Istanbul IST - Tunis TUN (Tunis Air Economy, A320)
[YOU ARE HERE] The easiest way to go to the aiport was the metro : there is a station in the international terminal
The counters of the other airlines were already open, even when their flights were departing later than TU flight
Finally the TU counters opened but there was already a long queue when I arrived
A lot of people had an impressive bunch of luggage and it took a long time before I reached the counter Some people were trying to give their luggage to others to avoid the payment of expensive excess baggage
I asked the agent to have my reserved seat 1D but he told me that it wasn't available any more !(I would understand why later when boading) Anyway we chatted friendly together(I should be the only one not having excess baggage !) and he told me that he blocked the seats next to me
My BP wasn't a TK's so no fast track, anyway the immigration was a breeze
At 22:40 I headed to the gate as required
The planned delay was 1 hour
Few hand luggages were waiting for the aircraft
But of course it wasn't here yet
Spotting was hard but I was able to catch this Uzbekistan bird
Finally the aircraft arrived at 23:07
It was TS-IMI, an old A320, first flight on 23/12/1994
The luggages were loaded and it took quite a long time
At 23:44 the boarding began and I was one of the first to enter the cabin
The legroom was decent in the third row because it can be turned into a business seat
Seatback stuff
The seats had adjustable headrests
The two seats next to me stayed free but the flight was almost full The first two rows were reserved for TU Family & Friends
The windows was dirty : no hope to have an outside picture
Late take off at 00:15
After take off a tray with a hot dish is handed
I like the TU logo
The flight was uneventful Almost everybody was tired and was drowsing
Landing at 02:20 : I ran to the immigration to be one of the first I was outside the airport about 15 minutes after landing
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Verdict
Tunisair
6.8/10
Cabin8.0
Cabin crew8.0
Entertainment/wifi5.0
Meal/catering6.0
Istanbul - ISL
8.9/10
Efficiency9.0
Access9.5
Services7.5
Cleanliness9.5
Tunis - TUN
8.6/10
Efficiency9.0
Access8.5
Services8.5
Cleanliness8.5
Conclusion
The cabin was not worn for an almost 20 years old aircraft
The flights attendants were efficient and there was a second round to offer water
The catering was not good, except the cake
And of course another TU excessive delay : this route has an average delay of 66 minutes !
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Yes I used public transportation from SAW to IST and it was an experience : first you have to take a bus E11 then the metrobus and to end, the subway. Metrobus map at the bus stop was not updated and I was waiting for a cancelled route bus. Only young people are speaking english and it's not that easy (at least for me) to pronounce correctly the Turkish names or locations It's thé same if you are looking for a street : most of the time there is no street name !
Merci pour cette belle série de FR ! 6 jours pour effectuer ce tour du monde, ce n'est pas trop difficile d'encaisser ces décalages horaires si rapprochés ?
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How long did you take to drive from SWA to IST? Did you use some public transportation?
An uneventful TU flight : decent meal and undecent delay ;)
Thanks for sharing that Around the World series.
Yes I used public transportation from SAW to IST and it was an experience : first you have to take a bus E11 then the metrobus and to end, the subway.
Metrobus map at the bus stop was not updated and I was waiting for a cancelled route bus.
Only young people are speaking english and it's not that easy (at least for me) to pronounce correctly the Turkish names or locations
It's thé same if you are looking for a street : most of the time there is no street name !
Thanks for this FR.
TU and puncutality really don't seem to be friends...
What do you mean exactly by the the TU family&friends?
It might be one of the last opportunities to fly them as they are reported to be nearing bankruptcy.
The first two rows were reserved for TU employees, their family and their friends
Merci pour cette belle série de FR !
6 jours pour effectuer ce tour du monde, ce n'est pas trop difficile d'encaisser ces décalages horaires si rapprochés ?
En fait non car vous n'avez pas vraiment le temps de vous adapter à un fuseau horaire.
A quand un tel tour du monde en First/Suites ^^
Quand je trouverai des billets prime en First/Suites, ce sera fait l'an prochain partiellement (teasing) ;)
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