Oct 21, 2019, 9:40 am
Last edit by: ISTFlyer
TK A350 wiki
TK FT community: please edit and add to this
List of TK A350 destinations:
As 23 October 2020, TK has received their first A350 and these birds would start domestic rotations on 28 October 2020. Domestic rotations are scheduled to end on 14 November 2020 but further schedule changes are likely.
As 8 November 2020, TK has scheduled their A350's on international flights and the initial international destinations would be Manila and London Heathrow. The first A350 flight to Manila would depart on 11 November 2020 and the first A350 flight to London-LHR would depart on 16 November 2020.
Here is the A350 schedule for 28 October-14 November 2020:
TK 2146 IST ESB 12:00 13:00 359
TK 2147 ESB IST 14:30 15:40 359
The Antalya rotation operates from 1 November - 14 November 2020:
TK 2424 IST AYT 18:00 19:15 359
TK 2425 AYT IST 20:45 22:10 359
Manila - Starting from 11 November 2020
TK 84 IST MNL 02:15 18:30 359
TK 85 MNL IST 22:00 06:15+1 359
x4 or x5 weekly during November, daily A350 service during December and onwards
London Heathrow - Starting from 16 November 2020
TK 1979 IST LHR 08:50 09:55 359
TK 1980 LHR IST 11:35 18:25 359
Daily service
Seating:
As 23 October 2020, TK has received their first A350 and these birds would start domestic rotations on 28 October 2020. Domestic rotations are scheduled to end on 14 November 2020 but further schedule changes are likely.
As 8 November 2020, TK has scheduled their A350's on international flights and the initial international destinations would be Manila and London Heathrow. The first A350 flight to Manila would depart on 11 November 2020 and the first A350 flight to London-LHR would depart on 16 November 2020.
Here is the A350 schedule for 28 October-14 November 2020:
TK 2146 IST ESB 12:00 13:00 359
TK 2147 ESB IST 14:30 15:40 359
The Antalya rotation operates from 1 November - 14 November 2020:
TK 2424 IST AYT 18:00 19:15 359
TK 2425 AYT IST 20:45 22:10 359
Manila - Starting from 11 November 2020
TK 84 IST MNL 02:15 18:30 359
TK 85 MNL IST 22:00 06:15+1 359
x4 or x5 weekly during November, daily A350 service during December and onwards
London Heathrow - Starting from 16 November 2020
TK 1979 IST LHR 08:50 09:55 359
TK 1980 LHR IST 11:35 18:25 359
Daily service
Seating:
As far as we know, TK's A350 will feature the same business class product as their 787 Dreamliner in a 1-2-1 configuration. The seat map for economy follows the usual 3-3-3 layout.
The seat map for business class in the app is buggy, much the same as it is for the 787.
Expertflyer seat map has the 'missing' seats. Note that the aisle is between A and D, then again G and K
A350
Dec 3, 2020, 11:41 pm
#46
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I am about 20 minutes in on TC-LGB. Someone towed it round to gate D13 during the night, so thankfully no bus required. I am up front in J, with a window seat (6K). My first impressions are mixed. Something that has been said elsewhere, the wrap around design of the new seats means to loss of the view out the window.
Who on earth thought that was a good idea! It is not and it wastes a good 30cm of space. The seats really do feel enclosed. If you were travelling with a partner, you would not be seeing much of them. The three point seat belt upper strap is not comfortable. It may be safe, but you need to take it off as soon as you can. There are positives too. The table that slots horizontally away into the console in front of you is big enough for the laptop or a decent size meal if ever that returns. The IFE screen is big and responsive unlike the older systems. And best of all, the return of personal adjustable air vents which disappeared from the older wide body aircraft . Temperature is comfortable today, but the vents should give some respite on a warm flight.
J cabin
The dreaded meal box has just turned up. I will report on that later. I am almost too scared to open it.
Oh, no lizards so far.
Dec 4, 2020, 12:51 am
#47
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Location: Kent, UK
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J seat laid flat & arm rests down
I am 182cm/6ft tall and it is comfortable for me. It is not particularly wide, but neither am I. I think if you were a larger size you might find it a bit cramped.
Last edited by DaveS; Dec 4, 2020 at 1:36 am
Dec 4, 2020, 4:07 am
#48
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Poor lizard. I shared my room with one in Malawi. They are completely harmless (I think). There are far worse things you could find on an aircraft - cheese buns for example. The lizard may well have eaten some of those worse things. It does sound a bit of an over reaction but I guess TK have policies which must be followed.
Dec 29, 2021, 10:21 am
#49
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 197
Based on https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Tu...s_A350-900.php
Any idea which seats are 23" wide as opposed to 20" wide on the Turkish Airlines a350? Looking to travel from IST to EWR with family and 23" would def be the required seat.
Any idea which seats are 23" wide as opposed to 20" wide on the Turkish Airlines a350? Looking to travel from IST to EWR with family and 23" would def be the required seat.
Mar 26, 2022, 10:11 pm
#50
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Location: BRU
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After 2 years of no long hail flying my first trip back was on the TK A350 in business. I was kinda looking forward to the new seats but boy are they claustrophobic. Even in the seated position I found them tight and unpleasant. Also the whole business section was just too dark and uninspiring. For sleep, even with the lowered armrests, it was not very spacious. The only positive aspect is the increased privacy but frankly I take the B777 seats any day over these any. Not a pleasant experience.
May 18, 2022, 10:18 am
#51
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TK will get 6 more A350 this and next year.
Our Incorporation has decided to purchase six A350-900 type passenger aircraft from Airbus to be delivered in 2022 and 2023.
May 18, 2022, 2:00 pm
#52
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May 18, 2022, 2:01 pm
#53
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Rumored to be part of Aeroflots order, which makes sense given the short lead time. With any bit of luck they come with Aeroflot interiors.
TK have never been too bothered about seat consistency so doubt they would refit them if already kitted out
May 18, 2022, 11:21 pm
#54
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Maybe this could be rumoured re-start of Premium Economy? Frankly the SU interior looks a lot more pleasant than the current TK A350 configuration.
May 19, 2022, 1:03 am
#55
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The SU A359 all have Collins seats in all cabins (Horizon suite in C; MiQ in PE; Aspire in Y), TK only uses the MiQ seat (business on A321) in their fleet. Having a subfleet of 6 with completely different seating would be an operational night mare...
May 19, 2022, 1:06 am
#56
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That never bothered TK before.
May 19, 2022, 3:08 am
#57
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[QUOTE=starflyergold;34262341 Frankly the SU interior looks a lot more pleasant than the current TK A350 configuration.[/QUOTE]
Totally agree, and seats promise to be much more comfy that the dreadful current TK seats on 787
Totally agree, and seats promise to be much more comfy that the dreadful current TK seats on 787
May 20, 2022, 4:19 am
#59
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Interesting livery... 🤪
Maybe Erdogan has figured out a way to enable international flights for the Russian Federation: operate SU aircraft under TK titles...?
Maybe Erdogan has figured out a way to enable international flights for the Russian Federation: operate SU aircraft under TK titles...?