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Category Archives: Turkish Airlines

Meal of the WeekTurkish Airlines

A Feast On Turkish Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 11, 2020January 11, 2020 8 Comments

Each week, 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. Turkish Airlines...

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Flight ReviewsTurkish Airlines

Vintage Review: Turkish Airlines 777-300ER First Class Istanbul To Bangkok

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 10, 2020May 17, 2020 8 Comments
Turkish First Class 777 Review

This week we are taking a walk down memory lane with a vintage first class trip report. I’m sharing photos and brief commentary from a trip I took in the final days of 2010 and first days of 2011...

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Flight ReviewsTurkish Airlines

Vintage Review: Turkish Airlines 737-700 Business Class Munich To Istanbul + Aircraft Museum In Munich

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 9, 2020May 17, 2020 1 Comment
Turkish Business Class 2010

This week we are taking a walk down memory lane with a vintage first class trip report. I’m sharing photos and brief commentary from a trip I took in the final days of 2010 and first days of 2011...

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Nigeria Threatens To Ban Turkish Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 13, 2019December 13, 2019 6 Comments

Nigeria has issued a ban effective next Monday on Turkish Airlines unless the airline solves an ongoing baggage accommodation problem. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has given Turkish Airlines an ultimatum: stop leaving passenger baggage behind or stop flying...

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Malaysia Airlines Cozies Up To Turkish Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 2, 2019 3 Comments

Turkish Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have signed a new codeshare agreement. What does the increased cooperation between the two carriers mean for travelers? Turkish Airlines will place its flight number on all Malaysia Airlines domestic flights as well as...

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Star Alliance Buildup On East Coast With New Service From Austrian and Turkish Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019 4 Comments

Star Alliance is beefing up its presence on the U.S. East Coast with two new routes, one to Boston and one to Newark. Austrian Adds Vienna to Boston Flight Austrian will add a new flight from Vienna (VIE) to...

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Protest Targets Turkish Airlines At SFO

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 14, 2019October 13, 2019 16 Comments
Turkish Airlines Protest

As Turkish tanks rolls deeper into northern Syrian, some Bay Area residents have used Turkish Airlines as a proxy for the Turkish government. Nearly 100 people showed up to the Turkish Airlines ticket counter at San Francisco International Airport...

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bangkokLounge ReviewsTurkish Airlines

Review: Turkish Airlines Lounge Bangkok (BKK)

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 17, 2019August 17, 2019 9 Comments
Turkish Airlines Bangkok Lounge Review

Although the Turkish Airlines in Bangkok is open 24/7, don’t show up in the middle of the night if you are hungry. I start with that observation because Turkish lounges are known for their excellent food. Even the outstation...

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Turkey Threatens To Cancel Boeing Orders

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 30, 2019July 30, 2019 9 Comments
Turkish Airlines Threatens Boeing

Beleaguered Boeing could find itself as collateral damage in an escalating war of words between the United States and Turkey. Turkish Airlines, the 49% state-owned flag carrier of Turkey, has orders for 100 Boeing aircraft on the book. That...

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An Intriguing, But Cryptic Ad From Turkish Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 4, 2019February 4, 2019 10 Comments

Last night, Turkish Airlines returned to the Super Bowl with an ad for the third consecutive year. But this was a bit different, to put it charitably. Rather than a showcase of the onboard product or reminder that Turkish...

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Turkish Airlines Crew Robbed At Gunpoint In South Africa

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 21, 2019January 21, 2019 18 Comments
Turkish Airlines Crew Robbed South Africa

A Turkish Airlines crew was attacked by a band of armed robbers in Johannesburg, South Africa while returning from dinner. The incident occurred on January 13th. After a dinner in central Johannesburg, the crew was on its way back...

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Turkish Airlines Is Hiring

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 28, 2018November 28, 2018 3 Comments
Turkish Airlines Pilot Jobs

I’ve written about the global pilot shortage before, but Turkish Airlines offers a prime example of the great need around the world for qualified pilots. As Turkey opens its beautiful new airport in Istanbul, Turkish Airlines continues its renaissance....

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How Turkish Airlines Serves As A Political Sword

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 12, 2018November 12, 2018 23 Comments
Turkish Airlines Politicization

As Istanbul’s beautiful new airport opens for business, it serves as a reminder of how state-backed airlines serve to advance the power of the regimes that fuel them. The Financial Times shares a fascinating account of the history of Turkish...

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Turkish Airlines

New Flight To Newark On Turkish Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 19, 2018October 19, 2018 12 Comments

Turkish Airlines is returning to Newark more than two decades after abandoning service to Liberty International Airport. The carrier will launch daily service starting in August 2019, utilizing an Airbus A330-300: TK29 Istanbul (IST) – Newark (EWR) / 13:15-17:20...

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Stunning New Turkish Airlines Uniforms + Business Class Suite

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 13, 2018September 13, 2018 8 Comments
Turkish Airlines New Uniforms

Turkish Airlines has unveiled classy new uniforms plus hinted at a new business class suite. The new uniforms will debut later this year and “hark back to a golden age of couture fashion from the 1950’s.” Inspired by many...

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Turkish Airlines Is A Pawn In The USA-Turkey Chess Game

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 16, 2018August 16, 2018 16 Comments
Turkish Airlines Sanctions

Turkey and the USA are in the midst of a severe diplomatic spat and Turkish Airlines finds itself as a pawn of the Turkish state. As the carrier cuts ads in the USA, are flights next on the chopping...

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Turkish Airlines Super Bowl Commercial with Dr. Oz

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 5, 2018February 4, 2018 7 Comments
Turkish Airlines Dr. Oz Commercial

I did not watch the Super Bowl yesterday, but I was monitoring for airline or hotel commercials. Once again, Turkish Airlines provided a memorable one. Last year, Morgan Freeman did a superb job in emphasizing that Turkish Airlines serves...

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Travel TechnologyTurkish Airlines

Disappearing Act…How I Nearly Lost My iPhone X on a Recent Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 3, 2018February 3, 2018 11 Comments

I mentioned in passing in my recent Turkish Airlines 777-300ER trip report that my phone flew out of my lap and into the bowels of the seat during our rough landing in Istanbul. Finding it turned out to be...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: January 28, 2018

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Leave a Comment
TWA Flight Center JFK

I’m back in California after a whirlwind trip around the world that included stops in Asia, the Middle East, and seven countries in Europe. I’ll be on the ground for awhile…at least that is the plan. This coming week...

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Flight ReviewsTurkish Airlines

Review: Turkish Airlines A330-200 Business Class Istanbul to Frankfurt

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 27, 2018June 2, 2020 10 Comments
Turkish Airlines A330-200 Business Class Review

Turkish Airlines offers a consistent, above-average product in its European business class. This flight demonstrated, once again, why I enjoy Turkish Airlines so much. It wasn’t the A330 I thought it would be…I already addressed that in my initial...

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