Premium economy award flights from Auckland (AKL) to Istanbul Airport (IST)

The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on AKL→IST, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
Emirates SkywardsLowest observed	127,000 pts + $297.18	1 stop	EK	1	2	Nov 11, 2026, 19:45 UTC	See dates
Virgin Australia Velocity	142,000 pts + $287.85	1 stop	SQ	2	10	Nov 11, 2026, 19:45 UTC	See dates

Not seen in premium economy: American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qatar Airways Privilege Club.

Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.

Observed premium economy award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Dec 3, 2026	Emirates Skywards	127,000 pts + $297.18	1	1 stop	Nov 2, 2026, 16:21 UTC	Check this date

Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.

How often premium economy award space showed up

Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had premium economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.

Program	Dates with space	Share of dates checked	Latest departure with space
Emirates Skywards	2 of 30	6%	Jan 25, 2027
Virgin Australia Velocity	10 of 30	33%	Sep 21, 2027

Premium economy compared with economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way premium economy and economy awards on AKL→IST, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the premium economy award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.

Best months for premium economy from Auckland (AKL) to Istanbul Airport (IST)

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.

Month	Lowest observed	Program	Dates
Dec 2026	127,000 pts + $297.18	Emirates Skywards	1
Jan 2027	127,000 pts + taxes not reported	Emirates Skywards	1
Jun 2027	142,000 pts + taxes not reported	Virgin Australia Velocity	3
Sep 2027	142,000 pts + taxes not reported	Virgin Australia Velocity	3

A month's taxes are those of an award AwardTool recorded at that month's lowest price for a departure that month. “Taxes not reported” means the data has none for that month; the award still has taxes and fees.

Each program's lowest one-way premium economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles, with the taxes of that month's lowest award and the program's open dates that month under it. A price without taxes had none reported for that month. — means the program showed no premium economy space that month.

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.

Program	Dec 2026	Jan 2027	Jun 2027	Sep 2027
Emirates Skywardsmiles	127,000+ $297.18 · 1 date	127,0001 date	—	—
Virgin Australia Velocitypoints	—	142,0004 dates	142,0003 dates	142,0003 dates

Airlines seen in premium economy

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards
• Singapore Airlines (SQ): Virgin Australia Velocity

Premium economy on nearby routes

The lowest premium economy award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Auckland (AKL) and to Istanbul Airport (IST). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.

Route	Lowest observed	Program	Dates seen
Auckland (AKL) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from AKL	49,500 miles + $59.29	American Airlines AAdvantage	106
Auckland (AKL) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from AKL	55,000 points + $79.29	Alaska Atmos Rewards	73
Auckland (AKL) to New York JFKAlso from AKL	49,500 miles + $59.89	American Airlines AAdvantage	121
Auckland (AKL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Also from AKL	49,500 miles + $54.29Nonstop	American Airlines AAdvantage	128
New York JFK to Istanbul Airport (IST)Also to IST	33,000 points + $163.20	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	100
Los Angeles (LAX) to Istanbul Airport (IST)Also to IST	40,000 miles + $252.60	Air France/KLM Flying Blue	290
Houston (IAH) to Istanbul Airport (IST)Also to IST	40,000 miles + $252.60	Air France/KLM Flying Blue	329
Washington Dulles (IAD) to Istanbul Airport (IST)Also to IST	23,000 miles + taxes not reported	GOL Smiles	37

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
Emirates Skywards	5:4 · Instant	1:1 · Instant	2:1.5 · Instant	—	1:0.8 · Instant	—

Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. AwardTool's list has no transfers from these US card programs to Virgin Australia Velocity.