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AvidFlyer1990 Apr 15, 2018 10:22 am


Originally Posted by shuly (Post 29642179)
I got an e-mail from TK a few weeks before the flight with a link to the chauffeur booking web page. Or try this page.

Shuly

Thanks @shuly!! Quick question, do you have to be crediting to TK, to avail of this? My dad flew on a 'K' fare, last year, while crediting to LH. He did not receive any such email?!! Weird!!?!

shuly Apr 15, 2018 10:53 am

Sorry, no idea.

Shuly

flyerby Apr 15, 2018 11:26 pm


Originally Posted by AvidFlyer1990 (Post 29642877)
... do you have to be crediting to TK, to avail of this? ...

No need to credit at all to any FFP not even TK. This is a TK service to passengers that adhere to the service rule (route, flexible biz class, etc.).

dtphonehome Apr 16, 2018 7:37 am


Originally Posted by AvidFlyer1990 (Post 29642175)
Thanks @shuly & @dtphonehome for sharing your experiences. I do fly TK quite a bit, but only in the cheapest 'J' class biz-tickets, so never had a chance to try it out myself.

Would you mind sharing / explaining how you booked it? I assume you booked it only after you booked your biz-ticket ('K' or higher)?


Originally Posted by shuly (Post 29642179)
I got an e-mail from TK a few weeks before the flight with a link to the chauffeur booking web page. Or try this page.

Shuly


Originally Posted by AvidFlyer1990 (Post 29642877)
Thanks @shuly!! Quick question, do you have to be crediting to TK, to avail of this? My dad flew on a 'K' fare, last year, while crediting to LH. He did not receive any such email?!! Weird!!?!

i didn’t get an email either. I used the link shuly posted.

pandablood Apr 17, 2018 1:49 am

are C and D Business Flexible? I find it so hard to figure out which fare class I am getting short of going to the office. When using booking sites like ctrip (which accept my mainland China payment method - Wechat and Alipay) I don't get to see a fare class at all. On the TK website I just figured out my next flight is in J, which is a shame since I would have liked to take the car, especially if it's from the plane door.

flyerby Apr 17, 2018 2:41 am


Originally Posted by pandablood (Post 29649881)
are C and D Business Flexible?

In theory, you can have C or D as either flexible or non-flexible ticket but in paractice C and D are flexible. In the past, I’ve seen K class as both semi-flex and flex.

AvidFlyer1990 Apr 17, 2018 6:27 pm


Originally Posted by dtphonehome (Post 29645801)
i didn’t get an email either. I used the link shuly posted.

Don't you have to enter some 'code' to make the chauffeur service 'complimentary'?? How did you get that?

dtphonehome Apr 17, 2018 6:59 pm


Originally Posted by AvidFlyer1990 (Post 29653541)
Don't you have to enter some 'code' to make the chauffeur service 'complimentary'?? How did you get that?

Nope. Just booked through the link. A few weeks before the flight I got an email from the limo company asking for my promo code or a copy of the ticket. I emailed them my ticket and they confirmed I was eligible and confirmed the ride.

FFlash Apr 23, 2018 12:54 am

This kind of services are really classy.
So far I have only enjoyed "exclusive ride" with TK when bussing to aircraft and back to terminal with dedicated Business class bus emptying the plane first and leaving first. I hate apron transfers but the best you can do it is TK style :)

bamba70 Nov 5, 2019 7:02 am


Originally Posted by pandablood (Post 29649881)
are C and D Business Flexible? I find it so hard to figure out which fare class I am getting short of going to the office. When using booking sites like ctrip (which accept my mainland China payment method - Wechat and Alipay) I don't get to see a fare class at all. On the TK website I just figured out my next flight is in J, which is a shame since I would have liked to take the car, especially if it's from the plane door.


"All Business fare classes (C,D,K,J,Z) are eligible for Exclusive Drive service" - TK probably updated the terms since you last checked
https://exclusivedrive.turkishairlines.com/#

MaxVO Nov 5, 2019 3:34 pm


Originally Posted by bamba70 (Post 31703307)
"All Business fare classes (C,D,K,J,Z) are eligible for Exclusive Drive service" - TK probably updated the terms since you last checked
https://exclusivedrive.turkishairlines.com/#

Award tickets (Class I) are not eligible. :(
The list of destinations seems to have grown a bit, but still excludes Istanbul (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Tehran, Cairo, Mumbai, Delhi, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Dacca, Nairobi, Riyadh, Dammam, Amman, Jeddah, Bahrain).

wantan Nov 6, 2019 1:05 am


Originally Posted by bamba70 (Post 31703307)
"All Business fare classes (C,D,K,J,Z) are eligible for Exclusive Drive service" - TK probably updated the terms since you last checked
https://exclusivedrive.turkishairlines.com/#

I've a J class fare, but when checking website it says "The information you provided is not eligible for Exclusive Drive."

Planing to use for Houston and it's a roundtrip booking.

ISTFlyer Nov 6, 2019 7:05 am


Originally Posted by wantan (Post 31706627)
I've a J class fare, but when checking website it says "The information you provided is not eligible for Exclusive Drive."

Planing to use for Houston and it's a roundtrip booking.

I presume the problem is one of the two below;

1- Upgrades are not allowed to use Exclusive Drive.

2- Not all itineraries to US&Canada destinations qualify for Exclusive Drive. Where is your point of origin ( first point of departure )? This might help.

wantan Nov 6, 2019 8:31 am


Originally Posted by ISTFlyer (Post 31707413)
I presume the problem is one of the two below;

1- Upgrades are not allowed to use Exclusive Drive.

2- Not all itineraries to US&Canada destinations qualify for Exclusive Drive. Where is your point of origin ( first point of departure )? This might help.

1. It's a full fare J.

2. On a single itinerary I'm doing BTU - KUL - IST - IAH and back

ISTFlyer Nov 6, 2019 9:19 am


Originally Posted by wantan (Post 31707782)
1. It's a full fare J.

2. On a single itinerary I'm doing BTU - KUL - IST - IAH and back

You are not eligible for the exclusive drive service. Kuala Lumpur is not on the eligible origin list.


Only our passengers who are travelling between our direct flight points in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Tehran, Cairo, Bombay, Delhi, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Dacca, Nairobi, Riyadh, Dammam, Amman, Jeddah and Bahrain, and in the USA and in Canada can benefit from this service.


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