British Airways : London - Istanbul $323 RT

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- books into I

- now who knows if that will be operated by QR?

https://www.kayak.com/flights/LHR-IS...02-15/business
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Quote: - books into I

- now who knows if that will be operated by QR?

https://www.kayak.com/flights/LHR-IS...02-15/business
And from Manchester for $100 more with Lufthansa, and booked via Lufthansa
(comfortably beats the BA Manchester fare)
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How good is this fare compared to historic rates for similar flights?
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Great find, @MightyTravels!

(Business) London-Istanbul R/T, British Airways, 260 GBP incl. taxes

LHR-IST R/T
Cabin class: Business
Fare basis: IGOV2R
Booking class: I
Pris: 178 GBP + taxes ca 80 GBP, total ca 260 GBP incl. taxes.
Advance puchase: --
Min/Max stay: stay the night between Saturday and Sunday / 12 months
Buy latest: 2017-SEP-26
Valid for departure: between 2017-OCT-01 and 2018-MAR-18
Child discount: No
Refund: No
Rebooking: Yes, against a fee of 100 GBP each time
Routing: London-(BA)-Istanbul
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Quote: How good is this fare compared to historic rates for similar flights?
Cheapest ordinary fare (ILV2R) is 280 GBP excl. taxes so about 360 GBP incl. taxes normally.
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I think it is a good deal for a convenient BA Tier Point run exLON at 160. Works out to £1.61 per TP. I booked two for two weekends. Fly out Sat, return Sun.
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Good run also for Alaska Mileage plan. i have MVP Gold and this will get me 11200 miles after 100% elite bonus and fare class bonuses. With 50% of Class of service bonus I get 4800 EQM which is pretty good. 3 cents per mile is ok as I utilize it mostly on CX which makes it way more valuable. Anyways a weekend getaway in IST is not bad too
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Quote: Good run also for Alaska Mileage plan. i have MVP Gold and this will get me 11200 miles after 100% elite bonus and fare class bonuses. With 50% of Class of service bonus I get 4800 EQM which is pretty good. 3 cents per mile is ok as I utilize it mostly on CX which makes it way more valuable. Anyways a weekend getaway in IST is not bad too
If I am BAEC gold and I still want access to the first class lounge at Heathrow, how can I credit the miles to Alaska?
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Quote: If I am BAEC gold and I still want access to the first class lounge at Heathrow, how can I credit the miles to Alaska?
Shouldn't you have a BAEC gold card you can show at the lounge?
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Are any of the BA IST flights on QR metal or BA long haul config? It looks like they are all European biz style.
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Start in INV to lose the APD and add 40 TPs, for £298.72 r/t (OJ: INV-LON-IST-LON). IADDV3RO INV to LON, IGOV2R LON to IST
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Quote: Are any of the BA IST flights on QR metal or BA long haul config? It looks like they are all European biz style.
No

IST is considered a shorthaul route by BA. It is indeed European business class.

The wetleasing of QR aircraft has ended.
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