FAQ 4: Flying with Turkish Airlines: lounges, aircraft, routes, baggage...
Sep 5, 2012, 10:10 am
#46
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- loaded. My only experience on TK was in F JFK-IST last year and that was absolutely amazing. I know Y isn't F, but I am hoping for a decent flight (i.e., better than UA) Seafood meal is amazing, you get a piece of fish and smoked salmon salad, breakfast you get smoked salmon omlette.
I travel with family so I get to try both normal and seafood meals.
Sep 6, 2012, 10:07 am
#47
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Again ^ and thanks all!
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Cheers
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Cheers
Sep 17, 2012, 12:17 am
#50
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Turkish Airlines to Start A330 Service to Moscow Vnukovo from Dec 2012
On Airlineroute:
Starting 06DEC12, Turkish Airlines is to deploy additional capacity on Istanbul – Moscow Vnukovo service, as it’ll begin offering Airbus A330-300 widebody service on 6 of 28 weekly flights....
Oct 5, 2012, 6:38 pm
#51
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I am getting ready to drive out to IAD for my flight mentioned above. Question: which lounge can I use? Better - are any open for a 23:25 departure from IAD? LH is closed. UA is closed. Do I need to supplement my liquids bag with little bottles?
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Oct 9, 2012, 10:02 am
#53
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They are planning to fly IST to MLE from end of November with 5 frequencies I was told. This should be interesting if their fares are competitive as claimed as they could compete with EK and QR on the European tourist market to Maldives and also a bit of outbound traffic.
Oct 14, 2012, 3:40 am
#54
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I'm taking a flight with TK in CC soon via IST to HKG. I'm considering taking only 8kg carry-on-bag. I will do internet check in and print boarding passes at home. With TK, do I still have to go to desk at the origin airport to get cabin baggage tag for my carry-on? Am I facing carry-on control at IST gate when transfering? My e-ticket shows 30kg baggage I can take with. Usually checked backage is 20kg. Is 30kg allowance for HKG route or is it because my LH Silver? Thank you.
Oct 14, 2012, 5:25 am
#55
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Baggage allowance is a good point:
I just checked my first TK tickets, the tickets in Y say 30kg, the tickets in C show 40kg.
TK website tells me 20 in Y and 30 in C.
Which information is right?
It can't be because of my TK Gold or LH Sen (all tickets have one of them entered), because *A Gold means 20kg more, so it would be 40/50.
Is there an experienced TK traveler who can help us out?
I just checked my first TK tickets, the tickets in Y say 30kg, the tickets in C show 40kg.
TK website tells me 20 in Y and 30 in C.
Which information is right?
It can't be because of my TK Gold or LH Sen (all tickets have one of them entered), because *A Gold means 20kg more, so it would be 40/50.
Is there an experienced TK traveler who can help us out?
Oct 14, 2012, 6:12 am
#56
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I'm taking a flight with TK in CC soon via IST to HKG. I'm considering taking only 8kg carry-on-bag. I will do internet check in and print boarding passes at home. With TK, do I still have to go to desk at the origin airport to get cabin baggage tag for my carry-on? Am I facing carry-on control at IST gate when transfering? My e-ticket shows 30kg baggage I can take with. Usually checked backage is 20kg. Is 30kg allowance for HKG route or is it because my LH Silver? Thank you.
AFAIK as TK Gold you are allowed to take an extra bag on top of whatever you are allowed to.
Oct 15, 2012, 11:34 am
#57
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I'm thinking of flying TK on CDG-IST-BOM route in january 2013. Do you all think I'll have a problem with a 2hr gap between flights at IST? I remember a ghastly immigration line last time I stopped in IST (90 minutes) but I assume on an int'l connecting flight I wouldn't need to go through that queue. TIA
Oct 15, 2012, 12:10 pm
#58
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I'm thinking of flying TK on CDG-IST-BOM route in january 2013. Do you all think I'll have a problem with a 2hr gap between flights at IST? I remember a ghastly immigration line last time I stopped in IST (90 minutes) but I assume on an int'l connecting flight I wouldn't need to go through that queue. TIA
Oct 15, 2012, 12:35 pm
#59
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I'm thinking of flying TK on CDG-IST-BOM route in january 2013. Do you all think I'll have a problem with a 2hr gap between flights at IST? I remember a ghastly immigration line last time I stopped in IST (90 minutes) but I assume on an int'l connecting flight I wouldn't need to go through that queue. TIA
2 years ago our flight to IST was seriously delayed due to snow storm and when we arrived IST there were already ground staffs waiting to 'herd' us to the connecting flight. Amazingly we got there and it's ready to depart and our bags made it to our destination too.
