First-class award flights from Cairo (CAI) to Istanbul (IST)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 1 program for CAI→IST. Lowest: 284,000 miles with GOL Smiles, which showed first-class award space on 31 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 16, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 284,000 miles + taxes not reported
- GOL Smiles
- Programs with space
- 1 of 10
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 31 of 323
- dates checked · GOL Smiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on CAI→IST, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOL Smiles | 284,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 31 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Avianca LifeMiles, Delta SkyMiles, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Turkish Miles & Smiles, United MileagePlus, Virgin Australia Velocity and Virgin Atlantic Flying 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.
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 first-class award space showed up
Of the 323 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for GOL Smiles in the last 30 days, 31 (9%) showed first-class award space. The latest departure with space was .
Best months for first class from Cairo (CAI) to Istanbul (IST)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 298,900 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 1 | |
| 284,000 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 8 | |
| 285,300 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 19 | |
| 285,300 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 3 |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Qatar Airways (QR): GOL Smiles
First class on nearby routes
The lowest first-class 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 Cairo (CAI) and to Istanbul (IST). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo (CAI) to Doha (DOH)Also from CAI | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 6 |
| Cairo (CAI) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)Also from CAI | 61,000 points | Virgin Australia Velocity | 292 |
| Cairo (CAI) to New Delhi (DEL)Also from CAI | 165,000 milesMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 32 |
| Cairo (CAI) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also from CAI | 165,000 milesMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 7 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Istanbul (IST)Also to IST | 85,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 194 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Istanbul (IST)Also to IST | 85,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 176 |
| Atlanta (ATL) to Istanbul (IST)Also to IST | 85,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 75 |
| Houston (IAH) to Istanbul (IST)Also to IST | 105,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 96 |
Questions about first-class award flights from Cairo (CAI) to Istanbul (IST)
What's the lowest first-class award from Cairo (CAI) to Istanbul (IST)?
284,000 miles with GOL Smiles. GOL Smiles showed first-class award space on 31 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 13, 2026, 02:32 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from Cairo (CAI) to Istanbul (IST)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop first-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest first-class award prices from Cairo (CAI) to Istanbul (IST)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest first-class award AwardTool observed was for May 2027 departures: 284,000 miles with Smiles (8 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.