Turkish Airlines Miles Misleading Issue
On December 19, 2023, I checked my THY miles and saw that I had 3040 miles. When I checked if I could get an award ticket, I found that I could book direct flights from Mardin to Istanbul for 2700 miles for two months. I decided to visit Istanbul and informed my relatives there based on this information. On December 21, 2023, I tried to get the award ticket, but the lowest fare had increased to 3800 miles. I was shocked and angry. How can this happen? There is no oversight or business ethics. Either you don't set the fare at 2700 miles, or if you do, you should keep it stable. Let's assume there were no seats left, but there were, as I checked for two months. Why did the fare increase by 1000 miles in two days? If you want to buy 1000 miles, you can purchase them for the price of a plane ticket. With my 3040 miles, if I want to buy something other than a plane ticket, I can only get a wafer from THY markets. You understand what this means. I had promised to visit, and now I am stuck. I have taught commerce and my life is built on trade; I don't understand this kind of business ethics. Whoever is responsible should be ashamed. I think they are someone who doesn't deserve their position and got it through favoritism. I will keep my promise, God willing. If I am not forced to, I will not fly with THY again. If I have two options, I will always choose X company. It seems they ranked 21st among the top 25 airlines of 2023. If only they had asked me.
How much is 1000 miles with THY? The sale value for 1000 miles is applied as 30 USD including VAT. Members can purchase up to 50,000 miles for each member within each calendar year, either for their own accounts or for the accounts of other members they choose. Interestingly, with 3040 points, we can get 300 TL worth of fuel from THY's partner Petrol Ofisi and Shell. What does this mean? I lost count of how many times I boarded delayed flights and how many losses I incurred, but I haven't forgotten the day I couldn't make it to iftar during Ramadan. Despite everything, I entrusted it to God. Apparently, the pilot didn't want to fly. Even 21 rows are too many for this company.
