The Newbie Zone: ask your questions here
Dec 21, 2017, 12:20 am
#1606
Moderator, Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles & Accor ALL
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: BRU
Programs: TK*G, Accor ALL Platinum
Posts: 7,589
As someone new to M&S, I'm hoping to get my Star Alliance Status through them, I'm flying on Ethiopian in January and plan to credit the flight to Turkish and am confused on one thing. When entering my FF# into Ethiopian's platform, should I include the TK in the membership number when already selecting the program or does this not matter?
Ie should I enter TKxxxxxxxx or just xxxxxxxx when Miles & Smiles was already selected?
Ie should I enter TKxxxxxxxx or just xxxxxxxx when Miles & Smiles was already selected?
Dec 22, 2017, 12:42 am
#1607
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,100
As someone new to M&S, I'm hoping to get my Star Alliance Status through them, I'm flying on Ethiopian in January and plan to credit the flight to Turkish and am confused on one thing. When entering my FF# into Ethiopian's platform, should I include the TK in the membership number when already selecting the program or does this not matter?
Ie should I enter TKxxxxxxxx or just xxxxxxxx when Miles & Smiles was already selected?
Ie should I enter TKxxxxxxxx or just xxxxxxxx when Miles & Smiles was already selected?
Dec 27, 2017, 10:20 am
#1608
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: Krisflyer, Asia Miles, Miles and Bonus
Posts: 251
Can anyone confirm whether the family miles programme is still available? If yes, how do I sign up for it? I have tried looking for information on the programme on the new website, but cannot seem to find anything. Thanks.
Dec 27, 2017, 10:19 pm
#1610
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: TK M&S, LH MM, Global Entry, Hertz Gold, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 1,087
Dec 28, 2017, 12:42 am
#1611
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: AA 1.6MM EXP; UA GS; SPG LTG,Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,477
Close-up business award availability
Sorry if this has been answered already....Im looking at business award availability on TK79 IST-SFO on 30 Dec for 3 pax. Right now I'm confirmed IST-LAX-SFO. Now EF has shown C4D4Z0J0I0 for the last several months, and a dummy booking suggests that there are at least 3 business seats for sale on TK79.
So my question to those with more experience with TK award pattern is whether TK is likely to open up I inventory closer to the date of travel (two days from now!l or am I likely to be stuck connecting through LAX. For the record this is booked at the moment via United miles. Thanks in advance.
So my question to those with more experience with TK award pattern is whether TK is likely to open up I inventory closer to the date of travel (two days from now!l or am I likely to be stuck connecting through LAX. For the record this is booked at the moment via United miles. Thanks in advance.
Dec 28, 2017, 12:51 am
#1612
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: TK M&S, LH MM, Global Entry, Hertz Gold, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 1,087
Sorry if this has been answered already....Im looking at business award availability on TK79 IST-SFO on 30 Dec for 3 pax. Right now I'm confirmed IST-LAX-SFO. Now EF has shown C4D4Z0J0I0 for the last several months, and a dummy booking suggests that there are at least 3 business seats for sale on TK79.
So my question to those with more experience with TK award pattern is whether TK is likely to open up I inventory closer to the date of travel (two days from now!l or am I likely to be stuck connecting through LAX. For the record this is booked at the moment via United miles. Thanks in advance.
So my question to those with more experience with TK award pattern is whether TK is likely to open up I inventory closer to the date of travel (two days from now!l or am I likely to be stuck connecting through LAX. For the record this is booked at the moment via United miles. Thanks in advance.
Dec 28, 2017, 3:02 am
#1613
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 4
Travelling without luggage
Is it possible to travel from any connecting airlines to the desired destination if I do not have any Luggage with me? Because sometimes you have to clear your luggage from in between airports and sometimes they required a visa for this. So if I don't have any luggage with me, Is it possible to travel from any other airline without any Visa for stopping airports?
Dec 28, 2017, 7:13 am
#1614
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: AA 1.6MM EXP; UA GS; SPG LTG,Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,477
Dec 29, 2017, 12:44 am
#1615
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: TK M&S, LH MM, Global Entry, Hertz Gold, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 1,087
Is it possible to travel from any connecting airlines to the desired destination if I do not have any Luggage with me? Because sometimes you have to clear your luggage from in between airports and sometimes they required a visa for this. So if I don't have any luggage with me, Is it possible to travel from any other airline without any Visa for stopping airports?
Jan 5, 2018, 4:04 am
#1616
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,601
Utterly disappointed now.
Anyone had similar problem with spelling their names?
My name is "Käki" (not correct but serves as example). The "ä" creates a problem now. In passport it spells as "Kaeki", while on my TK account it spells "Kaki" withouth the dots upon the a-letter, and now my ticket writes as "Kaeki". The problem is that TK cannot upgrade my ticket now since the ticket name and account name do not match. No way the service rep could fix that, he only proposed to send a feedback form asking to change my "Kaki" account name into "Kaeki".
Someone in similar situation, what would you do?
Anyone had similar problem with spelling their names?
My name is "Käki" (not correct but serves as example). The "ä" creates a problem now. In passport it spells as "Kaeki", while on my TK account it spells "Kaki" withouth the dots upon the a-letter, and now my ticket writes as "Kaeki". The problem is that TK cannot upgrade my ticket now since the ticket name and account name do not match. No way the service rep could fix that, he only proposed to send a feedback form asking to change my "Kaki" account name into "Kaeki".
Someone in similar situation, what would you do?
Jan 5, 2018, 5:58 am
#1617
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,601
Utterly disappointed now.
Anyone had similar problem with spelling their names?
My name is "Käki" (not correct but serves as example). The "ä" creates a problem now. In passport it spells as "Kaeki", while on my TK account it spells "Kaki" withouth the dots upon the a-letter, and now my ticket writes as "Kaeki". The problem is that TK cannot upgrade my ticket now since the ticket name and account name do not match. No way the service rep could fix that, he only proposed to send a feedback form asking to change my "Kaki" account name into "Kaeki".
Someone in similar situation, what would you do?
Anyone had similar problem with spelling their names?
My name is "Käki" (not correct but serves as example). The "ä" creates a problem now. In passport it spells as "Kaeki", while on my TK account it spells "Kaki" withouth the dots upon the a-letter, and now my ticket writes as "Kaeki". The problem is that TK cannot upgrade my ticket now since the ticket name and account name do not match. No way the service rep could fix that, he only proposed to send a feedback form asking to change my "Kaki" account name into "Kaeki".
Someone in similar situation, what would you do?
In the best case, that is just a middle-fiddle in an attempt to go around the spelling issue and they will convert in the next step the miles to vouchers and give back my miles. (I rather fly economy than use my miles here)
In the worst case, nobody can fix my ticket anymore and I just lost miles in the process and tons of my valuable time. Hopefully I have still a ticket left when I am gonna fly...
Jan 10, 2018, 4:27 am
#1618
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,662
Wow. Just wow now. I just got an unexpected email from TK that my ticket is now upgraded and miles redeemed for the upgrade. NOOOOOO. So someone has touched the reservation after all and used MILES instead of the VOUCHER.
In the best case, that is just a middle-fiddle in an attempt to go around the spelling issue and they will convert in the next step the miles to vouchers and give back my miles. (I rather fly economy than use my miles here)
In the worst case, nobody can fix my ticket anymore and I just lost miles in the process and tons of my valuable time. Hopefully I have still a ticket left when I am gonna fly...
In the best case, that is just a middle-fiddle in an attempt to go around the spelling issue and they will convert in the next step the miles to vouchers and give back my miles. (I rather fly economy than use my miles here)
In the worst case, nobody can fix my ticket anymore and I just lost miles in the process and tons of my valuable time. Hopefully I have still a ticket left when I am gonna fly...
Jan 10, 2018, 5:24 am
#1619
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,601
Whell yeah. Now to add to the "wow"-effect, I just found that my reservation is still in economy class. Oh. What more. How can everything go as wrong as imagination gives. So they have wronly taken miles for upgrade but the ticket is not even upgraded. Great. I have requested correction, but no answer from TK.
Jan 10, 2018, 8:24 am
#1620
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: ARN
Posts: 2,321
I have a reservation (not sure that I will ticket this however). It is the TK-flight HAV-CCS-IST. Expertflyer says A332. But the seatmap has three rows of Business 2+2+2. Economy starts with row 4. I canīt find any TK-aircraft on Seatguru or the TK-homepage that fits this seatmap. Is this a leased plane? I am curious as to what kind of seat is in business as the time onboard will exceed 16h... Will concider another option if angled...