Bangkok: €1,297 Turkish Airlines Business Class From Budapest in May 2022

The Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines is currently running a nice deal on business class flights from Budapest to Bangkok. These flights merely cost €1,297 (~HUF 509,854). These prices are only available in May 2022.

Info

Turkish Airlines allows you to modify your booking as often as you want, but you’ll have to pay the fare difference.

Show Deal

As with most Turkish Airlines deals, your trip will include a layover at the airline’s hub in Istanbul. As a business class passenger, you can visit the lounge before boarding your plane to Bangkok. For the long-haul flights, the carrier will usually operate an Airbus A330.

Search & Book

Tickets will be sold until September 16, 2021, according to the fare rules. You can fly from May until June 16, 2022, as long as you stay at least 2 days (or a Sunday) in Bangkok.

Google Flights (instructions) is once again a great help in finding cheap flights. Even easier – use our own calendar above and be redirected to Turkish Airline’s booking site for booking.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

All tickets will be issued in booking class J. Most Star Alliance programs will reward you with a 100% earning rate. Here’s what you can expect to be credited:

21,256 Miles on TAP Miles&Go
16,492 Award Miles + 480 Points on Miles&More
15,942 Miles on Avianca LifeMiles
15,292 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
13,816 Miles on EVA Infinity MileageLands
13,286 Miles on Egyptair Plus
11,690 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
10,628 Award Miles + 1,776 PQP on United MileagePlus
10,628 Miles on Asiana Club
10,628 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
10,628 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
10,628 Miles on Ethiopian ShebaMiles
10,628 Points on SAS EuroBonus
10,628 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
10,628 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
10,628 Miles on Aegean Miles+Bonus
10,628 Miles on Azul TodoAzul
10,628 Miles on GOL Aéreos Smiles

Data provided by miles.travel-dealz.com. Without guarantee on correctness.

Turkish Airlines’ own program, Miles&Smiles, is probably the best option to credit these flights, even if Thai Royal Orchid Plus will directly give you the (rather worthless) Star Alliance Silver status for this booking.

Turkish Airlines Business Class

Turkish Airlines’ Business Class product receives a lot of praise, especially for their outstanding catering that features on-board chefs on long haul routes. Their seats are comfortable and fully reclineable to a lie flat position.

Main point of criticism is their 2-3-2 seating pattern aboard their Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, that denies direct aisle access to the middle seat. Their Airbus A330 family feature are 2-2-2 pattern, which solves this problem. These reviews describe Turkish Airlines’ business class as fantastic and highly underrated: