Club Europe to IST
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Club Europe to IST
Morning!
I'm flying to Istanbul next weekend for a TP run and celebrate/drown my sorrows for my birthday.
On the BA App it's showing me the "In-Flight Entertainment" button.
I'm confused as I thought the Club Europe doesn't have IFE...any one able to shed a light on this?
H
I'm flying to Istanbul next weekend for a TP run and celebrate/drown my sorrows for my birthday.
On the BA App it's showing me the "In-Flight Entertainment" button.
I'm confused as I thought the Club Europe doesn't have IFE...any one able to shed a light on this?
H
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A few of the A320s do have headphone sockets and will show the BBC news, a film and the TV programmes, but they generally don't operate on routes where IFE is advertised! You'll normally get the newer sharklet equipped aircraft (with no IFE) which use less fuel.
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Have a look at Back-to-back / Immediate Turnarounds at BA Destinations and in particular the IST entry in the wikipost and this post which is linked from it: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/27914230-post1447.html
And this thread may help with this one: BA Tier Point Runs | 2017 master thread
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That fare is over £2 per TP - you can get domestic Club Europe for around the same, and there are plenty of places in Europe on a similar figure. You can also get to IST for less than £380. This doesn't apply to domestics, but there is usually a Saturday night rule to work around.
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I've just done this flight, it's a decent length to enjoy the improved catering too.
Some of the A320s have IFE but there aren't enough of them to guarantee it on the routes advertised. We had one on the way out and on our seats with pillows and blankets there were the long haul World Traveller ear buds. They showed BBC News, a film, then a TV episode.
On the way back we got a newer A320 with the sharklets, no IFE at all.
RE pricing that seems steep. IST is currently cheap as chips for ground arrangements so I would consider booking through BA Holidays and including a hotel. We got return Club flights and 3 nights '5 star' (decent enough) in the centre for £300pp. A great TP run, especially given the bonus holiday Avios. I know with the political situation some people wouldn't go at the moment, so this may of course be the reason you want to B2B it.
Cheers.
Some of the A320s have IFE but there aren't enough of them to guarantee it on the routes advertised. We had one on the way out and on our seats with pillows and blankets there were the long haul World Traveller ear buds. They showed BBC News, a film, then a TV episode.
On the way back we got a newer A320 with the sharklets, no IFE at all.
RE pricing that seems steep. IST is currently cheap as chips for ground arrangements so I would consider booking through BA Holidays and including a hotel. We got return Club flights and 3 nights '5 star' (decent enough) in the centre for £300pp. A great TP run, especially given the bonus holiday Avios. I know with the political situation some people wouldn't go at the moment, so this may of course be the reason you want to B2B it.
Cheers.
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Don't forget UK and many other passport holders need a $20 visa for Turkey unless staying airside- easily obtainable online and maybe still on arrival, though believe the latter option is due to be withdrawn if it hasn't been already.
Last edited by fruitcage; Sep 29, 2017 at 8:47 am
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I didn't want to take the risk and got the visa beforehand, lucky it's valid for a few months so will cover another TP run in the new year