Review of Turkish Airlines flight Istanbul Bordeaux in Business

Airline Turkish Airlines
Flight TK1389
Class Business
Seat 2F
Aircraft Boeing 737-800
Flight time 03:45
Take-off 01 May 15, 10:50
Arrival at 01 May 15, 13:35
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Published on 27th July 2015
Hello everyone, still very late on my schedule… So here is my flight to Bordeaux from Istanbul on TK new Boeing 737-800 Business class (got an upgrade for no reasons…)

I think it te first FR in Business Class on this route, please enjoy!

INTRO

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FLIGHTS


Turkish Airlines TK1390 B737-800 BOD-IST : Reviewed http://flight-report.com/fr/report-10984.html
Turkish Airlines TK1389 B737-800 IST-BOD : Here!


REVIEW

Upgrade explanation : During the boarding process, the Airport agent scanned my BP and light goes red. So the guy checked on his computer and said and wrote on my BP 2F! I was quite confused, so I walked down the jet bridge thinking I'll have an old aircraft without a Business Class cabin, then I saw the sky interior at the Boeing 737-800 door. Problem…. I asked a cabin crew member if I should sit in the 2F as I was supposed to fly in Eco, he said me kindly, Yes, if the airport agent told you that you can sit there!. My brain exploded! First time travelling in business class! I was living a dream! So may I review with you guys this fabulous experience onboard TK 738 Business Class!

Is there someone who can explain me this upgrade, that would be nice! thanks!

Woke up super early

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Online check-in counter almost empty, drop my suitcase in 5 min heading to the airside



Had a small breakfast in the airport then time for me to go the gate.



Didn't know I was flying in J class until now!

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TK A321 next to us!

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Cabin crew serving drinks and calling you by your name! Wow!

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Warm towels

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Gear ready to record!

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The legroom

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I really love Boeing's sky interior

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Safety instructions, and pushback!



Taxi and Take Off



Large windows! Got 3 for myself!



Menu and lokum distributed with a nice smile!

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Let's what we got here!



L'entrée

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Le plat

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and finally that delicious Machiatto!

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Haven't eaten so fancy on a plane! It was delicious!

That's cute
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Seat features

Awesome legroom, seatpocket, remote control in the armrest, Large IFE screen, a very comfortable footrest, USB jack and Ipod port, 220V power socket, personal reading light, adjustable headrest, a nice pillow and noise canceling headset!



The IFE

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I mostly enjoyed the view outside



Cabin and toilet tour



Time for us to descend

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Landing on time



Leaving the dream

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Our beauty of the day

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Passport check was efficient, but had to wait almost 30 min for my bag

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Thanks for reading!

***Is there someone who can explain me this upgrade, that would be nice! thanks!***
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Verdict

Turkish Airlines

10.0/10
Cabin10.0
Cabin crew10.0
Entertainment/wifi10.0
Meal/catering10.0

Istanbul - ISL

7.8/10
Efficiency8.0
Access6.0
Services9.0
Cleanliness8.0

Bordeaux - BOD

8.0/10
Efficiency8.0
Access8.0
Services8.0
Cleanliness8.0

Conclusion

An overall amazing flight to Bordeaux! I really have no idea why I was upgraded. Cabin and seats are super comfortable and spacious. Cabin crew were particularly nice on this flight,they were calling every passenger by their name at any moment of the flight(don't know if it's usual in Business Class),and always with the smile something quite rare on Tk! Catering was excellent as always! IFE is pretty awesome for a MC flight. Departure and arrival 10min late.

Istanbul airport is nice, staff is professional, airside is clean and offers a large choice of services and shops! BOD is quite old as I said before. Passport check was ok, but you have to wait 30min for the belt to start... So...

Thanks a lot for reading, hope you enjoyed those to small reviews aboard TK. More coming soon!

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Thanks again! ;)

***Is there someone who can explain me this upgrade, that would be nice! thanks!***

Information on the route Istanbul (ISL) Bordeaux (BOD)

Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 8 avis concernant 1 compagnies sur la ligne Istanbul (ISL) → Bordeaux (BOD).


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La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est Turkish Airlines avec 8.1/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 3 heures et 43 minutes.

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11 Comments

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  • Comment 142687 by
    jetsetpanda 2283 Comments
    Thank you very much for sharing this exciting report. Congratulations on your surprising upgrade. Your enthusiasm is contagious and it's refreshing to read that this can happen to anyone, not just frequent flyers with elite status. It's too bad that this happened at the gate and not earlier, otherwise you could have taken advantage of TK's superb CIP lounge.

    Is there someone who can explain me this upgrade, that would be nice! thanks!
    - If you don't have elite status, then you must be irresistibly handsome.

    Nice pictures and FR.
  • Comment 142690 by
    SKYTEAMCHC GOLD 10068 Comments
    Thanks for sharing this report.
    TK does a really good job on this flight with a full meal service that looks very appetising and a real Business Class seat with an IFE. Difficult for competition to beat this !
    I love Jetsetpanda's tentative explanations of the upgrades : i would add and /or lucky !
  • Comment 142712 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6668 Comments
    Great Report! Congrats on the upgrade!! Your enthusiasm really shines through. You really got lucky with the upgrade especially on this new aircraft with Boeing Sky Interior and the new narrowbody Business Class in a true 2-2 Business seating. Most of TK's fleet just have a blocked middle seat with regular Y seats in J, just like AF, LH, BA, etc. So it's great you got this aircraft.

    Is there someone who can explain me this upgrade, that would be nice! thanks!
    - Normally if Economy is overbooked and there is room in Business class the airline needs to bump some people up from Y to J--However, most airlines upgrade the Elite Frequent flyers. In this case you got super lucky if you don't have Elite status with TK. Maybe there were no actually no Elite Frequent flyers to upgrade on your flight to upgrade. Either way, it's awesome that you got to fly in J for the first time and even more awesome that it was free!
  • Comment 142717 by
    Benoit75008 7191 Comments
    Thanks for reporting this TK flight,
    TK is surely one of the best airline in Europe. Real Business Class seat, incredible meal...
    Same experience could be made in Economy Class, they know how to make you being relaxed.

    Would just be better for them to get smiling cabin crew ;)
    And soon they will get ride of this messy IST airport!
  • Comment 142719 by
    mogoy 10181 Comments
    Thanks for sharing that great upgraded flight.

    New route surely mostly frequented by no-TK status leisure pax.
    Plus ex BOD surely not a lot of *G around since *A is pretty much absent of BOD (except TP).

    One more reason for me to fly DXB-IST-BOD then and crossing the fingers.

    Catering is ok, any idea about which champagne/wines are served ?
    Comfort is nice with real recliner and not the sorry Y type seating that is the rule now for MH flights.

    Only down is having been upgraded at gate rather than checked-in, you missed the glamorous CIP lounge.
    • Comment 321900 by
      Airline Spotter AUTHOR 91 Comments
      Thanks for the comment! Lots of leisure pax indeed! No idea about the champagne, there were 3 different Wine I think, Turkish, Bordeaux and I don't remember the other one, sorry.

      Yeah, that's quite sad, I would to try this awesome lounge! Thanks again!
  • Comment 142988 by
    airtraveladdict 117 Comments
    Very nice trip report.
    If only you knew you got upgraded! you could have tried the lounge :)
    But getting upgraded is always a nice surprise, always makes the trip 100x better!
    I am very pleased to see TK using real business class recliner chairs for European flights.
    Because Euro Business is so far behind the world, its fake business class. Even the USA which for a long time had old seats, now they have better domestic business seats then Europe.
    The food looks good too, it is a short flight so the catering is generous.
    But it would be good if TK listed what champagne they served :)

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