Review of Ukraine International flight from Kiev to Istanbul in Economy

AUI

PS - Ukraine International

Flight taken on 25 February 2017
PS713
12:30 02h 00m 15:30
Class Economy
Seat
fiftytwo
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Bonjour
Next episode of my weekend in Istanbul
Summary


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PS802 : waw-kbp : http://flight-report.com/en/report/26288/Ukraine-International-PS804-Warsaw-WAW-Kiev-KBP
PS713 : kbp-ist : here
PS716 : ist-kbp : http://flight-report.com/en/report/26290/Ukraine-International-PS716-Istanbul-IST-Kiev-KBP
PS801 : kbp-waw : http://flight-report.com/en/report/26330/Ukraine-International-PS801-Kiev-KBP-Warsaw-WAW
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After security , i'am in main hall with all fids


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4h de transit , should be quick , next step is to buy a sandwich , seat somewhere and upload my pixs


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After this i can have a walk , then seat around gates D2/D3 in order to charge my phone
A new member of Cirque du Soleil ?


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Lets see whos there


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Oh , A3 just arrived


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My pix was screwed because of this fuy's laptop , need to wait until he moves a bit then retry


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No , not yet cause he decided to open his laptop wider
Time for boarding , gate D5
But before i have to pee


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Stubborn as i am , i went back to finally catch this A3


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Now , iam relieved so i can go to d5


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Waiting in the line besides a group of young czechs


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Today we will fly with an e190 , so for sure my D seat is a windows seat and pitch will be good


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Get inside , very slow boarding


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Thats the downside of e190s , the overhead bins are very small


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And today i will be alone


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A3 is there , ready to return to ATH . Weather in Kiev is awesome , i just hope its gonna be the same in Istanbul


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As usual iam trying to find my luggage


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Knowing how sub contractors in KBP are not very reliable so usually i dont check luggage or i dont put anything valuable/useful for my trips
AirArabia from/to SSJ


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Over there Azerbaijan Airlines reminds me about GYD , and also since end 2016 it is possible to apply for evisa from internet


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Also a windrose plane lost in KBP


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Take off , sweet and long , as i like them


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However its a little bit windy


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Last eye contact with KBP


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And now we can fly south-east, Ukraine ->BlackSea->Bosphorus->Istanbul


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Endless sea of clouds !!!


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Clouds above us


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Here is our meal for today


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In front of me , a girl from kazakhstan switched to full flat bed mode


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Just by looking at clouds over the black sea make me think that weather wil not be great in Istanbul


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Start our descent


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And here we are
Atatürk from above


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And we are not landing, so it mean traffic jam and we need to wait and turn around few more minutes


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Galatasaray's stadium , former club of Didier Drogba and Wesley Snejder


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10 miutes standby and we can land


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Welcome to the main TK land


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When they say its full , it is for sure


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In this pix , you can see a line of 2/3 planes ready for landing after this one
Ohhh Air Moldova !!! And KIV is really close


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Exit , e190 are wonderful while seated , however walking through them is a nightmare if you are tall


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walk walk walk walk walk , you see me i be ……


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.


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Whats the new TV show to watch in Turkey ?


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Passport control quite empty , lucky iam today


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.


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Number 9


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I hope the new airport will not became a giant mall like in DXB


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The world decided to meet in Atatürk


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I have to walk and walk again


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Finally my baby followed me , great !


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Exit then metro


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.


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The end !!!

Display all

Product ratings

Airline

Ukraine International 7.0

  • Cabin7.0 / 10
  • Cabin crew7.0 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi7.0 / 10
  • Meal/catering7.0 / 10
Departure airport

Kiev - KBP6.0

  • Efficiency6.0 / 10
  • Access6.0 / 10
  • Services6.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness6.0 / 10
Arrival Airport

Istanbul - ISL6.5

  • Efficiency6.5 / 10
  • Access6.5 / 10
  • Services6.5 / 10
  • Cleanliness6.5 / 10

Conclusion

KBP = just be patient and wait for your flight
PS = e190 are far better than b738
IST = i was lucky i avoided the crowd

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