Review of Turkish Airlines flight Istanbul Bogota in Economy

Airline Turkish Airlines
Flight TK800
Class Economy
Seat 9A
Aircraft Airbus A330-200
Flight time 14:00
Take-off 19 Jul 17, 01:45
Arrival at 19 Jul 17, 07:45
TK   #13 out of 95 Airlines A minimum of 10 flight-reports within the past two years is required to appear in the rankings. 776 reviews
Yonatan Paz
By 4011
Published on 31st July 2017
Hello and welcome to my America Trip of 2017.

Planned flights:

TLV (Tel Aviv, Israel) -> IST (Istanbul, Turkey) TK Y B77W Tap it
IST (Istanbul, Turkey) -> BOG (Bogota, Columbia) TK Y A332 YOU ARE HERE!/VOUS ETES ICI!
BOG (Bogota, Columbia) -> PTY (Panama City, Panama) TK Y A332
PTY (Panama City, Panama) -> SJO (San Jose, Costa Rica) CM Y B73G
SJO (San Jose, Costa Rica) -> EWR (Newark, NJ, USA) UA Y B738
EWR (Newark, NJ, USA) -> TLV (Tel Aviv, Israel) UA Y B77W

As my plane from Tel Aviv landed with 1 hour of delay, I had to rush to my gate and passed the security check quickly, so I hadn't time to visit the CIP lounge.
Durning the security check there was a guy that opened a fast lane for passengers to Bangkok and Guangzhou. Those flights were estimated to depart before 1 AM and they serve many Israelis on them,
Duty-Free area:
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On my way to gate 307 which is a bus gate:
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On the gate for TK800 flight, This flight serves two main destinations: Bogota (Columbia) and Panama City (Panama).
PTY-IST is the longer TK's route, and it is taking about 17 hours and 15 minutes to arrive from Istanbul to Panama City (You are requesting to stay on the plane during the stop in Bogota).
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This is my final destination!
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On the bus!
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After 10 minutes of driving I arrived at my plane: A330-200, TC-JNE named "Kayseri". This plane is flying mostly on this flight because it has a newer cabin,
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This is the best part in any airplane:
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The other side:
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Cabin smells new:
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A huge screen for the next 17 hours!
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Also there is plenty of legroom (34"):
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AtlasJet's Airbus A321;
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Safety video:
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Taxi:
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Aeroflot A320 before flight to Moscow (Russia):
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Our 77W from Tel Aviv will fly today to Jakarta (Indonesia):
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300th plane of Turkish:
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Cabin before departure:
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TAKE OFF!
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I was sleepind until my bro woke my up to the dinner, It was over Belgrade (Serbia). Dinner was great, It included:
-Mashed potato with antipasti and chicken
-Bun
-Hummus
-Banana Dessert with cream
-Water
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Tour in the toilets:
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What happend ?
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I woke up after 6 hours of flying:
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You can spot the sunrise:
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Cabin:
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Over Puerto Rico:
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There wasn't choice for breakfast:
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Cabin:
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Over the Atlantic Ocean:
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Before entering into the Columbian airspace:
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Descent to Bogota:

Cabin durning descent:
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The view was so beautiful!
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Touchdown at BOG:
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It's AV's home!
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The main terminal at El Dorado:
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Avior 737-400:
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Durning the stop in Bogota all the passengers to Panama City were requested to stay onboard, So there is not a photo from outside of the plane.
Finally in South America!
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Verdict

Turkish Airlines

9.4/10
Cabin10.0
Cabin crew8.5
Entertainment/wifi10.0
Meal/catering9.0

Istanbul - ISL

8.0/10
Efficiency7.0
Access9.0
Services6.0
Cleanliness10.0

Bogota - BOG

10.0/10
Efficiency10.0
Access10.0
Services10.0
Cleanliness10.0

Conclusion

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9 Comments

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  • Comment 405878 by
    thejetflyer BRONZE 149 Comments
    Beautiful report and the first ever on the web !
    Were there in between snacks known as "Anytime Snacks" ?
    Thanks for a great read and great photos :)
    • Comment 405971 by
      Yonatan Paz AUTHOR 63 Comments
      Thank you so much!
      There was an open galley with cheese sandwiches, also sandwiches for children and kosher sandwiches.
      There were cherry cakes and many beverages. I ate 2 sandwiches at the mid time of the flight.
  • Comment 405907 by
    PapaSierraGolf91 BRONZE 178 Comments
    Thanks for this FR ;)
    The flight was 14h (like written in the flight time) or 17h (like announced in the FR) long ?
  • Comment 406077 by
    Guillbcn 68 Comments
    I made the same flight a few days ago. I flew the TC-JNC which have the old cabin and isn't so clean as it plane looks. So, you're lucky. Let's see the flight back! Do they serve anything on the BOG-PTY flight?
    Regards
    • Comment 406259 by
      Yonatan Paz AUTHOR 63 Comments
      TC-JNC flies mostly on IST-HAV-CCS-IST route, maybe because it has a lack of demand, My flight was full. The screen was awesome, comparing to the old cabin that I flew on 2014 from TLV-IST (TC-JND).
      I won't fly back from Panama. on PTY-BOG sector there was a choice between berry muffin or a sandwich with eggplant. both of them weren't good.
      See you on my next reports :)
      • Comment 426332 by
        emilepernet37 5 Comments
        Turkish Airlines has renewed the cabin (as reported by you :) ) of 4/5 of its A330-203s delivered to them in 2006 - TC-JNA, TC-JNB, TC-JND and TC-JNE feature the new cabin product. Whereas TC-JNC, painted in the retro livery, fittingly features the old, old cabin. However I imagine it’ll be renewed soon, because the A330-203s are increasingly being used on low demand routes (ATL, CPT) - probably a good move on TK’s behalf.
  • Comment 407425 by
    Chibcha SILVER 540 Comments
    Thanks for sharing! this is for me the most exotic flight to/from Colombia, I always wondered how it's like!
  • Comment 489117 by
    lbfortress 67 Comments
    This is a route I never heard of until now. Thanks for your review.

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