Front seats on an AndalouJet A321 Neo
Feb 23, 2023, 2:29 am
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Front seats on an AndalouJet A321 Neo
Hi everyone,
Looking at the seat map on the TK web site, it looks like the front two roles (e.g. row 1 and row 2) of the A321 Neo that's operating BER-SAW have just pairs of seats (A&B + E&F) vs. the standard economy 3+3 configuration. Even though the flight itself is economy-only, are these larger business-class style seats? Unfortunately as this is metal is pretty recent for the airline, I can't find the seat map on SeatGuru or other similar sites. Thanks in advance!
Looking at the seat map on the TK web site, it looks like the front two roles (e.g. row 1 and row 2) of the A321 Neo that's operating BER-SAW have just pairs of seats (A&B + E&F) vs. the standard economy 3+3 configuration. Even though the flight itself is economy-only, are these larger business-class style seats? Unfortunately as this is metal is pretty recent for the airline, I can't find the seat map on SeatGuru or other similar sites. Thanks in advance!
Feb 23, 2023, 8:12 am
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That aircraft is likely to be an ex-S7 aircraft which was picked by TK/AJet after the Russia related sanctions and is not yet retrofitted.
AnadoluJet is selling those seats for an extra cost ( similar to extra legroom seats ) after booking but you would still receive the same service per the rest of the aircraft.
AnadoluJet is selling those seats for an extra cost ( similar to extra legroom seats ) after booking but you would still receive the same service per the rest of the aircraft.
Apr 9, 2023, 11:52 am
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That aircraft is likely to be an ex-S7 aircraft which was picked by TK/AJet after the Russia related sanctions and is not yet retrofitted.
AnadoluJet is selling those seats for an extra cost ( similar to extra legroom seats ) after booking but you would still receive the same service per the rest of the aircraft.
AnadoluJet is selling those seats for an extra cost ( similar to extra legroom seats ) after booking but you would still receive the same service per the rest of the aircraft.
Apr 9, 2023, 2:46 pm
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I'm glad you enjoyed those seats, however, AnadoluJet would retrofit those A321neo's soon to sell more seats.
From TK Chairman of Board, Ahmet Bolat's interview with Simple Flying
https://simpleflying.com/turkish-airlines-fleet-plans/
“In the past, AnadoluJet fleet had only 737-800s with 189 seats. We will further reduce unit costs and increase competitiveness by converting the new generation A321neos into high density configuration.”
From TK Chairman of Board, Ahmet Bolat's interview with Simple Flying
https://simpleflying.com/turkish-airlines-fleet-plans/
“In the past, AnadoluJet fleet had only 737-800s with 189 seats. We will further reduce unit costs and increase competitiveness by converting the new generation A321neos into high density configuration.”