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Please post your "I m flying TK XX, route xxx-xxx, which aircraft, which seat is used?" questions in this master thread.
As this is a wiki thread everyone can now edit this post and add information, particularly on popular routes.
Example:
IST-BKK, TK68, A340-300, old business class seat, angled, no comfort class
BKK-IST, TK65, A330-300, 2-2 full flat
IST-JFK, TK3, A330-300, new business class seat, flat, no comfort class
IST-JFK, TK1, B777-300, new business class seat, flat, comfort class
IST-PVG, TK26, B777-300, new business class seat, flat, comfort class
HKG-IST, TK71, B777-300, new business class seat, flat, comfort class
IAH-IST, TK34, B777-300, new business class seat, flat, comfort class
Details and pictures of the aircraft interiors in all classes can be found here:
FAQ 4: Flying with Turkish Airlines: lounges, aircraft, routes, baggage...
A321's & B738's/9's Business Class Seats Conundrum:
4x Rows - Seating AB EF = New Business Class (Cradle Seats)
3x or 5x Rows - Seating AC DF = Old Business Class (Economy Seats w/ middle seat blocked)
Seat map for 2 class B777
Economy:
Business:
As this is a wiki thread everyone can now edit this post and add information, particularly on popular routes.
Example:
IST-BKK, TK68, A340-300, old business class seat, angled, no comfort class
BKK-IST, TK65, A330-300, 2-2 full flat
IST-JFK, TK3, A330-300, new business class seat, flat, no comfort class
IST-JFK, TK1, B777-300, new business class seat, flat, comfort class
IST-PVG, TK26, B777-300, new business class seat, flat, comfort class
HKG-IST, TK71, B777-300, new business class seat, flat, comfort class
IAH-IST, TK34, B777-300, new business class seat, flat, comfort class
Details and pictures of the aircraft interiors in all classes can be found here:
FAQ 4: Flying with Turkish Airlines: lounges, aircraft, routes, baggage...
A321's & B738's/9's Business Class Seats Conundrum:
4x Rows - Seating AB EF = New Business Class (Cradle Seats)
3x or 5x Rows - Seating AC DF = Old Business Class (Economy Seats w/ middle seat blocked)
Seat map for 2 class B777
Economy:
Business:
"I m flying TK XX, route xxx-xxx, which aircraft, which seat is used?" Master Thread
#676
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 18
TK's Y choices n/s from US-IST
Getting ready to book a r/t (UA/M+) award US-IST, in Y for 2. No status. I could easily fly into several US/Canada gateway cities for a n/s from there to IST.
Seatguru says almost all of them fly non-stop with 773s in 3-3-3, except BOS & IAD (TK82/TK8) which use a333s 2-4-2. But seatguru hasn't always been correct in my experience. Is this info correct?
We're looking for best Y legroom, with IFE being second. Seatguru has Y pitch as "31-33" inches. So where on the 773s and a333s are the best "33 inch" Y pitches (besides bulkhead)? Will bulkhead be selectable 100 days out or is it likely to be already taken by others with status?
Is it worth it to have a much longer stopover in order to route to BOS/IAD for the a333s? Do some routes have newer/better planes? Any other differences between the two plane types or routes that I should know about?
Thanks a bunch for your help!!
Seatguru says almost all of them fly non-stop with 773s in 3-3-3, except BOS & IAD (TK82/TK8) which use a333s 2-4-2. But seatguru hasn't always been correct in my experience. Is this info correct?
We're looking for best Y legroom, with IFE being second. Seatguru has Y pitch as "31-33" inches. So where on the 773s and a333s are the best "33 inch" Y pitches (besides bulkhead)? Will bulkhead be selectable 100 days out or is it likely to be already taken by others with status?
Is it worth it to have a much longer stopover in order to route to BOS/IAD for the a333s? Do some routes have newer/better planes? Any other differences between the two plane types or routes that I should know about?
Thanks a bunch for your help!!
Last edited by WirelessP; Jun 6, 2016 at 11:43 pm
#677
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: Eurobonus
Posts: 3
Hi.
Will be flying on TK160 in business on the 22nd of November 2016.
If I look at the flights prior to that I will find that is an A330 -300. But on the 22nd it is an 200. Can anyone confirm?
Also found this:
Mon,Tue,Thu,Sat,Sun 01:10 Ataturk, Istanbul (IST) I 12:55 Mauritius (MRU)
TK 160 Non-stop Airbus A330-300 (333) 9:45 Effective from 2016-10-31
Will be flying on TK160 in business on the 22nd of November 2016.
If I look at the flights prior to that I will find that is an A330 -300. But on the 22nd it is an 200. Can anyone confirm?
Also found this:
Mon,Tue,Thu,Sat,Sun 01:10 Ataturk, Istanbul (IST) I 12:55 Mauritius (MRU)
TK 160 Non-stop Airbus A330-300 (333) 9:45 Effective from 2016-10-31
Last edited by Mikael Isaxon; Jul 25, 2016 at 8:31 am
#678
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Matre-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
I'm looking at SFO-IST (777-300ER), connecting IST-LOS on an A321 (5 hours), so I'm curious about the state of the 321 - 2 X 2, or 3 X 3 with blocked centre seats? I'm 193 cm / 6'4" tall, so seat pitch is a concern as well (bruised knees from BA A321 30" pitch LHR-ATH).
Teşekkrler.
Teşekkrler.
#679
Moderator, Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles & Accor ALL
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: BRU
Programs: TK*G, Accor ALL Platinum
Posts: 7,558
I'm looking at SFO-IST (777-300ER), connecting IST-LOS on an A321 (5 hours), so I'm curious about the state of the 321 - 2 X 2, or 3 X 3 with blocked centre seats? I'm 193 cm / 6'4" tall, so seat pitch is a concern as well (bruised knees from BA A321 30" pitch LHR-ATH).
Teşekkrler.
Teşekkrler.
#680
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: Eurobonus
Posts: 3
Hi.
Will be flying on TK160 in business on the 22nd of November 2016.
If I look at the flights prior to that I will find that is an A330 -300. But on the 22nd it is an 200. Can anyone confirm?
Also found this:
Mon,Tue,Thu,Sat,Sun 01:10 Ataturk, Istanbul (IST) I 12:55 Mauritius (MRU)
TK 160 Non-stop Airbus A330-300 (333) 9:45 Effective from 2016-10-31
Will be flying on TK160 in business on the 22nd of November 2016.
If I look at the flights prior to that I will find that is an A330 -300. But on the 22nd it is an 200. Can anyone confirm?
Also found this:
Mon,Tue,Thu,Sat,Sun 01:10 Ataturk, Istanbul (IST) I 12:55 Mauritius (MRU)
TK 160 Non-stop Airbus A330-300 (333) 9:45 Effective from 2016-10-31
#682
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,464
Flying TK415 IST-VKO in business on Oct.20. Plane is shown as 32B on the new website, but seat map on the old website says 32M, and is strange:
AB EF
XX - XX
XX 2 XX
XX 3 XX
XX 4 XX
XX 5 XX
Is it new (2-2) or old (3-3) business class?
AB EF
XX - XX
XX 2 XX
XX 3 XX
XX 4 XX
XX 5 XX
Is it new (2-2) or old (3-3) business class?
#683
Moderator, Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles & Accor ALL
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: BRU
Programs: TK*G, Accor ALL Platinum
Posts: 7,558
I've recently flown on TK609/608 IST-NBO-IST on an old (and I mean old) A330-200. The seats were more midhaul recliner seat and not even the angled lie flat you get on other A330-200 flying some longhaul destinations. Judging by the safety card there are only two of these birds in the fleet: TC-JNG and TC-JNF (both are ex-Qatar and Volare before that)
#684
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,649
I've recently flown on TK609/608 IST-NBO-IST on an old (and I mean old) A330-200. The seats were more midhaul recliner seat and not even the angled lie flat you get on other A330-200 flying some longhaul destinations. Judging by the safety card there are only two of these birds in the fleet: TC-JNG and TC-JNF (both are ex-Qatar and Volare before that)
#685
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: YVR, HNL
Programs: AS 75k, UA peon, BA Bronze, AC E50k, Marriott Plat, HH Diamond, Fairmont Plat (RIP)
Posts: 7,818
I've recently flown on TK609/608 IST-NBO-IST on an old (and I mean old) A330-200. The seats were more midhaul recliner seat and not even the angled lie flat you get on other A330-200 flying some longhaul destinations. Judging by the safety card there are only two of these birds in the fleet: TC-JNG and TC-JNF (both are ex-Qatar and Volare before that)
#687
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 1
I am flying OSL-IST-MCT (7.april) and MCT-IST-ARN (17.april). Looking at a dummy booking, I get the following seat map when selecting seats for IST-MCT, MCT-IST and IST-ARN.
What Business configuration is it? It has 5 rows of 3 seats...
http://imgur.com/a/fYvuW
What Business configuration is it? It has 5 rows of 3 seats...
http://imgur.com/a/fYvuW
#689
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 1
I am flying TK55 SIN-IST in June and TK54 IST-SIN in July with twin 6mo infants.
From my ticket I can see I'll be flying on a 777-300ER, which seems to have a 333 config. After booking online, I was reserved a "bassinet seat as 11DG" on both flights. From the use of singular I'm wondering whether they noticed there are two infants and I'm not too sure whether this means that they're giving me two bassinets on that same row, or one only.
Do they actually have two bassinets on a single middle row? With five oxygen masks? Most seat maps available online don't show the location of the bassinets for that plane.
From my ticket I can see I'll be flying on a 777-300ER, which seems to have a 333 config. After booking online, I was reserved a "bassinet seat as 11DG" on both flights. From the use of singular I'm wondering whether they noticed there are two infants and I'm not too sure whether this means that they're giving me two bassinets on that same row, or one only.
Do they actually have two bassinets on a single middle row? With five oxygen masks? Most seat maps available online don't show the location of the bassinets for that plane.
Last edited by FlyingPeppe; May 12, 2017 at 3:06 am Reason: adding flight code