Tokyo to Delhi on points

All Nippon Airways own metal from NRT, region award

All Nippon Airways Star Alliance

All Nippon Airways own-metal Tokyo→Delhi. Figures are ANA's own published zone chart for ANA-operated flights, REGULAR season, halved from ANA's round-trip chart to a one-way equivalent (ANA still publishes round-trip; one-way is sold at exactly half). Low season runs roughly 8-12% cheaper and high season 5-10% dearer. ANA passes full carrier-imposed fuel surcharges on its own awards - heaviest on Europe and North America, lighter within Asia - so budget cash on top. First is listed only on the flagship 777-300ER 'The Suite' routes (London, Frankfurt, New York); ANA's chart prices First in other zones, but the metal on those routes has no First cabin. A valid All Nippon Airways routing is assumed.

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)

Japan Airlines own metal from NRT, priced off the published to/from-Japan route chart (5,910 km)

Japan Airlines oneworld

Japan Airlines own-metal Tokyo→Delhi. JAL publishes true ONE-WAY base miles per destination on JAL-operated flights - no seasons in Economy/Premium Economy/Business; only First is season-banded (figures here are regular season, with low ~12% cheaper and high ~12% dearer). These are base-award prices; when base space is gone JAL's dynamic 'PLUS' pricing can be 4-8x higher - never pay it. JAL levies carrier-imposed fuel surcharges on its own awards, repriced with fuel: heaviest to Europe and North America, lightest within Asia. Bangkok is the standard Tokyo service (JL031/JL034 prices 4,000-5,000 miles higher in every cabin). First appears only where JAL's chart actually sells it - Boston, San Diego, Melbourne, Frankfurt, Delhi and Bengaluru are explicitly First-free. A valid Japan Airlines routing is assumed.

Feed it: 8,750 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 17,500 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 43,750 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

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

Air ChinaSingapore AirlinesThai Airways Star Alliance

Air China PhoenixMiles prices its own metal (Beijing→India, 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). Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 22,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — Air China PhoenixMiles prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt economy cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. 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: 27,500 HSBC Reward Points (1.25:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.73:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 120,000 RBL Reward Points (5.45:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Cathay Pacific via HKG (oneworld), Standard award — cumulative-distance pricing

Cathay Pacific oneworld

Asia Miles prices the whole one-way journey by flown distance — NRT–HKG–DEL's ~4,161 miles land in the 2,751–5,000 band at 20,000 Standard (the India type-2 surcharge only exists below 2,750 miles). 2,500 over JAL's and ANA's own nonstops, plus a Hong Kong dog-leg: this row is completeness, not the play. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 20,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — Cathay Asia Miles prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt economy cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

Feed it: 40,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 20,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 120,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

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

Malaysia Airlines oneworld

MH flies KUL–DEL and NRT–KUL on its own metal, but Kuala Lumpur is a deep southern dog-leg for Tokyo and Enrich prices awards off the cash fare, not a chart — points clear ~0.8–1.2¢ with the RM50-per-3,000 e-voucher as the floor. No Indian bank feeds Enrich (hotel-side only: IHG 5:1, Hilton 25:3). For balances that already exist, not ones worth building. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 27,500 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — Malaysia Airlines Enrich prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt economy cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. Malaysia Enrich is revenue-linked ~Rs0.80/pt; ~= typical one-way MH economy fare / Rs0.80 for ~3,633 mi; moves with the live fare. MH own-metal Value redemptions only.

Feed it: 152,778 Amex Membership Rewards (5.56:1 via Hilton Honors) · 343,750 Axis EDGE Reward Points (12.5:1 via IHG One Rewards) · 137,500 HDFC Reward Points (5:1 via IHG One Rewards)

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Cathay Pacific via HKG, or Malaysia Airlines via KUL, or SriLankan Airlines via CMB

Cathay PacificMalaysia AirlinesSriLankan Airlines oneworld

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

Feed it: 67,500 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 135,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 45,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Air India no longer flies to Narita — its Delhi–Tokyo nonstop is Haneda (HND); Maharaja prices Delhi–Japan identically, Value tier

Air India Star Alliance

East Asia sits at a flat 30,000 in economy on the April-2026 chart — 1.7× ANA's and JAL's own rates for the same corridor. The business tier for East Asia isn't published route-level yet; we list what we can verify. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 30,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

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. This direction is additionally mirrored from the reverse corridor — Maharaja prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel — and has not been sampled separately.

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

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 25k–45k; 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 25k–45k); not a fixed chart price, and never crowned THE PLAY.

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

ANA nonstop to Haneda (HND–DEL) — Vietnam Lotusmiles partner award

All Nippon Airways Star Alliance

ANA prices on Lotusmiles' MAIN 11-zone table, not the unpublished non-SkyTeam grid — the chart's own caption reads "SkyTeam, China Southern Airlines (CZ) và All Nippon Airways (NH)". So Delhi–Tokyo on ANA metal is ONE segment and ONE cell: Southwest Asia × Northeast Asia 2, 30,000 economy one-way. ANA lands at Haneda, not Narita. Every SkyTeam alternative is a sum and dearer — Korean Air NRT–ICN–DEL is 55,000 (30,000 + 25,000), China Eastern NRT–PVG–DEL is 80,000. The nonstop saves 25,000 miles. Re-read against the chart in THIS direction on 06-Aug-2026: the official LotusMiles partner table is one upper-triangular zone-pair grid — 66 printed cells for 66 unordered zone pairs, with no from/to distinction to read — and miles are deducted per flight segment, so the reverse itinerary flies the same segments and sums the same cells. Verified, not an estimate.

Feed it: 30,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 30,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 30,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1)

Star Alliance partner metal, Japan→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 NRT → DEL and DEL → NRT 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)

Japan Airlines nonstop NRT-DEL (oneworld partner award), Japan→India — Alaska Atmos

Japan AirlinesKorean AirCathay Pacific

Japan Airlines flies NRT-DEL nonstop, ~3,672 miles, and Alaska Atmos bands partner awards by distance flown — the Asia-Pacific chart's 3,001-5,000 mi band: 30,000 economy / 60,000 business one-way, plus the $20 partner booking fee per person each way (up from $12.50 on 1-Jul-2026). One-way. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 30,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt economy cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

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) — the Delhi nonstop resumes 21 September 2026, Japan→India — Sky Pearl (no partners)

China Southern

China Southern left SkyTeam in 2020, so Sky Pearl books CZ metal ONLY, and Delhi is its only Indian station: the Guangzhou nonstop resumes 21 September 2026 (CZ359/360 daily) after a six-year gap. The onward leg then backtracks through CAN and prices on summed distance (rarely optimal vs an alliance carrier). Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 40,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — China Southern Sky Pearl Club prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt economy cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

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, Japan→India — Avianca LifeMiles

Star Alliance

LifeMiles prices Star partner metal off an unpublished grid; Europe→India 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. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 32,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — Avianca LifeMiles prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt economy cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. 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: 96,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 192,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 64,000 HDFC Reward Points (2:1)

Star Alliance partner metal, Japan→India — United MileagePlus

Star Alliance

United went fully dynamic in 2020 (no fixed chart), so ~32,500 is a typical Saver partner level for this region pair. But Aeroplan often prices the same Star seat lower, so compare before burning United miles. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 32,500 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — United MileagePlus prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt economy cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. United MileagePlus Saver partner level, Japan→India 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: 16,250 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 81,250 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2) · 67,500 Amex Membership Rewards (2.08:1 via Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance partner metal, Japan→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 — Europe→India 45k business, Sub-Saharan Africa→India 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. Copa's partner chart is a strictly upper-triangular region matrix — one cell per unordered region pair, no direction axis at all — so 35,000 is the same published cell as del-nrt, re-read off the official Copa PDF on 2026-08-06 rather than inferred.

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, Aeroplan distance-band award (5,910 km) — or Thai Airways via BKK, or Air China via PEK

Thai AirwaysAir China Star Alliance

Aeroplan prices Star partner awards by total distance FLOWN. This row is the direct great-circle band; a connecting routing that flies farther can land in the next band up. A valid Star routing (nonstop or via a Star hub within the maximum permitted mileage) is assumed.

Feed it: 20,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 40,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 100,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

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

Singapore 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. US→India business ~97.5k (possibly ~55-60k on a fully-EVA routing). EVA's own Star Alliance requirement table is a triangular ORIGIN/DESTINATION REGIONAL ZONES matrix carrying one cell per region pair, so no second number exists for this heading.

Feed it: 40,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 266,667 Amex Membership Rewards (6.67:1 via Hilton Honors) · 1,000,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (25:1 via Hilton Honors)

Star Alliance partner metal, Japan→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. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 50,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt economy cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

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)

Singapore Airlines via SIN (one stop), Saver

Singapore Airlines Star Alliance

The economy companion to the 88,000-mile business row already on this corridor: 42,000 Saver for two SQ legs through Changi — double ANA's 17,500 nonstop and JAL's 17,500 base, for a ~5-hour detour. Exists because KrisFlyer is the balance four Indian issuers actually hold; the Japanese charts remain the smart buy. Re-read off the official SQ 1-Nov-2025 chart PDF on 2026-08-02: the Zone 7 → Zone 6 economy cell prints 42*, and the footnote drops the reference fare for routes "exceeding the maximum permitted mileage between two zones". Every award routes via SIN (no India–Japan/Korea nonstop), which backtracks and may recalculate higher — this is the published reference fare and a floor. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 42,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt economy cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

Feed it: 42,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 21,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 84,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1)

All Nippon Airways own metal from NRT, region award

All Nippon Airways Star Alliance

All Nippon Airways own-metal Tokyo→Delhi. Figures are ANA's own published zone chart for ANA-operated flights, REGULAR season, halved from ANA's round-trip chart to a one-way equivalent (ANA still publishes round-trip; one-way is sold at exactly half). Low season runs roughly 8-12% cheaper and high season 5-10% dearer. ANA passes full carrier-imposed fuel surcharges on its own awards - heaviest on Europe and North America, lighter within Asia - so budget cash on top. First is listed only on the flagship 777-300ER 'The Suite' routes (London, Frankfurt, New York); ANA's chart prices First in other zones, but the metal on those routes has no First cabin. A valid All Nippon Airways routing is assumed.

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)

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

Air ChinaSingapore AirlinesThai Airways Star Alliance

Air China PhoenixMiles prices its own metal (Beijing→India, 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). Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 40,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — Air China PhoenixMiles prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt business cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. 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: 50,000 HSBC Reward Points (1.25:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 105,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.63:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 210,000 RBL Reward Points (5.25:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Cathay Pacific via HKG, or Malaysia Airlines via KUL, or SriLankan Airlines via CMB

Cathay PacificMalaysia AirlinesSriLankan 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)

Japan Airlines own metal from NRT, priced off the published to/from-Japan route chart (5,910 km)

Japan Airlines oneworld

Japan Airlines own-metal Tokyo→Delhi. JAL publishes true ONE-WAY base miles per destination on JAL-operated flights - no seasons in Economy/Premium Economy/Business; only First is season-banded (figures here are regular season, with low ~12% cheaper and high ~12% dearer). These are base-award prices; when base space is gone JAL's dynamic 'PLUS' pricing can be 4-8x higher - never pay it. JAL levies carrier-imposed fuel surcharges on its own awards, repriced with fuel: heaviest to Europe and North America, lightest within Asia. Bangkok is the standard Tokyo service (JL031/JL034 prices 4,000-5,000 miles higher in every cabin). First appears only where JAL's chart actually sells it - Boston, San Diego, Melbourne, Frankfurt, Delhi and Bengaluru are explicitly First-free. A valid Japan Airlines routing is assumed.

Feed it: 20,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 40,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 100,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

Star Alliance partner metal, Japan→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 NRT → DEL and DEL → NRT 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)

China Southern own metal via Guangzhou (CAN) — the Delhi nonstop resumes 21 September 2026, Japan→India — Sky Pearl (no partners)

China Southern

China Southern left SkyTeam in 2020, so Sky Pearl books CZ metal ONLY, and Delhi is its only Indian station: the Guangzhou nonstop resumes 21 September 2026 (CZ359/360 daily) after a six-year gap. The onward leg then backtracks through CAN and prices on summed distance (rarely optimal vs an alliance carrier). Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 60,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — China Southern Sky Pearl Club prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt business cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

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)

Star Alliance partner metal, Japan→India — United MileagePlus

Star Alliance

United went fully dynamic in 2020 (no fixed chart), so ~55,000 is a typical Saver partner level for this region pair. But Aeroplan often prices the same Star seat lower, so compare before burning United miles. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 55,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — United MileagePlus prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt business cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. United MileagePlus Saver partner level, Japan→India 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: 27,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 137,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2) · 120,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.18:1 via Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance partner metal, Japan→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. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 70,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt business cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

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, Japan→India — Avianca LifeMiles

Star Alliance

LifeMiles prices Star partner metal off an unpublished grid; Europe→India 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. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 60,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — Avianca LifeMiles prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt business cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. 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: 180,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 360,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 120,000 HDFC Reward Points (2:1)

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

Singapore 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. US→India business ~97.5k (possibly ~55-60k on a fully-EVA routing). EVA's own Star Alliance requirement table is a triangular ORIGIN/DESTINATION REGIONAL ZONES matrix carrying one cell per region pair, so no second number exists for this heading.

Feed it: 60,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 400,000 Amex Membership Rewards (6.67:1 via Hilton Honors) · 1,500,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (25:1 via Hilton Honors)

Cathay Pacific via HKG (oneworld), Standard award — cumulative-distance pricing

Cathay Pacific oneworld

60,000 Standard for two Cathay business legs through Hong Kong — double ANA's 30,000 nonstop and 20,000 over JMB's 40,000. Exists because SBI feeds Asia Miles 1:1 with no hotel gymnastics; but on this corridor the Japanese charts win and it's not close. Standard space is capped; dynamic "Choice" takes over when it's gone. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 60,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — Cathay Asia Miles prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt business cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

Feed it: 120,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 60,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 300,000 RBL Reward Points (5:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Japan Airlines nonstop NRT-DEL (oneworld partner award), Japan→India — Alaska Atmos

Japan AirlinesKorean AirCathay Pacific

Japan Airlines flies NRT-DEL nonstop, ~3,672 miles, and Alaska Atmos bands partner awards by distance flown — the Asia-Pacific chart's 3,001-5,000 mi band: 30,000 economy / 60,000 business one-way, plus the $20 partner booking fee per person each way (up from $12.50 on 1-Jul-2026). One-way. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 60,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt business cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

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)

Star Alliance partner metal, Japan→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 — Europe→India 45k business, Sub-Saharan Africa→India 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. Copa's partner chart is a strictly upper-triangular region matrix — one cell per unordered region pair, no direction axis at all — so 65,000 is the same published cell as del-nrt, re-read off the official Copa PDF on 2026-08-06 rather than inferred.

Feed it: 165,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.54:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 330,000 RBL Reward Points (5.08:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 110,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.69:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (5,910 km) — or Thai Airways via BKK, or Air China via PEK

Thai AirwaysAir China Star Alliance

Aeroplan prices Star partner awards by total distance FLOWN. This row is the direct great-circle band; a connecting routing that flies farther can land in the next band up. A valid Star routing (nonstop or via a Star hub within the maximum permitted mileage) is assumed.

Feed it: 37,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 75,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 187,500 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 business runs 57k–95k; 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 57k–95k); not a fixed chart price, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Feed it: 75,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 37,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 75,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)

ANA nonstop to Haneda (HND–DEL) — Vietnam Lotusmiles partner award

All Nippon Airways Star Alliance

One segment, one cell — but the dearest cell on the India row. Northeast Asia 2 (Korea and Japan alone) is this chart's anomaly: 100,000 business one-way, MORE than the 80,000 it charges India–Hong Kong or India–Shanghai and 30,000 above the 70,000 to Europe. It is still the cheapest Lotusmiles road to Tokyo in a flat bed — China Eastern NRT–PVG–DEL sums to 140,000, Korean Air NRT–ICN–DEL to 150,000 — but next to ANA's own 30,000 on the same aeroplane it is a trade nobody should make. Priced because it is real, not advised. ANA lands at Haneda, not Narita. Re-read against the chart in THIS direction on 06-Aug-2026: the official LotusMiles partner table is one upper-triangular zone-pair grid — 66 printed cells for 66 unordered zone pairs, with no from/to distinction to read — and miles are deducted per flight segment, so the reverse itinerary flies the same segments and sums the same cells. Verified, not an estimate.

Feed it: 100,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 100,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 100,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1)

Singapore Airlines via SIN (one stop), Saver

Singapore Airlines Star Alliance

Two Saver segments through Changi for 88,000 miles — twice ANA's nonstop rate, but bookable from four Indian issuers without hotel gymnastics, and it's SQ product both legs. The detour adds ~5 hours. Re-read off SIA's own 1-Nov-2025 chart PDF on 2026-08-02: Zone 7 → Zone 6 business prints 88*, and the * footnote says the combination "includes certain backtracking routes and routes exceeding the maximum permitted mileage between two zones, to which the reference fare will not apply". Every award routes via SIN (no India–Japan/Korea nonstop), so this is the published reference fare and a floor — confirm the exact mileage with KrisFlyer Membership Services. Mirrored from del-nrt: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 88,000 is that corridor's number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Mirrored from del-nrt — Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer prices the zone pair, not the direction of travel, so this reads the del-nrt business cell back the other way; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

Feed it: 88,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 44,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 176,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1)

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Cathay Pacific via HKG, or Malaysia Airlines via KUL, or SriLankan Airlines via CMB

Cathay PacificMalaysia AirlinesSriLankan 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)

Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (5,910 km) — or Thai Airways via BKK, or Air China via PEK

Thai AirwaysAir China Star Alliance

Aeroplan prices Star partner awards by total distance FLOWN. This row is the direct great-circle band; a connecting routing that flies farther can land in the next band up. A valid Star routing (nonstop or via a Star hub within the maximum permitted mileage) is assumed.

Feed it: 47,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 95,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 237,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)