Just an update regarding seat selection for fellow passengers who have similar selections:

Upon the 100-day window as of today, I called the local ticket office in Toronto, and they directed me to another 800-number. It appears to be overseas, but I can't place the accent.

Here it is: 1-800-874-8875

The customer service rep was straight-forward, right down to business, and as she was carrying my seat request, would reply to my request pretty much verbatim.

Because I'm lousy with dates and numbers, I used this. Enjoy! :cool:

http://www.convertunits.com/dates/daysfromdate/

Seat selection onA321 and 777
 

Flying TLv-IST on an A321 and IST-YYZ on a 777. I'm flying alone and prefer aisle access. Can anyone recommend a specific seat?

J or Y?

Johan

reply
 

Business class.

2nd or 3rd row, any isle seat would be just as good. In theory, if you select 2/3D or 2/3G there is a lesser chance to be bothered by your neighbor when he wants to exit to the isle.

Seat selection onA321 and 777
 

That's for the 77 I assume? How about the 321?

Here's my recent experience.
I'm flying TLV-IST-OSL-IST-TLV in about 50 days. Outbound in Y and back in J.
I called both the TLV office and the Turkish one and they both told me that the seat maps will only open 7 days in advance since they are all short-haul flights.
After checking again they could select seats for me for the J flights but not for the Y flights.

Seat and meal selection
 

I just called TK to select a seat and order a vegetarian meal. My flight is in August, I purchased it with USDM. The agent told me that I can't select seats or meal until late July. Seriously? Is this their policy, or should I call again? I'll be travelling by late July, and don't want to spend my time calling up an airline. And I'm afraid of a long flight in a middle seat with nothing to eat but ham.

Turkish airlines intra-European flights offers seat selection only 7 days before departure.

Thank you. This is a flight from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Istanbul. Maybe it's a 2 week window for flights from Asia to Istanbul?

Long haul flights open seat selection 3 months in advance of departure date.

I'm on MUC-321-IST-77W-PVG//CAN-343-IST-321-MUC in 3B-2G-2E-2E

Note really an aisle guy, how do you change the seating on tk.com?

You don't :) Either you call the local TK office and ask them to assign other seats, or you wait for online check-in to change seats (not recommended).

Ah OK, have to bug my corp TA then.

Look above for the 800-number.