Bonjour
End of this short 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 : http://flight-report.com/en/report/26289/Ukraine-International-PS713-Kiev-KBP-Istanbul-IST
PS716 : ist-kbp : here
PS801 : kbp-waw : http://flight-report.com/en/report/26330/Ukraine-International-PS801-Kiev-KBP-Warsaw-WAW
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Départure from Taksim by shuttle around 4 o'clock
Istanbul is not sleeping , 4am and still traffic
40 minutes later we reached our destination
It's emtpy ! but really i've never seen IST like this
And what about my flight
Good that i came two hours earlier , cause checkin is already full of paxs
One guy with 19384 luggages will keep a counter busy for 10 mins
Here was the queue after i left
Security and passport control , meanwhile i had time to prepare myself
And today it was quick
In the main hall thats another story , crowd everywhere , you can see that IST is mainly a transit airport
Then lets go to lounge , last time i couldnt try one of them , then today is the good day for it
Comfort , Millenium or HSBC ??
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Niet , today i will try the Primeclass CIP , which is located downstairs
FIDS everywhere in the lounge , good idea
Lounge is divided into two rooms
First let's try the smallest one cause iam hungry
There is a meeting room , in order to advertise the partner of this lounge , because you may have notice the cobranding
Catering is good , as usual in Turkey , its more like breakfast style . If you'd like to drink , then go to the other side
I was so hungry that i forgot to take a pic
Let's check the main big room
AWESOME !!! Looks like a chillout bar/lounge exclusive , you just need to add the music of "the sound you need" and that's it
Deco is quite nice , i love it
Only con is about TV news channels , instead of Fashion TV, ESPN, BET or Hustler
Now i'am full, time to drink
Decided to take a beer , even if its not really the time for such drink but i couldnt say no
Just saw on CNN international that Donald Trump will not attempt the WHCA's dinner this year (White House Correspondents' Association)
Meanwhile on CNN Türk (Turkish version of CNN) it's about the referendum for modification of constitution
Completely different channels
Ohh , boarding will start soon
Ok , i get used to it in IST , so better not waste time and rush to my gate
Gate 207 , gonna take me 5 mins max
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Ads for a turkish company , proof that there are not only TK and PC
In less than 4 minutes , we went from "go to gate" to "last call"
Damn i missed it , sorry i couldnt return and try again
Today our plane is a 737-800
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Boarding is almost completed but we need to wait for last paxs
Then we are ready to push back
Safety instructions
LH to FRA
Sorry the next pixs are aweful , because of low luminosity
Bye bye Turkey , next visit Summer 2017
Sunrise over black sea , then turbulences when crossing clouds
I was so busy writing this draft that i missed the annoucement of FA , someone in lavatory needed medical assistance
Therefore we will make a stop in Odessa
Beginning of our descent to ODS
Wanted to go there for summer 2k17 , finally it came faster than i expected
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Now we are done , we can continue as planned . I checked and we will be one hour late , but I will be ok as my layover is quite long
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Bye bye ODS
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Meanwhile second service when we received free water
Descent and landing in KBP , it was just as short as a domestic flight
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Oh an intruder
As I am flying with PS frequently I started to remember the registration ID of their planes
B738 are a big piece of PS's fleet
First short connexion PAXs
Good idea of recycling
2nd bus is empty
UR-GEB as usuan in D01 , ready for KBP-CMB
Transit zone
No need for a stamp today
Just few minutes to wait in order to grab my luggage and iam ready
The end !
