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Turkish Airlines upgrade overview

Benefits of upgrading to turkish airlines business class, how to earn turkish miles&smiles, get turkish airlines miles fast, the bottom line.

Turkish Airlines offers one of the best business class experiences in the world. That gives travelers even more reason to try to escape the airline's economy class experience for the comforts of business class.

But, how can you upgrade your Turkish Airlines flight to business class? And how much will it cost you?

All Turkish Airlines passengers are able to upgrade their economy class ticket using Miles&Smiles miles. In addition, top-tier Turkish Airlines elites get a couple of business class upgrade vouchers each year.

How to get a free Turkish Airlines upgrade

The only way to score a free business class upgrade on Turkish Airlines is by earning Miles&Smiles Elite Plus elite status.

Upon reaching this top-tier Elite Plus status, travelers earn two cabin upgrade vouchers — one voucher valid for each year of the two-year elite status year.

Elite Plus members can redeem these upgrade vouchers to upgrade from economy to business class, regardless of whether the member paid cash or redeemed miles.

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Turkish Airlines upgrade cost using miles

Turkish Airlines charges the same price to upgrade into business class regardless of whether you paid miles or cash for your original ticket and regardless of your original booking fare class.

For flights between North America and Europe (including Turkey), travelers have to pay 85,000 Miles&Smiles miles each way to upgrade from Turkish Airlines economy to business class.

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Turkish Airlines last-minute upgrades

Turkish Airlines makes it easy to upgrade a Turkish Airlines flight within 24 hours of departure. These upgrades don't require Turkish Airlines award availability. Instead, if there's a business class seat available on your flight, you can pay Miles&Smiles miles to upgrade to it.

These appropriately named "Last-Minute Upgrades" are only applicable at Turkish Airlines check-in counters.

All Miles&Smiles members are eligible to take advantage of these upgrades — as long as you already have enough miles in your account. And like other Turkish Airlines mileage upgrades, you can apply an upgrade even if you originally booked your flight with miles.

Restrictions on Turkish Airlines upgrades

Turkish Airlines places few restrictions on its mileage upgrade program. Travelers should just keep two things in mind:

Valid on Turkish Airlines flights only. Travelers can't upgrade codeshare flights operated by other airlines. You must be traveling on a Turkish Airlines flight to utilize this upgrade option. If you're flying on another airline, contact Miles&Smiles to see if you can apply a Star Alliance Upgrade Awards (SAUA).

Companion tickets cannot be upgraded. Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles travelers booked on a cash ticket can opt to add a companion to their reservation for a discounted award price. If you take advantage of this booking option, you won't be able to upgrade the companion ticket to business class.

The biggest benefit of a Turkish Airlines business class upgrade is — of course — flying in a business class seat. And Turkish Airlines offers a pretty spectacular business class product , often landing it on lists of best business class products in the world.

Turkish Airlines business class covers the basics with seats that recline into fully flat beds, large in-flight entertainment screens and power outlets. Plus Turkish Airlines business class passengers get at least 1 GB of free in-flight Wi-Fi.

However, onboard catering is where Turkish Airlines really excels. Turkish Airlines goes so far as to have "Flying Chefs" on board to serve you meals on real porcelain tableware.

This over-the-top experience has earned Turkish Airlines the award for the world's best business class catering in the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards.

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Travelers who upgrade to Turkish Airlines business class will get almost all of the perks as passengers who originally booked business class. In addition to the onboard experience, those perks include greater luggage allowance, lounge access and priority check-in.

However, one benefit that upgraded travelers won't get is additional miles. If you originally booked an economy cash ticket, you'll still earn miles based on your original economy booking fare class — not based on your upgraded business class ticket.

The best way to upgrade your Turkish Airlines flight is by using Miles&Smiles miles. The good news: Miles&Smiles miles are easier to accumulate than you might realize. That's because Turkish Airlines is a transfer partner of several major U.S. transferable point programs .

You can transfer points to Miles&Smiles at a 1:1 transfer ratio from the following three programs:

Capital One miles .

Citi ThankYou points .

Bilt Rewards points .

In addition, you can transfer Marriott Bonvoy points to Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles at a 3:1 ratio. Plus, you'll get a 5,000-mile bonus for transferring at least 60,000 Bonvoy points. That means a transfer of 60,000 Bonvoy points would net a total of 25,000 Turkish miles.

» Learn more: When to use credit card points and when to transfer them to airlines

Two transferable points currencies programs partner with Turkish Airlines, including Citi ThankYou and Capital One Miles , both of which offer a 1:1 transfer ratio.

If you need to earn a bunch of Miles&Smiles miles quickly, though, consider applying for one of these cards and earning the sign-up bonus.

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Enjoy a one-time bonus of 75,000 miles once you spend $4,000 on purchases within 3 months from account opening, equal to $750 in travel.

Earn a bonus of 20,000 miles once you spend $500 on purchases within 3 months from account opening, equal to $200 in travel.

Earn 60,000 bonus ThankYou® Points after you spend $4,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. Plus, for a limited time, earn a total of 10 ThankYou® Points per $1 spend on hotel, car rentals, and attractions (excluding air travel) booked on the Citi Travel℠ portal through June 30, 2024.

• 5 miles per $1 on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel.

• 2 miles per $1 on all other purchases.

• 5 miles per $1 on hotels and car rentals booked through Capital One Travel.

• 1.25 miles per $1 on all purchases.

• 3 points per $1 on air travel and hotels, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants.

• 1 point per $1 on all other purchases.

Turkish Airlines business class is one of the best business class experiences in the world. That makes it worth learning about how to upgrade to Turkish Airlines business class.

However, most travelers should try to use Turkish Miles&Smiles to book a business class award outright rather than paying to upgrade. The mileage cost to book a Turkish Airlines business class award matches the mileage cost required to upgrade your flight. If you've already paid for an economy ticket, consider if it's worth the miles to upgrade to business class.

Finally, remember that "last-minute upgrades" aren't capacity controlled. That means you can upgrade to business class if there's any business class seat available and you have the miles.

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Exciting new airline routes from April 2024 and beyond

April was another busy month for airline network planners — both at home and abroad.

Perhaps most excitingly, two international airlines added new pins to their U.S. route maps. Philippine Airlines is adding service to Seattle, and Turkish Airlines is expanding to Denver, its 14th U.S. destination.

U.S. airlines also kept themselves busy this month.

You'll find all the latest route news from April below.

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Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines continues to grow in Southern California. This time, the airline is adding three routes beginning in October.

This includes nonstop service from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Harry Reed International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, as well as flights from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) in Pasco, Washington.

Alaska will also add two daily round trips from LAX to Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) — a route that was previously operated last summer but will now return for year-round service.

The news comes as Alaska recently announced a noticeable uptick in business demand , as reported on the airline's first-quarter earnings call.

• Alaska Airlines adds 3 routes, bolsters 9 others amid business travel surge

American Airlines

American Airlines had a busy April with changes to both its domestic and international networks.

Closer to home, the carrier is adding its 228th domestic destination: Provo, Utah. This airport used to be mainly served by budget rivals, namely Allegiant Air, but American will now offer hundreds of one-stop options via its Phoenix and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, hubs.

The airline also made some major changes to its long-haul network this month. It officially delayed the introduction of its new Flagship Business Suite product, which was supposed to debut later this year on new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Due to delivery delays, the introduction of this new product has been postponed, along with over 10 long-haul routes.

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As part of these delays, American is also scrapping service from Dallas-Fort Worth to Kona, Hawaii, before it even launches.

It isn't all bad news for American's long-haul network. The airline is boosting service in four markets at the end of the year (thanks to increased pilot training), and it's deploying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in New York for the first time on a handful of routes, including its newly announced service to Tokyo .

Finally, American is adding a special never-before-operated flight from Philadelphia to Sao Paulo for the Philadelphia Eagles' season opener in Brazil.

• American delays new Flagship Business Suites as it shuffles wide-body flights
• American debuts special one-time-only flight from Philadelphia to Brazil
• American adds new service to Provo, its 228th domestic city; will take on budget rivals

Avelo Airlines

Avelo unveiled just one new route in April: Burbank, California, to Las Vegas. This new service begins May 2 with two weekly flights. It'll compete with Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and JSX.

Breeze Airways

Breeze made some big moves in April.

The airline startup added five new routes to its summer schedule beginning in June, three of which are from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The other two routes are from Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, to West Palm Beach, Florida, and from Westchester County, New York, to Portland, Maine.

Despite giving flyers just a few weeks' notice to book these flights, the airline seemingly sees an opportunity to boost service in these markets for the peak summer season.

The airline is also growing in Fort Myers, Florida, by establishing an operating base there. The carrier hasn't announced new routes there (yet), but it already flies to 19 destinations from the Florida city.

• Breeze adds 5 routes to summer schedule, with a big focus on Myrtle Beach
• Breeze announces new base in Fort Myers, records first profitable month

Delta Air Lines

It was a pretty quiet month for Delta. The airline just made one big network announcement — boosting Africa service — but it stopped short of adding any new routes.

After a two-year hiatus, Delta will resume flights from New York to Lagos, Nigeria, in December, and it'll upgauge the route from New York to Accra, Ghana, with an Airbus A330-900neo. This represents a big boost in the premium passenger experience, as the A330neo features Delta One Suites.

Meanwhile, the airline's flight from Atlanta to Johannesburg will become the first to be operated by the new premium-heavy Airbus A350-900 configuration , which offers two extra rows of Delta One Suites.

Frontier Airlines

Frontier continues to push into major U.S. markets already served by network airlines. This month, the airline expanded its presence with eight new flights touching big hubs like Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth and Philadelphia.

Interestingly, the airline is also adding service from Charlotte to Miami, a hub-to-hub route already served nearly 10 times a day by American.

Frontier is also growing in the Caribbean with new intra-island routes from Puerto Rico.

• Frontier adds 2 more intra-Caribbean routes from fast-growing Puerto Rico base
• Frontier to launch 8 new routes this summer, bolstering DFW presence

Beginning June 27, JSX will relaunch service to Monterey, California, with flights from Burbank and Orange County, California.

JSX operates from private terminals with spacious 30-seat regional jet configurations, giving travelers a more premium gate-to-gate experience than flying on a major carrier.

Silver Airlines

Silver Airlines cut two routes this month from future schedules. This includes service from Orlando to Huntsville, Alabama, as well as from Fort Lauderdale to Providenciales, Turks and Caicos.

Spirit Airlines

Like Frontier, Spirit has also been busy tweaking its network with new service to major U.S. cities that are already blanketed with flights by major network airlines. (This comes as traditional ultra-low-cost destinations like Orlando have seen plummeting fares due to overcapacity.)

This month, the airline added 10 new routes, including several in hotly contested markets like Chicago to Newark and Los Angeles to Seattle. The airline followed up on April 30 with another network expansion; this time, from Delta's Detriot hub and from American's Dallas-Fort Worth hub.

Separately, Spirit is dropping service from Houston to San Jose, Costa Rica.

• Spirit adds 3 new routes, cuts 1 in latest network adjustment
• Spirit's latest network shift features 7 new routes launching this summer

Southwest Airlines

Southwest hasn't exited a city since 2019, but things are getting heated down in Dallas as the airline makes some major adjustments to its network.

On the carrier's first-quarter earnings call, Dallas-based Southwest said it would drop four cities from its route map: Bellingham, Washington; Cozumel, Mexico; Syracuse, New York; and Houston (at IAH). The airline will also shrink at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD).

Additionally, Southwest is scrapping two existing routes: Atlanta to Little Rock, Arkansas, and Chicago (at ORD) to Tampa.

It wasn't all bad news, though. Southwest will add four new routes, including a new contender for the shortest route in its network: Richmond, Virginia, to Baltimore.

• Southwest cuts 4 cities from its route map, will shrink at Atlanta and Chicago O'Hare
• Southwest adds 4 new routes, cuts 2 others in latest network adjustment

United Airlines

United's big international growth hit a roadblock this month after the Federal Aviation Administration's increased scrutiny over the carrier's recent high-profile safety-related incidents .

While the review is ongoing, United is barred from adding new destinations , which means cutting the carrier's hotly anticipated new service from Newark to Faro, Portugal, before it even begins. The airline is also delaying its new service from Tokyo to Cebu in the Philippines.

United is allowed to continue growing to existing destinations, and it's doing just that with four new North American routes launching in the coming months:

• San Francisco to Detroit
• San Francisco to Montreal
• San Francisco to St. Louis
• Chicago to Joplin, Missouri

Aeromexico added one new U.S. route this month from Atlanta to Queretaro, Mexico. This new daily flight will take off Aug. 5 on board an Embraer E190.

This new route comes just a few months after Aeromexico and Delta were told by the Department of Transportation that they needed to end their joint venture partnership.

Hainan Airlines

Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines will become the first airline to connect the U.S. with Chongqing, China. Hainan filed this new flight from Chongqing to Seattle beginning in May.

Furthermore, Hainan is set to bring back its Boston-to-Beijing flight in May. It was last served in March 2020.

Norse Atlantic Airways

Norse is adding a new route from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to LAS beginning Sept. 12.

It's not all good news for the airline, as the carrier will suspend three routes at the end of the summer. This includes New York to Athens, Greece; New York to Rome; and Los Angeles to Paris.

Philippine Airlines

Philippine Airlines is adding a new U.S. gateway: Seattle. The airline will fly a new 6,651-mile route to Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) in the Philippines beginning Oct. 2 on a three-times-weekly basis.

Flights will operate in both directions on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays on board a 370-seat Boeing 777-300ER. This jet features 42 lie-flat business-class seats and 328 economy seats.

Seattle becomes PAL's sixth destination in the U.S., joining Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Honolulu and Guam.

This route has been in the works for years, as it was originally supposed to launch just before the coronavirus pandemic.

• Philippine Airlines makes Seattle its sixth US destination

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines is also adding a new U.S. gateway: Denver.

Turkish's new Denver-to-Istanbul route launches June 11 with three-times-weekly service. This route will give Denver-based travelers hundreds of one-stop itineraries to cities across the airline's impressive global network.

It also comes as Denver has seen a major increase in air service, particularly with expanded options from fellow Star Alliance carrier United Airlines.

• Turkish Airlines to launch 14th US route: Denver to Istanbul

Viva Aerobus

Mexican low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus is launching new once-weekly flights between Charlotte and Cancun, Mexico, on May 25.

Viva will go head-to-head against American Airlines, which offers up to three daily flights in this market.

WestJet is adding new twice-weekly seasonal service from Nashville to Winnipeg, Manitoba. This limited-time service will only operate from Sept. 16 to Nov. 15.

Nashville will become WestJet's seventh direct link between Winnipeg and a U.S. destination and its 23rd nonstop U.S. flight overall.

Xiamen Airlines

Xiamen Airlines filed twice-weekly service from New York to Fuzhou, China, starting in June. The market was last served in April 2020.

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