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Turkish is a partner of Bilt Rewards, Citi Thank You, and Capital One Miles and can be very beneficial for those looking to fly within the US on United. The biggest barrier to entry when it came to using the Turkish Miles and Smiles program for redemption on partner awards was the antiquated and very clunky online booking portal that frequently doesn’t work.
That has all changed for the better.
Click Award ticket
If you were accustomed to booking Turkish awards for Turkish flights, this is isn’t anything new. However, in the paset, if you attempted to book a partner flight you’d have to find a section of your loyalty account in order to even see if it was possible, let alone the arduous journey of trying to book ( it often ended in long, frustrating conversations with Turkish customer support ).
Now, just click Award Ticket – Buy a ticket with Miles
Toggle to Star Award Ticket
Unlike most other airlines where results are comingled, in order to book partner awards, you need to differentiate that you intend to book a Star Alliance Partner Award.
Searching for United Atlanta to Chicago
As you can see down below, It’s just 7500 miles to fly Econ from Atlanta to Chicago. This is because Turkish has an amazing award chart for partner airlines within their own country, of which the US and United qualify.
These numbers are split in half if booking one, hence ATL to ORD being just 7500. This price would apply to flights to Hawaii, transcon ,etc as well.
Overall
It is now much, much easier to book with Turkish and utilize a great partner of Bilt, Citi, and Capital One.
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