What's New & Announcements

Attention to the CIP PassengersAttention to the CIP Passengers

Turkish Airlines flights are departing from New Terminal at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport as of November

9 Our CIP PASSENGERS can access the CIP Hall upstairs with their CIP Lounge card after having completed check-in at the Business Class Check-in Counter on the “Departures” floor and passing through the security control points (or passport control in the international terminal).

 

Another Innovation from Miles&Smiles! Another Innovation from Miles&Smiles!

As of 09.11.2009, Turkish Airlines authorized agents will be able to issue an award ticket for one way and round trıp on domestic flights.

Upon this application which is valid only for domestic flights, Miles&Smiles frequent flyer programme members are able to get our authorized agents to issue an award ticket on domestic flights of Turkish Airlines and Anadolujet. Domestic/İnternational companıon and upgrade awards are excluded for this application and changes like refund mileage, rebooking/rerouting shall not be made by authorized agents. Furthermore, agents will be able to issue an award ticket if the reservation is for member’s own. Miles&Smiles program rules and conditions are applied for all award tickets that are issued by authorized agents.

We Are Here!We are here!

For the operations on your Miles&Smiles card and membership application, we are waiting for you at our desk in Ataturk Airport International Terminal.

You can visit our desk which is located next to the Turkish Airlines check-in counters between 08.30 and 17.30 on weekdays and enjoy the advantages of Miles&Smiles.

Online Award Ticket

You can book online award ticket for yourself and/or whoever you want.

Miles&Smiles card holders do not have to take place on this reservation. This procedure is limited for a maximum of 5 persons.

Code-share Flights

In addition to this, the application of bonus miles offer will be started on codeshare flights marketed by Turkish Airlines and operated by a non-Star Alliance and Non-Frequent Flyer programme partner carrier of Turkish Airlines at the same time, as of November 1, 2009.

AnadoluJet- Sun Express Code-Share Flights

Miles&Smiles members will not be able to earn miles on the flights TK 9000-TK9275 marketed by AnadoluJet and operated by Sun Express as of December 01,2009.  Your missing miles for a flight taken before December 01, 2009 will be credited to your account  under the old programme terms and conditions.


 

One call is enough for Business Class - 444 0 849

You may call (+90 212) 444 0 849 -444 0 THY- Turkish Airlines Call Center to make your tickets upgrade to Business or First Class with your miles. Miles&Smiles award tickets and companion tickets that can be issued either for yourself or for other persons. Calling -444 0 THY- will also be sufficent for all reservation changes and mileage refund transactions for your already issued Miles&Smiles award tickets. Miles&Smiles business upgrade class “J” will be changed to “Z” Class on Turkish Airlines flights. You are required to have a valid and paid Economy Class ticket in Y, B, M, K, H, S classes for Business Class upgrade and C, D, J Business Class tickets for First Class upgrades. Paid tickets can be upgraded to the next higher class in return of miles.

 

Passport controlAttention to the Business Class passengers and Elite Plus Card holders

Business class passengers and elite plus card holders travelling by Turkish Airlines may require fast track cards which are available from check-in desks of  international flights. Fast track cards are enable the passengers to pass faster from passport control counter 30 in İstanbul Ataturk Airport arrival floor.

 

Star AllianceStar Alliance

Turkish Airlines has been a Star Alliance member since April  2008 as it is known. Miles&Smiles members earn miles when travelling on mutual flights of the Star Alliance member carriers. From now on Miles&Smiles members will earn mıles on flights operated by TK or other Star Alliance  member carrier  flights regardless of the airline designator code on the ticket. members will earn miles under the designator code and in accordance with the accrual chart of the operating carrier.


 

Kredi kartı ibrazıCredit Card Presentation

Credit card presentation is not obliged for Elite Plus, Elite and Classic Plus Miles & Smiles Card members and for Classic Miles & Smiles members who has already earned 10.000 miles or has flown at least 6 (six) flights.

In order to be accepted to the flight , no credit card presentation required in case the credit card holder members have the circumstances given above.

 

Now,  it’s much easier to make your tickets upgrade to higher class! Now, it’s much easier to make your tickets upgrade to higher class!

According to Miles&Smiles program rules Elite and Elite Plus Card holders can have their flight class upgraded to business class at time of check-in by redeeming miles from their Miles&Smiles accounts as soon as there are available seats in business class for the requested flights. As of 09 Jun 2009 last minute upgrade service can be applied also for Classic and Classic Plus members under the same conditions with Elite and Elite Plus members. Furthermore first class last minute upgrade service can be applied for all Miles&Smiles members, Classic,Classic Plus, Elite, and Elite Plus members.
NOTE:  Offline stations can not apply last minute upgarde services for Classic and Classic Plus members.Offline stations are listed below.
Dubai, Sanaa, Damascus, Chisinau, St.Petersburg, Tashkent, Amman, Tehran, Tabriz, Aleppo, Nairobi, Simferepol, Riga, Helsinki, Muscat, Moscow,  Ekaterinburg, Tripoli, UFA, Bingaze, Bahrein, Doha, Dakar, Basel, Pristina, Sarajevo, Zagrep, Ljubljana, Tirana, Skopje, Dushanbe, Sao Paulo.

 

New application for Miles&Smiles upgrade award!

Miles&Smiles business upgrade class “J” will be changed to “Z” Class on Turkish Airlines flights. You are required to have a valid and paid Economy Class ticket for Y, B, M, K, H, S classes for upgrade to Business Class.

Besides of this, seat guaranteed service for Elite Plus members will not be applied for “Z“ and “J“ classes.
 
 
Turkish Airlines introduces new early check-in procedure...hspace=Turkish Airlines introduces new early check-in procedure...
Turkish Airlines, in a statement issued today, said passengers must arrive at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport early enough to complete all the formalities. As part of its busy summer schedule, Turkish Airlines will launch its new early check-in and baggage drop-off procedure for all of its passengers starting on Friday, May 1 at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport. For more information please  click.


 
A New Application for Companion Tickets
After 30 April 2009 a new rule will be applied for Miles&Smiles companion tickets. Companion ticket and the paid ticket must be issued for the same route and both passengers should travel together on the first flight of the trip. The return flights can be flown in different dates and the other companion tickets cases are not be issued.
 

New Advantages for Our New Members
After you apply for Miles&Smiles membership your card will automatically be sent to your address once you fly with Turkish Airlines or any of Star Alliance Member Airlines. You dont need to earn 3.000 statü miles anymore. Until you receive your card, you may earn miles by using either your membership number or your temporary card. You can use your temporary card until receiving the original one. Just apply for Miles&Smiles membership for exclusive benefits.

 
Star Alliance Upgrade Award
SAUA (Star Alliance Upgrade award) is now available on Air China and Shanghai Airlines flights as well. Online booking is the best way to book your Star Alliance upgrade whereas you can also contact Miles & Smiles Call Center for your Star Alliance Upgrade requests. For detailed information, please click.

 

Guarantied Tickets
The reservation class A and Z for seat guarantied tickets has been changed to X and I Class as same as capacity controlled award ticket as of 1st April . You are kindly requested to specify your choice while you make your reservation.

 

Now we are closer to you...

You can now learn your Miles&Smiles mileage balance and also update your e-mail address via SMS using your mobile phone. All you have to do is send an SMS in the format bellow to 0532 444 0 849*

Phone number for SMS: 0532 444 0 849
Mileage balance: MILES TKXXXXXXXXX
E-mail confirmation: E-MAIL TKXXXXXXXXX YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS
*From outside Turkey: +90 532 444 0 849