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Home  >  A330 • Turkish Airlines  >  Not the Turkish Airlines A330 I was Expecting…
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Not the Turkish Airlines A330 I was Expecting…

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 6, 2018January 6, 2018 17 Comments

Be very careful when booking a Turkish Airlines A330-200…there are many different configurations of the aircraft.

I’ve been so caught up with the SWISS First Class saga that I neglected to write about my connecting flight from Istanbul to Frankfurt a couple weeks ago. After being stuck in the Turkish Airlines CIP Lounge overnight due to a diplomatic issue (the diplomatic problem has since been resolved), I was tired as I boarded my connection to Frankfurt. My plan was to sleep…I had just finished a wonderful breakfast in the lounge and was ready for some shuteye.

> Read More: Trapped in Istanbul Airport!
> Read More: Turkish Airlines CIP Lounge Istanbul Review

Last time I flew a Turkish A330 from Frankfurt to Istanbul the flight featured lie-flat beds. In fact, I thought all Turkish A330s had lie-flat seats. Per SeatGuru, there are four variants of A330-200, one with horizontal lie-flat beds and the other three with angled lie-flat beds (flat, but sloping downward).

So imagine my shock when I boarded my A330 to Frankfurt only to encounter this–

The horror! Standard business class seating!

I’m actually not complaining–it was still as comfortable as a domestic first class seat in the USA. Furthermore, I was able to snooze after having an omelet for breakfast #2.

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Unlike most European airlines, the aircraft also featured individual IFE with the same wide selection I enjoyed on my 777-300ER flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul.

CONCLUSION

So I guess that makes two A330s in a row on Turkish Airlines I was not expecting. First an ex-Kingfisher A330-300 and now a regionally-configured A330-200. Just another reminder to take everything you see on SeatGuru with a grain of salt. And when it comes to flying Turkish, always remember the airline seems like it has a new seating configuration every week.

> Read More: Frankfurt to Istanbul in Turkish Airlines A330 Business Class (Lie-Flat Beds)

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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17 Comments

  1. Andrew Reply
    January 6, 2018 at 2:29 pm

    Matthew- did you drop the flight number and date into SeatGuru? It’s usually pretty good at pointing out the right variant after that information is input.

    • Matthew Reply
      January 6, 2018 at 3:27 pm

      I did not even know that was a thing. I’ll check it out.

      • SeattleTodd Reply
        January 7, 2018 at 3:45 am

        That’s the only way I’ve ever used SeatGuru… I just couldn’t believe you’ve never used it that way!

  2. Donald Trump Reply
    January 6, 2018 at 4:57 pm

    Sue them!!

    • The Clintons Reply
      January 6, 2018 at 8:01 pm

      @donald – Probably a better chance than his Swiss “mistake” claim. I agree, sue them.

  3. Steve K Reply
    January 6, 2018 at 6:13 pm

    Just be happy you got a A330 period. I had a TK flight VIE-IST that I booked because it was an A330. At the gate though was sitting an A321 single aisle. 3 seats with the middle left open. A tight squeeze on that flight. TK is noted to swap out last minute. Thankfully my connecting long haul from IST was indeed a 777-300ER and was fantastic.

    • Matthew Reply
      January 6, 2018 at 8:09 pm

      Ouch, that’s a horrible swap!

  4. Michael Reply
    January 6, 2018 at 6:32 pm

    Hi Matthew, I just had a similar experience last week (DUS – IST), but did’t faint 🙂 I love the food on TK.

    • Matthew Reply
      January 6, 2018 at 8:14 pm

      We survived! 🙂

  5. Matthew Reply
    January 6, 2018 at 8:09 pm

    I see someone let the kindergarten out early today.

  6. worldtraveller73 Reply
    January 7, 2018 at 1:42 pm

    I think TK airframes are subject to \equipment swaps anyway. The moral of this story is: be prepared for a recliner on any possible 330 route (not just the daytime ones).

  7. Robert Reply
    January 8, 2018 at 6:34 am

    In the past year – I’ve found seat guru’s information to be out of date more times than its accurate. They seemed to stop updating or something

  8. Gantt Cookson Reply
    January 9, 2018 at 3:29 pm

    TK just put the -200 on the ATL/IST route…On the GDS seat map, it shows only rows 1-3 in Biz. I’ve heard rumor there are some that now have the -300 style full flat Biz class seats. Does anyone know?

    • Matthew Reply
      January 9, 2018 at 6:19 pm

      Yes, will be lie-flat.

  9. n777ua Reply
    January 31, 2018 at 2:23 pm

    what’s the big deal?

    I fly IST-DUS, and IST-FRA and they only a 3hr flights.

  10. butzi Reply
    June 6, 2018 at 2:55 am

    It might still be the better way flying European short/middle distance. I love to burn M&M miles on TK European flights – though, the aircraft swaps make it a bid hard 😉
    Especially the A320/1 with regional business class are gorgeous!

  11. Mucahit Reply
    December 25, 2018 at 7:57 pm

    Hey Matthew,
    i think its your mistake, you didnt inform yourself enough. This regional aircraft is an A330-300. TK has 7 of them (REGs: TC-LOA till TC-LOG) and whether this aircraft is how you had said, a regional aircraft and they are only using them only on european routs where there are lots of business passengers. first of all you didnt ever knew that this is a -300 and not a -200… your mistake should not be the reason to show this airline as horrible…

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