gr8pirate

I’m 6’3”... if the 787 Y configuration is smaller, I really didn’t notice. It definitely beat 3-4-3 on a 777

matore

JI had a talk with an TK rep and he told that the blocked F seats and weird seat map is a known problem internally. They are workikg to solve the it and he also told me that the seats are not blocked activly by TK but looks this way due to a technical error.
I contacted my departing airport on their local mail adress and they helped me book EF seats

acesh1gh

It looks like TK31 IST-ATL and TK32 ATL-IST have been switched to an A330 for flights on 9/14 and 9/15. Dates prior to after those dates are still showing the 787.

kolan

Thanks for the info! How did you contact them? I tried to email the ticketing office at Atlanta but they see F seats blocked as well.

Sinter

Glad to know calling in now works, and we can at least see a seat map, albeit with a missing seat in even rows still. Now to get a helpful agent to switch into E&F.

ankomonkey

Today I booked a Business Limited DUB-SIN redemption for next summer on the 787. Having done Biz short haul numerous times, this will finally be my first ever TK long haul flight. Happy to be doing it on the newest planes with the new seat design, and with my first ever touristanbul . And flying from DUB instead of the UK has saved me ~£175 in APD/fees. I will use this to pay for a positioning flight to DUB and still have some left over to buy lokum and sucuk .

Of note to this thread, all seats in the cabin - including F - could be selected when I chose my seats.

vitrysk_kille

Now on DPS flight...
1. Seating. EF seats are truly nightmare of cabin staff. They are the one who left to deal with the problem for pax who don't wanna be active and speak with care points at IST on their way through the airport as seems outstations cannot release blocked seats as well. So whole boarding is a bit mess as depending on how many pairs u have they all approach cabin staff with requests to change their seating allocation. Regarding 1A and 1K - those are clearly gems in terms of legspace. Didn't have any problem with sleeping with my 191cm. 1K is generally avail for choosing, while 1A is blocked same way as F seats and only IST staff can release them.
2. Late night flight. For me sounds obvious to go to sleep directly after u airborne and then to have breakfast when u wake up and dinner few hrs before arrival. Pretty much everyone from the staff got problem understanding the logic and were keen on serve dinner in the middle of the night... Yes finally got no issues with getting what I wanted, except the fact that skychef was sleeping at the time I woke up for brekki so regular crew done it, but after 2 checks that they really catched what I wanted... And of coz chef took all preorders with him, so had to order again))
3. TC-LLF... How old is she, 1 week or so? Fabulous feelings from such a fresh bird.

All in all I quite satisfied. One would want even if only for a bit but more proactive staff, but this is kinda THY, they always were like this and one know how they are planning another THY trip.

In 1 week doing SQ 78710 would compare how different service models can affect the impression while seating is the same I believe...

172pilot

If you are a couple seated in the E/F seats, can you have a conversation? It appears that the seat curve prevents you from physically seeing each other. Would D/G be better in this regard?

HiAperture

It appears from existing reviews on E/F you are close together but have to lean forward, in D/G you are quite far apart, so neither is actually ideal for couples.

SFOTraveler1984

Correct, I tried both EF and DG seats and neither are good for couples. I would still prefer EF over DG as you can at least talk to each other if you lean forward.
See also some pictures here: Turkish Airlines New Business Class 787 IST to DPS (Bali)

fenerlee1907

E/F is definitely better. Other guys are right, neither of them are perfect for couples but D/G are really far away from each other. In E/F, you need to lean forward a little bit (we flew in E/F as couple). Anyway, if your flight is a night flight, you may even choose the window seats one behind another

Alfredbali

Just a quick feedback as i m currently sitting in true window J seat on DPS IST flight.
Firstly service is quite good not quite as good as QR, but still very nice. Food excellent. Free wifi.
Regarding the hard product seat is very nice with a few design flaws.
On the plus side: big hd screen and responsive ife, individual air vents, do not disturb button, lie flat bed comfortable and wide enough around the shoulders.
Not so good: privacy panels poorly designed restricting shoulder-elbow space when sitting, black color making the seat feel smaller than it actually is, footwell a bit on the narrow side (but still much better than BA diamond seats).
Overall quite happy to fly TK this year, after giving up on QR following their crazy miles devaluation of may 2018.

IAN-UK

Just wondered in what ways you find the QR service better ?

I enjoy both, and I'll admit a preference for the spacious QR 777 set up over the restrictive-but-private arrangement on TK Dreamliners. To be honest, I never really got the privacy issue.

kolan

I was finally able to book the E/F seats together. Here's what I observed. The entire F and G aisle are blocked until 48 hours before the flight. This isn't the case for all flights, but it seems a lot of people are having this issue. No customer service agent or Twitter was helpful as they could only see the same thing we could. The problem is, Turkish doesn't allow seat selection within 48 hours to be made via online/phone app. I was able to get around this by having the seat change process halfway done on my app as 48 hours hit. I was able to complete the change and get both of us into E/F together. Probably a technical glitch on their end but figured I'd let everyone on here know that this is a workaround. Immediately after, I was unable to edit or even see the seat map for the flight. My reservation does reflect the seat change and so does the Expert Flyer seat map.

HiAperture

so calling in to to customer service at under 48 hours they would be able to make a change as well?