There are very few airlines that offer lie-flat business class seats on short haul UK and European flights. Turkish Airlines has the most consistent lie-flat intra-Europe business class offerings and should be on the short list of interested readers. A connection at the wonderful Istanbul airport with great Turkish lounge and extensive duty-free shopping will be an added bonus on your way to the US.
Turkish Airlines
- Amsterdam – Istanbul (four-day daily A330/787/777)
- Barcelona – Istanbul (twice-daily A330)
- Berlin – Istanbul (thrice-daily A330/787)
- Brussels – Istanbul (almost daily A330)
- Bucharest – Istanbul (thrice daily A330/A350)
- Dalaman – Istanbul (daily 777)
- Dublin – Istanbul (3/4 weekly A330)
- Düsseldorf – Istanbul (2/3 weekly A330)
- Frankfurt – Istanbul (thrice daily A330)
- Geneva – Istanbul (daily A330)
- Hamburg – Istanbul (daily A330)
- London Heathrow – Istanbul (five daily A330/787/777)
- Lisbon – Istanbul (3/4 weekly A330)
- Madrid – Istanbul (double daily A330)
- Malaga – Istanbul (3/4 weekly A330)
- Malta – Istanbul (3/4 weekly A330/A350/787)
- Manchester – Istanbul (3/4 weekly A330)
- Milan – Istanbul (double daily A330)
- Munich – Istanbul (double daily A330)
- Nice – Istanbul (5 weekly A330)
- Oslo – Istanbul (3/4 weekly A330)
- Paris – Istanbul (3/4 daily A330/787/777)
- Prague – Istanbul (weekly A330)
- Rome – Istanbul (daily A330/777)
- Valencia – Istanbul (2/3 weekly A330)
- Venice – Istanbul (3/4 weekly A330/A350/787)
- Vienna – Istanbul (daily A350/787)
- Zurich – Istanbul (daily A330)
Aer Lingus
- Amsterdam – Dublin (A321LR)
- Faro – Dublin (daily A330)
- London – Dublin (A321LR)
- London – Shannon (A321LR)
- Malaga – Dublin (A330)
- Paris – Dublin (A321LR)
- Paris – Shannon (A321LR)
Air Europa
- Amsterdam – Madrid (787)
- Barcelona – Madrid (787)
- Gran Canaria – Madrid (787)
- Istanbul – Madrid (787)
- Milan – Madrid (787)
- Rome – Madrid (787)
- Tenerife – Madrid (787)
Emirates
Emirates offers a fifth freedom intra-Europe flight:
- Larnaca – Malta (daily 777-300ER)
Ethiopian Airlines
- Stockholm – Oslo (787-8/787-9)
- Copenhagen – Vienna (787-8/787-9)
- Manchester – Geneva (A350)
- Milan – Zurich (A350)
Finnair
- Amsterdam – Helsinki (A350)
- Brussels – Helsinki (A350)
- London Heathrow – Helsinki (A350)
- Munich – Helsinki (A350)
Iberia
- London – Madrid (A350)
Lufthansa
- Frankfurt – Munich (787-9)
Singapore Airlines
- Barcelona – Milan (A350)
SWISS
- Geneva – Zurich (A330-300)
TAP
- Funchal – Lisbon (A330/A330neo)
- Terceira – Lisbon (A330neo)
- Zurich – Lisbon (A321LRneo)
TAP Portugal TP931 A321LRneo business class booking with points
You can use Seats.aero to restrict your search to A321neos (see image below) before booking the flights.
Our booking was part of the wonderful ANA roundtrip business class we booked last year for 88K points per person, before they hiked the requirement to 100K miles (see image below).
TAP Portugal TP931 A321LRneo business class seats
TAP offers an alternate row of throne-like solo seats similar to Swiss Airlines (see images below).
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Conclusion
Spending your hard-earned miles on intra-Europe business class flights seems like a waste since most of them look like U.S. premium economy offerings. However, if you are using them as a connection to your final Star Alliance flight to the US, they cost the same amount of miles as the main trans-Atlantic flight.