the 42,000 business row already here: DEL–HKG's 2,328 miles sit in JMB's 2,001–4,000 partner band at 23,000 one-way on Cathay metal. 10,000 over Asia Miles' 13,000 Standard — the direct-fed (HSBC 1:1) fallback when your points can't reach Asia Miles, not the headline.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — Japan Airlines Mileage Bank's chart prices the distance band, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading.

Feed it: 11,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 23,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 57,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

SkyTeam metal (MU own + KE/VN), North Asia→India — China Eastern Eastern Miles

Korean AirVietnam AirlinesChina Eastern SkyTeam

China Eastern prices its own metal (India→Shanghai/Kunming nonstop) plus SkyTeam partners. North Asia is its genuine ex-India strength; other regions estimate off the nearest published China-anchored band (Eastern Miles publishes no India-origin matrix). All one-way.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — China Eastern Miles's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading. The del-hkg row it mirrors is itself an assumption-stated estimate (China Eastern Miles publishes no fixed price for this pair).

Feed it: 200,000 Amex Membership Rewards (6.67:1 via Hilton Honors) · 750,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (25:1 via Hilton Honors) · 150,000 Axis EDGE Miles (5:1 via Hilton Honors)

SkyTeam partner metal (KE/VN), North Asia→India — Air Europa SUMA

Korean AirVietnam Airlines SkyTeam

Air Europa SUMA prices SkyTeam partner metal off a five-band ONE-WAY distance chart: 0–600 mi 6k/12k · 601–1,250 12k/24k · 1,251–1,750 15k/30k · 1,751–3,500 32k/64k · over 3,500 48k/95k (economy/business). This corridor reads the 1,751–3,500 mi band. The 2020 chart that made India→Europe a 51k business steal is gone — the short Gulf hops are where SUMA is now cheap. Partner awards are SUMA call-centre only, paid entirely in Miles, and non-refundable.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — Air Europa SUMA's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading.

Feed it: 32,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 64,000 HDFC Reward Points (2:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 160,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL))

Star Alliance partner metal, North Asia→India — 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 Reverse of del-hkg — Avianca LifeMiles's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading. The del-hkg row it mirrors is itself an assumption-stated estimate (Avianca LifeMiles publishes no fixed price for this pair).

Feed it: 81,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 162,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 54,000 HDFC Reward Points (2:1)

Singapore Airlines via SIN (one stop), Saver

Singapore Airlines Star Alliance

Hong Kong is Zone 4, and — unlike the Thailand rows — the Zone 6 → Zone 4 cell carries NO asterisk: SQ prices the DEL-SIN-HKG routing at the fixed 25,000-mile Saver fare, MPM and all. That sits between Cathay's 13,000 Asia Miles nonstop and Air India's 30,000, but you fly it via Changi with a stop. Fed by more Indian issuers than Cathay; still a detour Cathay's nonstop makes you forget.

Feed it: 25,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 12,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 50,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1)

Star Alliance metal (SQ/TG — EVA itself serves no Indian city; the award rides partner metal), North Asia→India — EVA Infinity MileageLands

Singapore AirlinesThai Airways Star Alliance

EVA Infinity MileageLands prices Star metal off its zone chart (India = "Central, South Asia"; one-way = half round-trip), and Hong Kong/Macau is its own zone priced BELOW China/North Asia: 60k economy / 95k business round-trip from India — 30k / 47.5k one-way. EVA itself serves no Indian city; the award rides partner metal.

Feed it: 30,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 200,000 Amex Membership Rewards (6.67:1 via Hilton Honors) · 750,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (25:1 via Hilton Honors)

Star Alliance partner metal, North Asia→India — 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. That chart is a single upper-triangular ZONE-PAIR matrix — 45 published cells for 9 zones, exactly one per unordered pair — so HKG → DEL and DEL → HKG resolve to the same cell. Re-read against the chart and promoted from mirror-estimate to chart read on 2026-08-06. 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)

SkyTeam partner metal (KE/VN/MU), North Asia→India — Delta SkyMiles (dynamic)

Korean AirVietnam AirlinesChina Eastern SkyTeam

Delta has had no award chart since 2015 — fully dynamic, so ~32,000 is a representative saver-ish partner level to North Asia; peak dates and 2026 partner hikes can swing business 1.5–3×. Kenya Airways (NBO) and Korean (ICN) are the strongest ex-India SkyTeam value.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — Delta SkyMiles's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading. The del-hkg row it mirrors is itself an assumption-stated estimate (Delta SkyMiles publishes no fixed price for this pair).

Feed it: 96,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 192,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 64,000 HSBC Reward Points (2:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL))

Star Alliance partner metal, North Asia→India — Copa ConnectMiles (fixed region chart)

Star Alliance

Copa ConnectMiles prices Star partner metal off its FIXED region chart, and its regions PDF files Hong Kong under "South Asia" with Singapore and Bangkok, not North Asia — economy prices at the Central Asia↔South Asia 35k cell (business is 60k either way). 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: 90,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.57:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 180,000 RBL Reward Points (5.14:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 60,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.71:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance partner metal, North Asia→India — 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.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading.

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)

Korean Air via ICN (HKG–ICN–DEL) — Vietnam LotusMiles

Korean Air SkyTeam

LotusMiles deducts miles PER FLIGHT SEGMENT on its SkyTeam partner table (official chart, effective 1-Aug-2025), and no SkyTeam carrier flies DEL–HKG nonstop — so the price is a SUM, not one cell. Cheapest verified SkyTeam build is Korean Air DEL–ICN–HKG — per-segment: DEL–ICN 30,000 (SW Asia × NE Asia 2) + ICN–HKG 30,000 (NE Asia 2 × NE Asia 1) = 60,000. India is SW Asia on that table; LotusMiles' own SGN/HAN metal runs off a separate chart (25k/60k one-way). One-way.

Feed it: 60,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 60,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 60,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1)

Cathay Pacific own metal from HKG, distance-band award (3,747 km, Cathay-operated chart)

Cathay Pacific oneworld

Cathay Pacific own-metal Hong Kong→Delhi. Cathay passes fuel surcharges on Asia Miles awards - the published Standard award miles are cabin-only. Cathay's own footnote reads 'Required Asia Miles do not include fuel surcharges and taxes.', so budget a separate cash component on top of the miles priced here — heaviest on the Europe and North America long-hauls. A valid Cathay Pacific routing is assumed.

Feed it: 66,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 33,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 168,000 RBL Reward Points (5.09:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance metal (CA own via PEK + SQ/TG — CA itself flies only Delhi from India), North Asia→India — Air China PhoenixMiles

Air ChinaSingapore 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 Reverse of del-hkg — Air China PhoenixMiles's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading. The del-hkg row it mirrors is itself an assumption-stated estimate (Air China PhoenixMiles publishes no fixed price for this pair).

Feed it: 37,500 HSBC Reward Points (1.25:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 75,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.5:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 150,000 RBL Reward Points (5:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

SkyTeam metal (KE), North Asia→India — SAS EuroBonus

Korean Air SkyTeam

SAS joined SkyTeam on 1-Sept-2024, so EuroBonus now prices SkyTeam metal. Ex-India sweet spot: intra-"CESA" business to North Asia/Japan at ~30k. Watch the ×2 multiplier on Air Europa/China Airlines/Vietnam Airlines (UX/CI/VN) metal. One-way = 60% of round-trip.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — SAS EuroBonus's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading.

Feed it: 210,000 HDFC Reward Points (7:1 via Radisson Rewards) · 210,000 SBI Travel Credits (7:1 via Radisson Rewards) · 525,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (17.5:1 via Radisson Rewards)

SkyTeam metal (MU own + KE/VN), North Asia→India — China Eastern Eastern Miles

Korean AirVietnam AirlinesChina Eastern SkyTeam

China Eastern prices its own metal (India→Shanghai/Kunming nonstop) plus SkyTeam partners. North Asia is its genuine ex-India strength; other regions estimate off the nearest published China-anchored band (Eastern Miles publishes no India-origin matrix). All one-way.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — China Eastern Miles's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading. The del-hkg row it mirrors is itself an assumption-stated estimate (China Eastern Miles publishes no fixed price for this pair).

Feed it: 300,000 Amex Membership Rewards (6.67:1 via Hilton Honors) · 1,125,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (25:1 via Hilton Honors) · 225,000 Axis EDGE Miles (5:1 via Hilton Honors)

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Malaysia Airlines via KUL

Malaysia Airlines oneworld

AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.

Feed it: 120,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 240,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 80,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance partner metal, North Asia→India — United MileagePlus

Star Alliance

United went fully dynamic in 2020 (no fixed chart), so ~45,000 is a typical Saver partner level to North Asia. But Aeroplan often prices the same Star seat lower, so compare before burning United miles.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — United MileagePlus's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading. The del-hkg row it mirrors is itself an assumption-stated estimate (United MileagePlus publishes no fixed price for this pair).

Feed it: 22,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 112,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2) · 105,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.33:1 via Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance partner metal, North Asia→India — 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. That chart is a single upper-triangular ZONE-PAIR matrix — 45 published cells for 9 zones, exactly one per unordered pair — so HKG → DEL and DEL → HKG resolve to the same cell. Re-read against the chart and promoted from mirror-estimate to chart read on 2026-08-06. 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)

Cathay Pacific nonstop (oneworld) via JAL partner chart

Cathay Pacific oneworld

The direct-fed detour around Asia Miles, matching the bom-hkg/blr-hkg rows: JMB's partner chart prices DEL-HKG (2,328 mi) in its 2,001-4,000 band — 42,000 one-way business (23,000 economy) on the same Cathay metal. 9,000-15,000 over Asia Miles Standard, but HSBC feeds JMB 1:1 instantly and one-ways are allowed. For existing JMB balances, not new ones.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — Japan Airlines Mileage Bank's chart prices the distance band, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading.

Feed it: 21,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 42,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 105,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

Air India nonstop (Star Alliance fixed-price partner) — 2,328 flown mi, ≤2,500-mi band; AI's DEL–HKG is flying again, 19x weekly as of Aug-2026

Air India Star Alliance

Air India flies the HKG–DEL nonstop (data/airline-networks.yaml, verified 2026-08-02) and is a fixed-price partner, so the flown distance is the 2,328-mile great circle and the ≤2,500-mile band applies. Matches del-hkg one-for-one. — a flat CA$39 partner booking fee plus taxes.

Feed it: 23,750 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 47,500 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 118,750 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

Star Alliance metal (SQ/TG — EVA itself serves no Indian city; the award rides partner metal), North Asia→India — EVA Infinity MileageLands

Singapore AirlinesThai Airways Star Alliance

EVA Infinity MileageLands prices Star metal off its zone chart (India = "Central, South Asia"; one-way = half round-trip), and Hong Kong/Macau is its own zone priced BELOW China/North Asia: 60k economy / 95k business round-trip from India — 30k / 47.5k one-way. EVA itself serves no Indian city; the award rides partner metal.

Feed it: 47,500 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 316,667 Amex Membership Rewards (6.67:1 via Hilton Honors) · 1,187,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (25:1 via Hilton Honors)

Star Alliance partner metal, North Asia→India — 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 Reverse of del-hkg — Avianca LifeMiles's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading. The del-hkg row it mirrors is itself an assumption-stated estimate (Avianca LifeMiles publishes no fixed price for this pair).

Feed it: 150,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 300,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 100,000 HDFC Reward Points (2:1)

Cathay Pacific nonstop HKG-DEL (oneworld partner award), North Asia→India — Alaska Atmos

Cathay Pacific oneworld

Cathay Pacific flies DEL-HKG nonstop, ~2,328 miles, and Alaska Atmos bands partner awards by distance flown — 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)

SkyTeam partner metal (KE/VN), North Asia→India — Air Europa SUMA

Korean AirVietnam Airlines SkyTeam

Air Europa SUMA prices SkyTeam partner metal off a five-band ONE-WAY distance chart: 0–600 mi 6k/12k · 601–1,250 12k/24k · 1,251–1,750 15k/30k · 1,751–3,500 32k/64k · over 3,500 48k/95k (economy/business). This corridor reads the 1,751–3,500 mi band. The 2020 chart that made India→Europe a 51k business steal is gone — the short Gulf hops are where SUMA is now cheap. Partner awards are SUMA call-centre only, paid entirely in Miles, and non-refundable.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — Air Europa SUMA's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading.

Feed it: 64,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 128,000 HDFC Reward Points (2:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 320,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL))

SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) — Korean Air via ICN, or China Eastern via PVG, or Vietnam Airlines via SGN

Korean AirChina EasternVietnam Airlines SkyTeam

Flying Blue prices dynamically — no fixed chart. Air France/KLM pass carrier (YQ) surcharges on own metal — typically €90–110 economy / €200–300 business one-way long-haul; intra-region SkyTeam ~€15–40. Typical one-way business runs 45k–75k; award space and travel date drive the real number.

Estimate Dynamic program — estimate is a distance-band estimate (this region-pair is not separately anchored) (range 45k–75k); not a fixed chart price, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Feed it: 55,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 27,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 55,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)

Star Alliance partner metal, North Asia→India — 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.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading.

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)

Star Alliance partner metal, North Asia→India — Copa ConnectMiles (fixed region chart)

Star Alliance

Copa ConnectMiles prices Star partner metal off its FIXED region chart (India sits in Copa’s "Central Asia" zone). Standout value — India→Europe 45k business, India→Sub-Saharan Africa 17.5k economy on Ethiopian (Cairo is a dearer 20k Middle East cell) — but 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: 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 via SIN (one stop), Saver

Singapore Airlines Star Alliance

62,000 Saver miles in business via Changi — a clean fixed Zone 6 → Zone 4 fare (no over-MPM asterisk), but nearly 2× Cathay's 33,000 Asia Miles on the nonstop. You'd only reach for it to spend a KrisFlyer balance; Cathay's own chart is the corridor's answer.

Feed it: 62,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 31,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 124,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1)

SkyTeam partner metal (KE/VN/MU), North Asia→India — Delta SkyMiles (dynamic)

Korean AirVietnam AirlinesChina Eastern SkyTeam

Delta has had no award chart since 2015 — fully dynamic, so ~32,000 is a representative saver-ish partner level to North Asia; peak dates and 2026 partner hikes can swing business 1.5–3×. Kenya Airways (NBO) and Korean (ICN) are the strongest ex-India SkyTeam value.

Estimate Reverse of del-hkg — Delta SkyMiles's chart prices the zone pair, not the direction. Mirrored from the priced direction, not separately verified on this heading. The del-hkg row it mirrors is itself an assumption-stated estimate (Delta SkyMiles publishes no fixed price for this pair).

Feed it: 255,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 510,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 170,000 HSBC Reward Points (2:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL))

China Eastern via PVG (HKG–PVG–DEL) — Vietnam LotusMiles

China Eastern SkyTeam

LotusMiles deducts miles PER FLIGHT SEGMENT on its SkyTeam partner table (official chart, effective 1-Aug-2025), and no SkyTeam carrier flies DEL–HKG nonstop — so the price is a SUM, not one cell. Cheapest verified SkyTeam build is China Eastern DEL–PVG–HKG — per-segment: DEL–PVG 80,000 (SW Asia × NE Asia 1) + PVG–HKG 45,000 (NE Asia 1 × NE Asia 1) = 125,000. India is SW Asia on that table; LotusMiles' own SGN/HAN metal runs off a separate chart (25k/60k one-way). One-way.

Feed it: 125,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 125,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 125,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1)

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Malaysia Airlines via KUL

Malaysia Airlines oneworld

AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.

Feed it: 150,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 300,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 100,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Air India nonstop (Star Alliance fixed-price partner) — 2,328 flown mi, ≤2,500-mi band; AI's DEL–HKG is flying again, 19x weekly as of Aug-2026

Air India Star Alliance

Air India flies the HKG–DEL nonstop (data/airline-networks.yaml, verified 2026-08-02) and is a fixed-price partner, so the flown distance is the 2,328-mile great circle and the ≤2,500-mile band applies. Matches del-hkg one-for-one. — a flat CA$39 partner booking fee plus taxes.

Feed it: 27,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 55,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 137,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)