upgrade with miles
May 16, 2017, 3:18 am
#1
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upgrade with miles
Whats my best option to upgrade a economy ticket to premium or business class? can i do it with miles ? can i go on a wait list if its not available?
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May 16, 2017, 3:32 am
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First of all, you do realise that you pay the same number of TK miles for an upgrade as you do for an award ticket...
The difference is availability buckets and co-payments.
The difference is availability buckets and co-payments.
May 16, 2017, 9:03 pm
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- you can upgrade using miles ahead of time if "J" booking class is available (the actual J fare bucket, not J=business class)
- you can upgrade using miles at check-in if any business class seats are available
- TK sometimes sell upgrades at check in. I remember LAX-IST being somewhere around 900 USD
Last edited by gr8pirate; Nov 17, 2017 at 9:28 pm Reason: correcting inaccuracy
May 17, 2017, 6:18 am
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You should inquire at check-in if upgrade with miles is possible. If seats in business are available, you will often be able to upgrade for cash or miles.
As already pointed out the miles required for an upgrade is the same as for the purchase of an award ticket, e.g. 45,000 miles for Asia to Europe o/w(including upgrade of the IST-Europe leg).
As already pointed out the miles required for an upgrade is the same as for the purchase of an award ticket, e.g. 45,000 miles for Asia to Europe o/w(including upgrade of the IST-Europe leg).
May 18, 2017, 3:39 pm
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TK doesn't offer premium economy any longer and I don't know anything about waitlisting, but:
- you can upgrade using miles ahead of time if the particular fare bucket these upgrades book into is available. I think it's "I", but may be wrong.
- you can upgrade using miles at check-in if seats are available
- TK sometimes sell upgrades at check in. I remember LAX-IST being somewhere around 900 USD
- you can upgrade using miles ahead of time if the particular fare bucket these upgrades book into is available. I think it's "I", but may be wrong.
- you can upgrade using miles at check-in if seats are available
- TK sometimes sell upgrades at check in. I remember LAX-IST being somewhere around 900 USD
Oct 3, 2017, 10:35 am
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If you upgrade at check-in, all they need is an unsold business class seat.
Oct 3, 2017, 11:57 pm
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If you upgrade on flights from the UK, you should have to pay the APD supplement for premium class travel. AFAIK the always collect this extra tax, but YMMV
.That'll be an additional Ł13 (Ł26-Ł13) if you're flying to a Turkish destination, but Ł124 (Ł150-Ł26) if you're off somewhere more exotic (band B) and don't have a 24H+ break in Istanbul.
Oct 4, 2017, 5:37 am
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If you upgrade on flights from the UK, you should have to pay the APD supplement for premium class travel. AFAIK the always collect this extra tax, but YMMV .
That'll be an additional Ł13 (Ł26-Ł13) if you're flying to a Turkish destination, but Ł124 (Ł150-Ł26) if you're off somewhere more exotic (band B) and don't have a 24H+ break in Istanbul.
.That'll be an additional Ł13 (Ł26-Ł13) if you're flying to a Turkish destination, but Ł124 (Ł150-Ł26) if you're off somewhere more exotic (band B) and don't have a 24H+ break in Istanbul.
I'm suddenly happy there was no J class availability to upgrade from London to IST next week...
Oct 4, 2017, 3:57 pm
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OK, but it'd not really a fee. It's a duty, a tax that goes directly to the exchequer. It rakes in a significant amount each year to help fund our health service etc etc
Oct 5, 2017, 1:25 am
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Although I was under the impression that TK didn't charge anything extra at all when upgrading using miles. One of the "perks" of a charging the same miles for upgrading as a straightforward J reward.
Oct 12, 2017, 2:33 am
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Oct 12, 2017, 3:16 am
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U class cannot be upgraded according to the list of eligible fare classes.
I'm guessing that U fare class on TK is somewhat special - travel industry discount or something?