Turkey partner airlines?
May 21, 2019, 11:11 pm
#1
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Turkey partner airlines?
Morning all!
My latest dumb question for you is if anyone is aware of a good partner airline flying to Turkey that I can earn status miles on? Thank you in advance for your help as always!!
My latest dumb question for you is if anyone is aware of a good partner airline flying to Turkey that I can earn status miles on? Thank you in advance for your help as always!!
May 21, 2019, 11:44 pm
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EK & SQ also fly to IST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_Airport
May 22, 2019, 9:49 am
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Assuming a US origin, since the only nonstops to IST are on TK, you're stuck with either BA or EK as mentioned above. BA via LHR would be a shorter connection than EK through DXB. And I doubt you want to take SQ all the way around to Singapore just to get to Turkey.
It depends on what you'll be buying and how complicated/simple you want life to be. If you wanted to fly business, for example, Condor offers generally lower fares than BA and EK, and even the lowest of business fare sales would still net you 200% qualifying miles and 300% redeemable. So your cost would be lower and earn higher than booking those two others, but you'd end up in FRA and then have to book your own onward flight to IST.
I've seen business fares on DE rival the premium economy fares on BA, though DE's business hard product is decidedly not amazing. You'll have to analyze the accrual amount per partner, your price range, and level of comfort with connecting (including on separate tickets).
It depends on what you'll be buying and how complicated/simple you want life to be. If you wanted to fly business, for example, Condor offers generally lower fares than BA and EK, and even the lowest of business fare sales would still net you 200% qualifying miles and 300% redeemable. So your cost would be lower and earn higher than booking those two others, but you'd end up in FRA and then have to book your own onward flight to IST.
I've seen business fares on DE rival the premium economy fares on BA, though DE's business hard product is decidedly not amazing. You'll have to analyze the accrual amount per partner, your price range, and level of comfort with connecting (including on separate tickets).
May 22, 2019, 9:56 pm
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Thanks all going to use Emirates for this one sounds like if I’m understanding correctly if I book business class I’ll earn about 15,000 status miles each way which is awesome I was worried about keeping MVP75 this year so this should be a huge bump thanks again!
May 22, 2019, 10:03 pm
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Business earns 125% status miles, so for example LAX-DXB-IST will get you 10,221 status miles.
The additional bonus does not count towards status miles, only redeemable.
I don't see a way to get 15000 one way without creative routings.
EDIT: As pointed out below, LAX-DXB-IST is physically 10,221 miles. Add in the extra 25% for 12,776 status miles.
The additional bonus does not count towards status miles, only redeemable.
I don't see a way to get 15000 one way without creative routings.
EDIT: As pointed out below, LAX-DXB-IST is physically 10,221 miles. Add in the extra 25% for 12,776 status miles.
Last edited by sudobuntu; May 27, 2019 at 12:25 pm Reason: fixed math
May 22, 2019, 11:34 pm
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ahh ok thanks that’s one of my big questions I had - the actual mileage is 6760 SFO DUBAI IST - their site said roughly 15000 for business class including the bonus so your stats make more sense. Thanks again!
May 23, 2019, 12:05 am
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DXB-IST=1,883
125%=12,483 one way for Biz.
May 23, 2019, 2:24 am
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Also consider BA out of YVR. BA has had some great Business & First Class fares showing up lately. If you are interested in adding a MR to your IST trip BA has an F (A) YVR-LHR-CPT itinerary pricing at USD $5007 return. The fares out of SEA/SFO/LAX are $2400 more and $1500 less than the sales out of the US West Coast over the last 2 years. The itinerary generates 53,585 EQM. As a MVPG75K it also generates 123,246 RDM.
There is also BA J LHR-PDX return for USD $2450. Just throwing out some ideas.
James
There is also BA J LHR-PDX return for USD $2450. Just throwing out some ideas.
James
May 23, 2019, 8:59 am
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Emirates' Skywards program has a completely different way to earn and spend miles from Alaska's so you can ignore that unless you are a Skywards member and plan to earn miles through that program.
May 23, 2019, 9:06 am
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The miles you see in the APP are what would be earned if you credited the flights to an Emirates Skyward Account.
If you are crediting to AS, the Mileage Plan miles earned would be determined from the Partner Airlines earnings Charts found here.
Here is how the flights would credit.
If you are crediting to AS, the Mileage Plan miles earned would be determined from the Partner Airlines earnings Charts found here.
Here is how the flights would credit.
May 23, 2019, 3:58 pm
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