> Thanks for proving my point, as I was booking for 2pax, which is about $3500/pax indeed. And the 140k pts was total for both (+ ~$1200 total for fees, etc., in the interest of full disclosure).

Again, sounds like you're trying too hard to justify 2 cpp vs 3 cpp.

Cash price $2,900/pax including fees, Aug 19 to Sep 9 (21 days), Turkish airlines lie-flat business round trip with nice short 1h30m layover at a brand new airport.

https://www.google.com/travel/flights/s/fewZVhBFrtMTn7WQ6

Versus your 70k points + $600 cash fees per person?

Especially with kids, or with high income, you stop caring about $1,000/person and care more about simplicity or having the trip vs not (e.g., departing on Friday cash vs Wednesday points)

And if one is rich with points (1 million+), then one should have no problem spending 250k points one-way business on the date of their choice. Otherwise, they can't consume their point balance.

Okay. Like I said, you don’t have to like it.

I was happy with the deal I found because my goal was saving cash, and using points I already had. I am not trying to prove a point past that.

$600/pax is a lot less than $2900/pax. Saving $4600 total to use 140k points is, indeed, very useful for me and a lot of other people.

You have other desires and needs. Cool. You could also build those into your request, but like I said: I don’t see the point you’re trying to make other than “I don’t want to like this tool because I don’t like points in general,” which is fine.

Do your thing! And I’ll do mine. :)

Related indirectly : Turkish airlines hub (Istanbul airport) is a scam. Everything there costs at least twice the price it should. Especially food which is basically what everyone does during layover. Think 30€ for a burger or a kebab.

« Brand new » is not an argument by itself. Business is a must, or at least booking a lounge.