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Category Archives: Turkish Airlines

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Review: Turkish Airlines Lounge New York (JFK)

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 9, 2025 7 Comments
Turkish Airlines New York JFK Lounge Review

Crowded and warm, the Turkish Airlines lounge at New York JFK would not be my first lounge choice among hte many options in Terminal 1, but it certianly beats the depressing public areas. Turkish Airlines Lounge New York Review...

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Meal of the WeekTurkish Airlines

Delicious Beef Puff Pastry (Kıymalı Kol Böreği) On Turkish Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 6, 2025February 6, 2025 21 Comments
a plate of food on a table

My Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. Some flag carriers miss...

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Turkish Airlines

Deplorable: Man Shakes Seat Violently To Prevent Recline On Turkish Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 2, 2024October 2, 2024 19 Comments
Turkish Airlines Seat Recline

The rule has always been and remains that you have a right to recline your seat (and so does the person behind you). But what impressed me most on a Turkish Airlines A350-900 flight was the restraint shown by...

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bangkokLounge ReviewsTurkish Airlines

Review: Turkish Airlines Lounge Bangkok (BKK)

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 20, 2024September 21, 2024 14 Comments
Turkish Airlines Bangkok Lounge Review

The Turkish Airlines Lounge in Bangkok (BKK) is a pleasant Star Alliance and Priority Pass Lounge in Bangkok, with one amenity that always justifies a stop. Turkish Lounge Bangkok Review (BKK) It had been several years since I had...

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Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines Aggravatingly Poaches Seat Assignments

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 21, 2024August 21, 2024 61 Comments
Turkish Airlines Seat Assignments

If you’re flying Turkish Airlines, especially as a couple, your seat assignments are not safe. Turkish may think it is trying to help, but it should immediately cease and desist from poaching seats couples have deliberately chosen. Watch Out...

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Flight ReviewsTurkish Airlines

Review: Turkish Airlines A330-300 Economy Class

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 12, 2024April 13, 2024 25 Comments
Turkish Airlines A330-300 Economy Class Review

To begin my journey home from Istanbul, I flew to London first on a Turkish Airlines A330-300 in economy class. The flight was late (as always), but quite pleasant onboard. Turkish Airlines A330-300 Economy Class Review (IST-LHR) You might...

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Lounge ReviewsTurkish Airlines

Review: Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Lounge Istanbul (IST)

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 11, 2024April 11, 2024 19 Comments
Turkish Miles Smiles Lounge Istanbul Review

The Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Lounge is a virtual mirror-image copy of the Turkish Airlines Business Lounge In Istanbul. I’m tempted just to refer you to my earlier review of the Turkish Business Class lounge and write “the...

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Lounge ReviewsTurkeyTurkish Airlines

Review: Turkish Airlines Business Lounge Istanbul (IST)

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 11, 2024April 10, 2024 50 Comments
Turkish Airlines Business Lounge Istanbul Review

I stopped by the Turkish Airlines Business Lounge while in Istanbul and it remains one of my favorite business class lounges in the world. Turkish Airlines Business Lounge Istanbul Review (IST) My original review below is still valid in...

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Flight ReviewsTurkish Airlines

Review: Turkish Airlines A350 “Turkoflot” Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 2, 2024April 2, 2024 23 Comments
a seat in a plane

The Airbus A350-900 remains my favorite aircraft in the Turkish Airlines fleet and I quite enjoyed flying the ex-Aeroflot (so-called “Turkoflot”) configuration of the aircraft on a longhaul flight in business class. This review covers my journey from Los...

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Award TravelTurkish Airlines

Update: Massive Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Devaluation

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 7, 2024February 7, 2024 11 Comments
a person in a red suit holding a card

UPDATE: The reason we appear to be seeing the “old” pricing on the Turkish Airlines website is that new post-devaluation pricing does not go into effect until February 16, 2024. Language has been added suggesting the old award charts...

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Turkish AirlinesUnited Airlines

1-Hour Connection In London Heathrow…What Could Go Wrong?

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 2, 2024February 1, 2024 53 Comments
1-Hour Connection Heathrow

I’m doing my best to maximize my time in Istanbul, but I predict I am going to regret booking a 1-hour connection in London Heathrow. Frankly, I’m shocked United Airlines is even selling such a tight connection… 1-Hour Connection...

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Turkish Airlines

13 Hours In Turkish Airlines A350 “Turkoflot” Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 30, 2024January 30, 2024 16 Comments
Turkoflot A350 Business Class

As a cherry on top of my Turkish Airlines saga, the flight I wound up on was on operated by an ex-Aeroflot Airbus A350, which gave me many hours to review Turkish Airlines’ latest “Turkoflot” business class product. “Turkoflot”...

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Los Angeles LAXTurkish Airlines

Surprise: Turkoflot A350 From LAX-IST!

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024 19 Comments
Turkoflot

It was a great relief to resolve my Turkish Airlines ticketing saga, but a great surprise awaited me: Turkish sent an ex-Aeroflot “Turkoflot” for my A350 flight from LAX to IST. Turkoflot A350: An Unexpected Surprise Turkish Airlines is...

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Turkish Airlines

“Sorry Sir, Your Seat Is Broken…”

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 27, 2024January 27, 2024 18 Comments
Turkish Airlines Broken Seat

I’ve had quite enough drama for one trip, but there’s one more twist that just makes me chuckle…a broken seat on my Turkish Airlines flight. The Latest Twist: Broken Seat On Turkish Airlines Threatens My Trip After my ticket...

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Turkish Airlines

Breakthrough! How An Innocent Mistake Saved My Turkish Airlines Ticket

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 27, 2024January 27, 2024 21 Comments
Turkish Airlines Ticket Rebooked

Well folks, my great Turkish Airlines ticket saga has come to an end. I was finally rebooked after hours (days, weeks…) of back-and-forth. I credit a kind agent, a harmless error, and my self-control. Here’s how it unfolded. My...

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Los Angeles LAXTurkish Airlines

More Frustration At Turkish Airlines LAX Ticket Counter…

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 26, 2024January 26, 2024 32 Comments
Turkish Airlines LAX

An update to my Turkish Airlines award ticket drama… LAX Ticket Counter Unable To Check Me In On Turkish Airlines Flight I showed up at the ticket counter in the Tom Bradley Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)....

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Award TravelTurkish Airlines

My Turkish Airlines Award Ticket Horror Story…

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 25, 2024January 25, 2024 52 Comments
Turkish Airlines Award Ticket Horror Story

As much as I love Turkish Airlines–and I do love Turkish Airlines–trying to rebook a canceled Miles & Smiles award ticket has become an exercise in hopeless futility and endless frustration. While Turkish offers great value in mileage redemptions,...

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Turkish Airlines

Onboard The “Biden Express” From Istanbul To Bogota

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 27, 2023November 13, 2023 38 Comments
an airplane parked at an airport

Want to fly on Turkish Airlines from Istanbul to Bogota? Good luck…the flight is sold out most days. TK800, jokingly called the “Biden Express,” has become the choice flight for migrants to travel to the Americas and launch an...

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Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines Flight Diverts After Passenger Commits Suicide Onboard

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 28, 2023November 13, 2023 9 Comments
a group of people standing around an airplane

A Turkish Airlines flight diverted to Algeria after a man was found dead in the aircraft lavatory, having committed suicide. Turkish Airlines Flight Diverts To Algeria After Onboard Suicide The incident occurred on July 25, 2023 onboard a Boeing...

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Turkish Airlines

A Deplorable Turkish Airlines Economy Class Review…

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 10, 2023November 13, 2023 68 Comments
a sign on a wall

I enjoy most flight reviews and I’m generally a fan of Turkish Airlines. That’s why a recent trip report warning of the deplorable state of affairs in Turkish Airlines economy class really rubbed me the wrong way. Reviewer Warns...

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