can I pay for my seat of choice on TK flight with miles and more?
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You can use Turkish Airlines’ Miles & Smiles program to upgrade or book award seats, but the program does not normally let you pay cash‑less for a specific seat‑selection on a Turkish flight. FrequentMiler +2
Upgrading with Miles & Smiles
- Turkish Airlines allows upgrades from economy to business class using Miles & Smiles, with a one‑way upgrade from the U.S. to Turkey costing about 45,000 miles and shorter routes requiring roughly half that amount.
- The upgrade can be requested at the check‑in counter or by phone, and it works on almost all fare classes because Turkish does not offer a premium‑economy cabin.🔗
Buying an Empty Seat Next to You
- Turkish Airlines does offer the option to purchase an extra empty seat beside you, but the cost is essentially the base fare plus fuel surcharges rather than a low‑cost add‑on.
- This “empty seat” purchase must be made through the airline’s online check‑in flow if the service is available for your booking.🔗
Seat‑Selection Fees
- Unlike United’s Economy Plus seats, which can trigger Amex airline fee credits, Turkish’s seat‑selection fees are not covered by Miles & Smiles and generally require a cash payment.
- If you need a specific seat (e.g., aisle or window) on a Turkish flight, you’ll typically have to pay the airline’s standard seat‑selection charge or use a credit‑card benefit that applies to Turkish Airlines.🔗
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Turkish still a mixed bag, but patience helps
Over the past month and a half or so since we first posted the Turkish Miles & Smiles sweet spot to Hawaii (See: 7.5K each way to Hawaii: The sweetest spot we’ve been missing and then Forget email, book Turkish awards over the phone), we’ve heard from many, many readers who booked tickets successfully, many of whom have been pretty excited about booking multiple family members to Hawaii for 15,000 miles round trip per passenger. It’s a sweet spot that quite frankly still blows my mind. That said, some readers have had trouble booking awards, and based on further interaction
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How To Upgrade Your Next Flight Using Miles Or Cash
Sorry, your sharpest suit or dress is no good here. As you know, asking for upgrades is for amateurs, the pros (which you’ll soon be) go out and get them. That’s because upgrades don’t happen because of arbitrary things, like fashion – they happen because of airline rules and opportunities. Fortunately, there are a variety of ways to upgrade an international plane ticket. If you want to trade your economy seat for a bed, you’re in the right place. We’re going to show you how to upgrade almost any international airline ticket and the airlines which offer the
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Good United business class transcon & Hawaii availability (book with Turkish)
I’ve been working on a post for the past few days that I intended to schedule tomorrow with a nugget of wisdom within about increased United business class availability in April and May of next year. Then, this morning, we saw that Million Mile Secrets posted about successfully booking a ticket between Newark and Honolulu using Turkish Miles and Smiles to fly on United in business class and I realized it was only a matter of time before another blog picks up on the availability and reports it. A longer post is coming about my own trials and tribulations booking
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The Airlines That Let You Buy Empty Seats Next To You, For Cheap
Having an empty seat next to you on a plane is like the ultimate of economy class luxuries. When the flight attendants close the door and there’s no one next to you, you feel like you’ve won the airline lottery. Am I right, or what? There was a short time during the early months of the pandemic that, in the name of social distancing, middle seats were blocked on many airlines. As this process began to be phased out in late 2020 and early 2021, passengers on some airlines were offered the opportunity to purchase the middle seats next
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Quickest Way To Business Class Awards To Europe Now, One Card And Strong Award Availability
Despite ever-increasing mileage redemption pricing, and award space that’s difficult to find nowadays, there’s still one path to earning enough miles for a business class award ticket to Europe with a single card bonus and even using those miles with success. This is because Citibank points transfer to Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles and Turkish charges just 45,000 miles each way (plus taxes and fees) for business class from the U.S. to Europe and vice versa. Turkish Airlines serves 12 U.S. destinations and more countries than any other airline in the world allowing tremendous connecting opportunities. You can
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(EXPIRED) Stack to fly Turkish business class from 26K ThankYou points to/from Europe
Sorry, this deal is no longer available. Do you want to be alerted about new deals as they’re published? Click here to subscribe to Frequent Miler's Instant Posts by email. | |---| Turkish Airlines is running a great “30th anniversary” promotion that matches well with the Current point transfer bonus from Citi to Turkish Airlines (See: Citi ThankYou: 25% Transfer Bonus To Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles): take 30% off award tickets between select US cities and Europe for February travel. You can stack the two deals to get business class to Europe from 26,000 Citi ThankYou points one
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Great Deal: Upgrade Your Turkish Airlines Flight for 7,500 Miles
The most important part of this deal is that it is valid for any paid economy class fare. That means you do not have to purchase a pricey economy class ticket in order to upgrade. Even the cheapest fare buckets are eligible for upgrades. Economy class award tickets cannot be upgraded to business class for 7.5K miles. The terms and conditions are limited– Note, you can only upgrade flights from Istanbul to Europe–not flights from Europe to Istanbul. Your upgrade can only be confirmed if there is award space (“I” class) on the flight. You can check