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London (LHR) to Istanbul (IST) business class reward flights

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Lowest seen in the last 2 days20,000 milesPlus fees$108.20ProgramAir France-KLM Flying BlueAir France-KLM Flying BlueLight fareAirlineKLMKLMDepartingThu, Nov 26
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Which program and airline costs you least

London to Istanbul in business class starts at 20K miles plus $108.20 — KLM through Air France-KLM Flying Blue.

Every way to book LHR to IST with miles or points
Airline
KLMKLMvia AMSAir France-KLM Flying Blue20Kplus $108.20
LOT Polish AirlinesLOT Polish Airlinesvia WAWlast seen 12 Oct, not re-checked sinceLifeMiles24.3Kplus $58.00
SwissSwissvia GVAlast seen 12 Oct, not re-checked sinceLifeMiles24.3Kplus $58.00
Brussels AirlinesBrussels Airlinesvia BRUlast seen 12 Oct, not re-checked sinceLifeMiles24.3Kplus $58.00
LufthansaLufthansavia MUClast seen 12 Oct, not re-checked sinceLifeMiles24.3Kplus $72.40
Turkish AirlinesTurkish AirlinesNonstoplast seen 12 Oct, not re-checked sinceLifeMiles24.3Kplus $87.40
EgyptAirEgyptAirvia CAIlast seen 12 Oct, not re-checked sinceLifeMiles24.3Kplus $148.37
British AirwaysBritish AirwaysNonstopBritish Airways Club26.8K AviosFees not quoted
Air FranceAir Francevia CDGAir France-KLM Flying Blue27Kplus $108.30
British AirwaysBritish AirwaysNonstopAtmos Rewards45K Atmos pointsplus $157.00
Middle East AirlinesMiddle East Airlinesvia BEYAir France-KLM Flying Blue95.5Kplus $426.94

LHR to IST in business class: the facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from London to Istanbul on 53 of the 53 departure days we have checked so far (7 days are not checked yet), through 4 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat. Data updated .

  • Air France-KLM Flying Blue
    Days with space
    3 of 53 checked
    Lowest
    20,000 miles
    Typical day
    45,500 miles
    Cash on top
    $108
  • LifeMiles
    Days with space
    24 of 53 checked
    Lowest
    24,300 miles
    Typical day
    24,300 miles
    Cash on top
    $58 to $148
  • British Airways Club
    Days with space
    48 of 53 checked
    Lowest
    26,750 Avios
    Typical day
    26,750 Avios
    Cash on top
    Not quoted
  • Atmos Rewards
    Days with space
    44 of 53 checked
    Lowest
    45,000 Atmos points
    Typical day
    45,000 Atmos points
    Cash on top
    $156 to $157

Nonstop or with a connection

Nonstop seats on British Airways and Turkish Airlines. With a connection on Air France, Brussels Airlines, EgyptAir, KLM, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Middle East Airlines and Swiss.

How to book it

  1. Air France-KLM Flying Blue books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search LHR to IST in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $108).
  2. LifeMiles books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search LHR to IST in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $58).
  3. British Airways Club books on avios.com: sign in there, search LHR to IST in business class on a date with space, and pay in Avios with the cash on top.
  4. Atmos Rewards books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search LHR to IST in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $156).

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