u/Dry-Acadia1669

Hi all,

I found a Copa Airlines award flight from Panama (PTY) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) for about **20k points** directly on Copa’s site.

I was hoping to use Chase Ultimate Rewards points, but it looks like Chase doesn’t transfer directly to Copa ConnectMiles.

I tried checking the same flight through other Star Alliance programs:

* United
* Air Canada Aeroplan

…but the pricing jumps to around **35k–40k points**, which feels pretty bad compared to the direct Copa pricing.

Wanted to ask:

* Is there any workaround to get Chase points into Copa?
* Any partner program that can access Copa saver inventory closer to the 20k pricing?

Trying to figure out the most efficient redemption here before I transfer points anywhere.

Thanks in advance!