LH7061/TK1587 (IST-FRA): 777, 330, or 321?
Jul 17, 2012, 9:23 am
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LH7061/TK1587 (IST-FRA): 777, 330, or 321?
Hi. I asked this question over in the Turkish Airlines forum, but nobody seems to know the answer, so I thought I'd try here.
I'm flying LH 7061 (IST to FRA) on July 26 in business. It's a codeshare on TK metal, flight number TK 1587. At the time of booking, the LH website indicated that the flight was on a 330 (it didn't specify -200 or -300). However, I've noticed on Flight Aware that the equipment regularly rotates among the 777, 330, and 321.
It's a short flight, but obviously I'd prefer the 330 (or especially the 777 with lie flats!) over a narrowbody. Are there particular days of the week where one is more likely to be downgauged to the 321?
Thanks in advance for any insights you can share.
I'm flying LH 7061 (IST to FRA) on July 26 in business. It's a codeshare on TK metal, flight number TK 1587. At the time of booking, the LH website indicated that the flight was on a 330 (it didn't specify -200 or -300). However, I've noticed on Flight Aware that the equipment regularly rotates among the 777, 330, and 321.
It's a short flight, but obviously I'd prefer the 330 (or especially the 777 with lie flats!) over a narrowbody. Are there particular days of the week where one is more likely to be downgauged to the 321?
Thanks in advance for any insights you can share.
Jul 17, 2012, 9:47 am
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Jul 17, 2012, 9:15 pm
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AFAIK, they have one (1) of their long-haul planes set aside for flights to Continental Europe. It used to be an A340, but these days it's usually an A330. Which route they put it on depends on demand, FRA has quite good chances, but e.g. on weekends at the beginning and end of school holidays we also regularly get it to ZRH.
You should be able to tell from EF by pulling up a seat map, perhaps around a week before you travel.
You should be able to tell from EF by pulling up a seat map, perhaps around a week before you travel.
Jul 19, 2012, 4:42 am
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Its a complete mixed bag:
LHR has the same:
In the golden bmi DC days, people used to relish booking TK F on that route 
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