The Turkish Miles & Smiles program once had many sweet spots. I had used them too. But all changed last year when it was devalued. It now has a devalued Star Alliance Domestic Award.
Turkish Miles Star Alliance Domestic Award Devaluation
This is the second devaluation of the Star Alliance Domestic Award in the last two years. The prices have been increased by 50%.
| Cabin | Before 15th Feb 2024 | From 15th Feb 2024 | Recent Award Pricing | % Change |
| Economy | 7500 | 10000 | 15000 | 50% |
| Business | 12500 | 15000 | 22500 | 50% |
| First | 20000 | 20000 | 30000 | 50% |
The current pricing is a bit expensive for flying in a country unless you live in the USA, China or India. Business class at 22500 is still a reasonable price for big countries, but other programs may offer cheaper award flights with the same airline partner.
Hawaii is Special
Hawaii is special for Turkish Airlines, actually, Hawaii is quite far from the USA. It takes at least 5 hours to fly to the West Coast and 9 hours to fly to the East Coast. So, for just 15K, we were getting business class seats for 9 hours. Now it has been devalued. It appears several members were using this sweet spot.
| Cabin | Before 15th Feb 2024 | From 15th Feb 2024 | Recent Award Pricing | % Change |
| Economy | 7500 | 10000 | 25000 | 150% |
| Business | 12500 | 15000 | 40000 | 167% |
| First | 20000 | 20000 | 50000 | 150% |
Bottomline
The devaluation of Turkish Miles Star Alliance Domestic Awards was implemented without notice. The prices have been increased by 50%. However, Hawaii now has its own domestic award chart, which will cost 150% more than before.
