Premium economy award flights from Istanbul Airport (IST) to New Orleans (MSY)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 6 programs for IST→MSY. Lowest: 40,000 miles + $394.49 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed premium economy award space on 3 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 40,000 miles + $394.49
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 6 of 8
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 24 of 39
- dates checked · Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on IST→MSY, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 40,000 pts + $394.49 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Royal Air Maroc (AT), British Airways (BA) | — | 3 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 45,000 pts + $334.53 | 1 stop | British Airways (BA) | 9+ | 1 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 55,000 pts + $66.99 | 2 stops | Aegean Airlines (A3), Lufthansa (LH), Turkish Airlines (TK), United Airlines (UA) | 8 | 19 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 78,818 pts + $126.34 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Turkish Airlines (TK) | 8 | 7 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 91,000 pts + $325.53 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL) | 8 | 24 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 613,400 pts + taxes not reported | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), IBERIA (IB) | 1 | 2 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: Avianca LifeMiles and Etihad Guest.
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
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 55,000 pts + $66.99 | 8 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 55,000 pts + $67.23 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 78,818 pts + $126.34 | 8 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 78,818 pts + $126.34 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 118,000 pts + $336.08 | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 118,000 pts + $336.08 | 1 | 2 stops | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 of 47 | 6% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 of 39 | 2% | |
| United MileagePlus | 19 of 39 | 48% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 7 of 39 | 17% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 24 of 39 | 61% | |
| GOL Smiles | 2 of 28 | 7% |
Best months for premium economy from Istanbul Airport (IST) to New Orleans (MSY)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 11 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 180,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 |
Lowest premium economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no premium economy space that month.
| Program | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | — | — | 40,000 | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | — | 45,000 | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 180,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 110,076 | 78,818 | — | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | — | 118,000 | 407,000 | 91,000 | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | — | 613,400 | — |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Aegean Airlines (A3): United MileagePlus
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Royal Air Maroc (AT): American Airlines AAdvantage
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and GOL Smiles
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- IBERIA (IB): GOL Smiles
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
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 Istanbul Airport (IST) and to New Orleans (MSY). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans (MSY) to Istanbul Airport (IST)Return direction | 40,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 |
| Istanbul Airport (IST) to New York JFKAlso from IST | 33,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 156 |
| Istanbul Airport (IST) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from IST | 40,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 261 |
| Istanbul Airport (IST) to Miami (MIA)Also from IST | 30,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 274 |
| Istanbul Airport (IST) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also from IST | 33,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 67 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to New Orleans (MSY)Also to MSY | 35,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 49 |
| Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to New Orleans (MSY)Also to MSY | 40,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 71 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to New Orleans (MSY)Also to MSY | 35,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 19 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from Istanbul Airport (IST) to New Orleans (MSY)
What's the lowest premium economy award from Istanbul Airport (IST) to New Orleans (MSY)?
40,000 miles + $394.49 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed premium economy award space on 3 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 10, 2026, 23:33 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from Istanbul Airport (IST) to New Orleans (MSY)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (3 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (1 date), United MileagePlus (19 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (7 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (24 dates) and GOL Smiles (2 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from Istanbul Airport (IST) to New Orleans (MSY)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop premium economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest premium economy award prices from Istanbul Airport (IST) to New Orleans (MSY)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest premium economy award AwardTool observed was for Jan 2027 departures: 40,000 miles with AAdvantage (3 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.