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Good to Know - Business Class Flights to Istanbul Airport

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December

High season

September

Average price round-trip

£2,480

Good deal round-trip

£1,929

Good deal one-way

£410
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
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When to book business class flights to Istanbul Airport

Are your dates flexible? We break down the daily and monthly prices for business class flights to Istanbul Airport, so you can find the best time to fly.
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FAQs for Istanbul Airport business class flights

  • Which airlines offer the most exceptional Business Class experience on flights to Istanbul?

    Business class seats on Turkish Airlines flights to Istanbul have an in-built and adjustable privacy screen, allowing you to shut out distractions and enjoy some well-deserved relaxation during your flight. Turkish Airlines’ Business Class seats also have personal reading lamps, so you can adjust the light to your preference, and a 51 cm tray table that you can use as a workspace. Turkish Airlines seats also come with a spacious suit hanger, in case you are heading to an important meeting or event.

  • Which airlines offer a Business Class lounge entry at UK airports?

    Passengers flying to Istanbul with British Airways from London Heathrow can relax in the British Airways Lounge, located inside Terminal 5. The lounge has a bar and a fine dining menu, as well as workspaces where you can catch up on tasks before you fly. Passengers flying Business Class with Lufthansa will also have access to the Senator Lounge in Heathrow’s Terminal 2, which offers panoramic runway views.

  • Which airlines offer the most exceptional on-board dining experience?

    When you fly Business Class with Turkish Airlines, you can choose your in-flight meal from a variety of delicious world cuisines. Turkish Airlines also offers a personalised dining service, which allows you to order your meal in advance online, and lets you choose what time you want to eat while on board.

  • What are the most common stopovers on Business Class flights to Istanbul Airport?

    If you are travelling with Lufthansa, you will often stop over at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) before flying on to Istanbul. Some Business Class LOT flights from London also changeover in Warsaw (WAW) or in Bucharest (OTP). Choosing Business Class flights with one stopover en route may save you money compared with direct flights to Istanbul.

  • How long is a flight to Istanbul Airport?

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  • What is the most popular airline offering Business Class flights to Istanbul Airport?

    Among KAYAK users, British Airways is the most popular airline offering Business Class seats on flights to Istanbul Airport.

  • How much is a Business Class ticket to Istanbul Airport?

    The price of a Business Class flight ticket to Istanbul varies greatly based on its origin. From London, the cost generally starts at £351, whereas Business Class travelers from London pay around £754.

  • Which airlines offer Business Class tickets on flights to Istanbul Airport?

    Traveling to Istanbul Airport and want to offer yourself a Business Class experience? Depending on the origin, the following airlines offer seats in Business Class: British Airways, Lufthansa, KLM and LOT.

  • How does KAYAK find such good deals on Business Class tickets to Istanbul Airport?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Istanbul Airport for economy class as well as Business Class travelers.

  • What is the best airline for business class flights to Istanbul Airport?

    The highest-rated airline by KAYAK users offering business class flights to Istanbul Airport is Turkish Airlines, with an overall rating of 7.4.

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Top tips for finding business class flights to Istanbul Airport

  • If you want to find direct Business Class flights to Istanbul Airport (IST), there are numerous UK airports you can travel from. British Airways offers direct Business Class flights from London Heathrow (LHR) to Istanbul. You can also fly direct with Turkish Airlines from LHR, Manchester Airport (MAN), Edinburgh Airport (EDI), and Birmingham Airport (BHX).
  • Passengers flying Business Class with Turkish Airlines will have a priority label attached to their luggage. This means that you can save time and collect your luggage first when you land in Istanbul.
  • Business Class travellers flying with British Airways from London Heathrow can breeze through the airport luggage-free with BA’s doorstep pick-up service. This service allows you to have your luggage collected from home before you fly, and then checked onto your flight for you at the airport.
  • When you book Business Class flights to Istanbul Airport with Turkish Airlines, you’ll receive your in-flight amenities kit in a stylish and functional designer case. These kits include travel essentials and thoughtful extras, such as slippers made from soft, recycled fabrics, eye masks, and beauty products.
  • Most airlines offering Business Class flights to Istanbul include a fully reclining flat bed so that you can enjoy a comfortable night on board. Fully flat beds are available when you fly Business Class to Istanbul with British Airways, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, KLM, and Air France.
  • To get a below average price, try to book at least 1 week in advance of your departure date.
  • The most expensive day to fly Business Class to Istanbul Airport is Saturday, while the cheapest is Monday.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Istanbul Airport

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Istanbul. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United Kingdom to Istanbul. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Aegean AirlinesOverall score based on 894 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.5Food
7.8Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
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Fine. It was a 25 minute ride in a tiny plane that left 20 mins late

8.0 ExcellentJoan, May 2024ATH - PAS
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Fine. It was a 25 minute ride in a tiny plane that left 20 mins late

The only issue was a short window to make my connecting flight, and nobody to assist me in finding my way to the next gate.

This is my first time flying Aegean Air and I had a great first time experience. I will fly this airline again.

Just ok. No much of a great travel experience. If you need point A to B they are ok.

More leg room, great if crew could move people before flight (ie if 3 in a row, offer to move 1 or 2 to an empty 3 seat row rather than let people move themselves after takeoff

Very bad experience during the boarding, the Aegean employees were very rude, and impatient with the passengers

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Flight was late, boarding totally chaotic, seat uncomfortable, food good, attendants and pilots good.

aegean took off late, which made it impossible for us to make the next flight on air canada, we all ran to the terminal, the plane was still there but the air canada folks wouldn't let us board because they said the door was already closed. they told us we had to go all the way back to aegean desk to arrange another flight.

Priority transfer bag left behind in Amsterdam causing extreme difficulty and inconvenience on arrival destination Athens

The food from Lagos to Amsterdam was was very poor compared to AMS-YYZ

The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

The flight was delayed for 2 hrs. Because they didn’t have a crew to fly. And it is not a first time for klm to do that. Last time they cancelled my filght and rebooked me 3 days later. Not reliable airline

We left one hour late because of technical difficulties. The economy comfort seats are great for the price. The crew was mediocre, they do not provide a pleasant experience, they just deliver food and drinks and give orders, not very amicable, no service and hospitality focus.

I thought KLM was the best airline but the Lima - Amsterdam was 1 hours late, the Brussels - Amsterdam was 2.30 hours late and the Amsterdam - Lima was 30 minutes late

The food was ok. The crew seemed like they were cranky. I had one guy get mad at me for passing in between the storage area to get to the other toilet. I can understand if it's not allowed but reprimanding me like I'm a student saying "This is the last time!" was not appropriate. During my meal time, there was a French family around me. No problems there but when we usually have meals, they are supposed to put their chair in the upright position. These people did not do it and the steward did not tell them to raise their seat in the upright position. However, I was told to do so! So, me and another person next to me had to eat with the monitor almost touching our faces. Furthermore, a lady in front of me was putting her feet up and preventing another elder passenger from putting her seat back. To make it worse, she was continuously hitting her back into her seat, shaking my monitor while I was watching a movie. A crew member did speak to her about it but then she accused me of pushing her seat forward! The crew member gave me a death stare and told me to stop pushing the seat forward. I did not even touch her seat at all, if I did, she would know it. Her boyfriend also stood up and tried to push her seat even further past the maximum decline to no avail. None of these people were reprimanded but the steward, some bald guy, was extremely friendly with them and did not even try to instruct them to do anything until it was time to land. I resisted the urge to really argue with them because I would have obviously been seen as the aggressor (I have no idea why). I hardly said anything on this flight except "more wine please" and "sorry" if I bumped into someone accidentally. Overall, it was an annoying flight and I had to resist the urge to yell at the steward and the people he was overly friendly with. The happiest moment of this flight was leaving it.

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

It was nice to be on a legacy airline, people try at least.

I travel frequently. The flight was late again... KLM should really try and be on time

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

Upgrade to business was great. The crew was nice. Disembarkation in Bucharest was very slow through the rear door to a bus to get to the terminal. The business lounge was not clean with bugs running on the floor.

I rated food and entertainment with the lower score because I did not have N/A. No food and entertainment from Bucharest to London.

Poor service ! Water need to be free and a little snack for 3.5 hour during the flight. Tarom company need to take lessons from Turkish Airlines.

There was extreme turbulence for 10-15 minutes a bit after takeoff, which of course is no one's fault. This was a short regional flight with no amenities except water. Departure and arrival wete close ro on-time. The Suceava airport is very small but pleasant and efficient. My baggage all the way from Washington DC, checked through Paris and Bucharest, arrived without a hitch. There was really nothing to complain about except a regrettable 5+-hour layover in Bucharest.

This experience was atypical. The flight left three hours late because of engine technical issues, which meant a very long wait. Unrealistic announcements made it worse by discoursgong leavimg for water, reatrrom, etc. But the crew did its best and apart from the delay, it was not a bad flight. Good entertainment and drink service.In the end, I made my connection anyway.

Pros: "The crew and the flight from Bucharest to Istanbul"
Cons: "The airplane from Athens to Bucharest wa terrible, very old, smelling bad, not maintained, and noisy"
Cons: "Boarding... always boarding being confuse! Tarom flights are... difficult to understand why this happens"
Pros: "Comfortable’ish seats, left on time... arrived early!"
Cons: "Boarding is, continues to be, a big issue! Not organized, everyone trying to jump ahead of others..."
Pros: "The check in was very rude and moody for no reason. He was not accommodating with the seating arrangement"
Cons: "Ask the staff not to be so moody for no reason at all."
Pros: "The crew was amazing. They answered to my requests politely and helpfully"
Cons: "Some of the plates/tables are not rigid/straight horizontal. Should be checked and readjusted"

Smooth flight. Surprisingly good and inexpensive food choices. Clean cabin. The plane is not equipped with the entertainment system.

Failure of APU meant massive delays at start of journey , baking in an unventilated plane Not good

Delay ca 5 hours on the first flight and 2 hours on the next one

The airline ran late and I almost missed this connecting flight to LGW. The airline didn't act very sympathetic to my situation. I wished that didn't happen as my experience I'm sure would've been much different.

One flight has delayed, but connecting flight ( the same company) has another plan for us. And left TO TLL. Instead Finnair.Who waiting pax from BRUSSELS. GREAT EXAMPLE OF COOPERATION. 👍

Great leg room and very clean plane nothing could be better 😁

Pros: "Not much to say here. It was a short flight, and it went smoothly."
Cons: "I’ll say the same thing about almost every flight I have, and this is mostly for the airlines. People might fly more and pay a bit more if you give us more room. Being crammed into a tiny seat with a bunch of strangers is never pleasant. Same in this flight. Nothing terrible, just the usual. Also, to the other passengers, sit down until it’s your turn to exit. What is wrong with you that you can’t sit five more minutes? Be polite and let the people in front of you go first, let them have room to grab their bags instead of having your elbows in their face."
Pros: "Everything except the delay"
Cons: "No delays, took bag crew forever to load the plane, they were extremely late....waited over 35minutes"
Cons: "The flight was late by half an hour and I had to pay 60€ because my cabin bag was 2kg heavier than allowed."
Pros: "The crew was friendly. Baggage arrive safely. But the repeated commercial interruptions trying to sell things made me wonder if it was commission based - a nap was not possible from the announcements but you could buy things duty free. I am glad it was a short flight. A new plane."
Cons: "There are no queues. A free for all to load and unload the plane. If you are looking for Swiss order, look elsewhere. Nothing is free, not water (1.5 euro) or any other beverages or anything else. We paid double what the flight should cost to not even be offered water. The seats were lightly padded to maximize seats. There was a small amount of leg room but some. No power outlets, wifi or media. The worst aspect is I bought a flight on Baltic Air from Tallinn to Riga and had the price from Riga to Paris on the next tab on kayak. I bought the ticket from Tallin to Riga then flipped to buy Riga to Paris only to learn it was a bait price. The price was actually $200 more. Baltic would not refund the first flight (within minutes) so we were stuck to either walk away from our 2 tickets to Riga or pay the bait and switch rate. We begrudgingly paid 400 (200 each) euro MORE than the initial price shown so we could fly out of Riga back to Paris (to be back in Paris by Jan 7). A non alcoholic beverage, a small snack, and power access would be helpful. Ground crew helping with order would be helpful. I was shoved and run over trying to get onto and off the plane. It is the wild west of flying except the plane is new...oh, and it is 30 euro if you do not check in online ahead. But you will still need to stand in line to check a bag (where they can issue you a boarding pass)."

Old cabine without flat bed in business for a 12 hour flight is not acceptable

Did not find the wheelchair that supposed to assist and went to a long queue for transit security chk which was very slow and boarding desk wanted to close counter although that they knew that I am minutes away because of their mistake of not providing the wheelchair.

They charge me for luggage which is was included on the ticket

Business class in the second leg - CDG-EVN was a disaster.

Everything went smoothly with Air France. There was a delay in departure which seemed to relate to the immigration services being short staffed.

Lost luggage, 2 bags were badly damaged and one of the bags came open.

Crew was professional. Boarding has few seats . Since the plane was not full would have been nice to change seat on the internet

Je n'ai pas pû incliner mon siège et une des hôtesses ne comprenait pas ce que je disais. Je devais parler fort

The crew was great and handled our unexpected detour with proactive communication.

Even though my seat is a paid seat, I was told to give up my seat to a passenger. I tried to ask the CA to negotiate, and when I spoke in Japanese, the CA fled. I had to find a Japanese CA and ask them to deal with it. . After takeoff, I spilled my coffee, and when I asked the flight attendant for a towel, she told me to wipe it off with a wet tissue. My clothes got wet, so I asked CA for an extra blanket, but I had to wait for an hour.

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