Premium economy on TK?
Mar 15, 23, 3:02 am
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Premium economy on TK?
TK617 IST-CMN today operated with a 350-900. My ticket bought as regular eco but to my pleasant surprise, my seat 8D is some from of premium seat. Rows 8-10 in 2-4-2 configuration. I thought TK had discontinued its Comfort Class?
Mar 15, 23, 8:14 am
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I agree. The seat pic indicates that the aircraft was one of the Aeroflot aircrafts TK has taken over. I was lucky enough to try it on the IST-TAS run last year in C/J; a pleasant surprise.
I doubt that the C/J cabin will be replaced/reconfigured until it is time to update or replace the seats due to wear & tear. The premium economy seats may disappear earlier.
I doubt that the C/J cabin will be replaced/reconfigured until it is time to update or replace the seats due to wear & tear. The premium economy seats may disappear earlier.
Mar 15, 23, 11:01 am
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Thank you, both.When I asked one of the FAs, I was told this was a new configuration but I guess he wasnt as well informed as you :-) In some ways, I found those premium eco seats more comfortable than TK narrow body J class.
Last edited by Hafnia; Mar 15, 23 at 10:50 pm
Mar 17, 23, 5:45 pm
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most of the time, they either aren't as well-informed, or don't want to bother explaining the whole background story. I'm not surprised that they're more comfortable than the narrow-body J - the W seats are newer and have more seat amenities and functions, in general...
