Review of Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Los Angeles in Business

It took me one hour at the Hotel Transit desk and then a minibus drove me to the Hilton Garden Golden Horn.
It was the first time I saw a Turkish driver that respected speed limits: without doubt he should know that the warnings
for radar checks were not fictitious ;)
The room was very nice but the buffet breakfast was less good than the Ramada's.
In addition, a large group of Chinese tourists had filled the breakfast room which was not very large.

Very positive : free wifi was available
At 10 o'clock the next morning a van picked me up, then went to another hotel before it dropped all passengers off at the airport after a 50 minutes drive.
After a first security check to enter the airport, I headed to security and immigration checks dedicated to TK's lounge
As the day before there is only one person ahead of me and the astonishment of the immigration officer at my boarding pass already quite buffered, that made him to take a little longer (but he did not ask any questions, he will only write the time of my first entry).

I was not really hungry but didn't want to disappoint the Do & Co cooks, so I ate a little bit of Apfel strudel and cheesecake.

The lounge was still great even though I noticed increased attendance: anyway, yet I've never had a problem finding a place

Corporate picture

It changed a few minutes later so here also the last one

It was already time to go at the gate because there were additional checks for flights to U.S. destinations.
On the way I was still on time to spotter slightly
Sun facing, it made difficult to recognize this Air Azerbaijan

This MH

or this Air Jordan that I'd have the luck to review later

By the other side it is easier to recognize the MS

and A320 Air Scone ;)

Here was a brother of my 77W which will fly me to the City of Angels

Scone Air forced its way among the Turkish tails

I arrived in the boarding area where there is first an examination on the contents of hand luggage
and check of visa / ESTA
I was not able to spot my 77W at the gate : I had to wait the boarding and to take a picture from the jetbridge
Boarding began almost immediately by calling families and business class but there was a big rush
and everyone was rushing in the jetbridge
This was my 77W: Rumeli's first flight on 24/11/2010
Disappointment because there was no wifi on board: (

Unfortunately I wasn't able to have a better picture
I managed to slip (yes it is possible) in the crowd and I get the first in the Business cabin

My seat 2K : full flat bed

Pitch (sorry my legs were not long enough)

View from my seat

Here came the Air Jordan on its way to leave !

The remote control and the outlet

The Ottoman (what could be more natural for TK) with locations for storage and slippers

The seat main control

The table

Our neighbor

Headphone in its storage

Welcome beverage : another one of those delicious juice lemon / mint leaves

Push back

Safety screen

Long haulage

The TK A340 in Star Alliance livery

Unknown to me : Tahran Air

a TK with a funny livery

The TK Star Alliance takes off

Another company that I've never heard of before : Bosphorus European

Take-off

Ataturk Airport

Distribution of an oshibori

My cute neighbor sitting in 1K, Leadership's terror, will be very nice and even not cry
Note that she was traveling with her mother and her father who was travelling in PE or eco but was able to access the Business cabin throughout the flight

Distribution of the menu, the wine list and the amenity kit

Wine list : not very brilliant except Gosset Brut Grande Reserve which will be my choice

The Amenity kit is branded Crabtree & Evelyn (Is it a brand ?) Such as the cosmetics that it contains and can be used as cover for tablet

Content

Always snowy landscapes

Orders by the onboard Do & Co chef
Aperitif

The Amuse Bouche is very good but there is no more nuts?

The table is set, choice of hot breads

The beautiful arc we'll fly with some night over Greenland

The appetizers trolley

My choice was an excellent hummus and some shrimps

The trolley service offers more choices but the presentation is not as good as a plated appetizer in galley
Then the Wedding soup (Turkish specialty): I would have eaten more ;)

And tournedos: good, not dry, but I would have preferred a little more raw
The stuffed eggplant was exceptionally good

The toilet where I found a diaper belonging probably to my neighbor 1K :)

The onboard chef for desserts

The trolley with cheeses, fruits and desserts

Same comment as for inputs: the presentation is less beautiful than a plate erected in galley

For dessert my ranking: lemon cheesecake and chocolate mousse, profiteroles and ice cream with mango really too trivial
Then pass another trolley with coffee / tea and digestive
Distribution of small bottle of water and the cabin is darkened
I prepared my list of favorite music and I positioned the Panasonic IFE on airshow

This 77W has two cameras that can show outside views
IFE has crashed but it will restart itself

The remote is displaying the time remaining to the destination

I opened my window when peeking over Greenland but it is night
A little later over northern Canada

Two hours before landing lights are on dim mode
Distribution of an oshibori

Choice between water and a very good quality orange juice (with pulp)

Cabin

I allow myself a quick photo of the GE90 and non winglet before closing the window

The snack tray: always two appetizers, a hot entree with two choices, cheese and dessert

Some croutons

An error on the menu, this was not a rice cake but a delicious tiramisu

We flow over Salt Lake City ;)

The Do & Co cook to offer tea or coffee
The kofte arrived : a anecdote my neighbor had forgotten that there was still hot food and had already eaten his dessert

We continued our journey over beautiful snowy landscapes

The always faithful GE90s

An airport ONT? SNA?

We flow now over a suburb of LA

Downtown LA

Approach to the airport

Landing

Rolling near an A345 SQ

AA : I really want to fly them after reading the FRs of Kim II Flav and Damien ;)

an UA

A thought for our Tahiti's friends

and of course for our Taiwan's ones

The route we followed