You Trip Report

	DATE	FLIGHT NUMBER	SEAT	AIRCRAFT
20 Nov 15	TK 1784	4F	TB200 Tobago XL
CLASS	VIEWS	LANGUAGE	AUTHOR
Business Class	90442	English ,Spanish	jetsetpanda

Prologue:

Hello and welcome to this segment in which I take my first Europe-Asia flight aboard TK, one of my favorite airlines.

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I took the convenient train to the airport and within 15 min. arrived at my destination.

I checked in at the TK counter and a friendly agent asked me for my frequent flyer number since there was none on the record. When I bought the ticket this information was already entered. Then a few weeks before I called TK reservations to verify my seat assignment and also my frequent flyer information and everything was OK. Now I am standing at the airport counter and I am being told this. I ended up crediting the miles to my CM acct instead.

The agent advise me that I can access the SK lounge and suggested me to leave early from the lounge since I will still have to clear Immigration and the lines could be very long. I thanked her and headed to security. Finally I'm on the other side.

I browsed a bit and decided to buy some Fazer chocolates which were slightly cheaper in CPH than in HEL. Then I found the SK lounge and a few people were standing in front of the receptionist so I entered through the right side by scanning my boarding pass.

Reception.

Oh i love this.

*A Gold lounge in the upper floor. I took the lift up and was greeted by a spacious area. I saw that there was a small lounge area to my left and settled there while I explored the buffet area.

Main dining area.

Buffet.

My snack.

I decided to leave at about 50 min. before departure and there was a huge bottleneck by the passport lanes. It took a good 20-25 min. to clear and luckily my gate was right after passport control.

My plane.

Boarding was finally announced and people just started to line up without regards to priorities. I made sure that I was toward the front when all of a sudden this lady shows up and places herself ahead in the line. The agent said that there is a line but she ignored it and upon boarding I find out that she is in J and takes my window seat instead of the aisle. I settle in and she looks at me and says hello. I mention that she is in my seat but she doesn't seem to understand. Either she is playing dumb or doesn't speak English except for hello. I let it go and once boarding is finished I noticed that there are a lot of empty seats in the back. I got up and claimed one of the rows for myself and now I had a window with no neighbor or passengers behind on the right side of the plane.

A FA came with a tray with pre-dept. drinks.

Plane spotting.

Take off.

Lokum .

Hot towels and menus were distributed.

The first appetizer course was delivered and I accompanied this with ayran (salted yogurt drink).

Appetizers.

Bread basket.

Simit. Miam miam!

Beef stew.

Tea or coffee after the meal.

Gorgeous landing in IST.

Tivoli Gardens.

Strøget

========== Copenhagen Arpt (CPH) - ==========

Security/Immigration efficiency: 5/10

Access and parking: 9/10

Services and activities: 9/10

General cleanliness: 10/10

========== SAS Gold Lounge ==========

Staff Service: 9/10

Entertainment: 9/10

Business Center: 9/10

Food: 8/10

Lounge Design: 9/10

Spa and Bathroom: 9/10

Wifi: 10/10

========== THY - Turkish Airlines - Airline ==========

Cabine comfort: 10/10

Crew: 10/10

Entertainment: 7/10

On-time performance: 10/10

Appetizer: 10/10

Starter: 10/10

Main Meal: 9/10

Main Meal-2: 0/10

Cheese: 9/10

Desserts: 8/10

Alcohols: 0/10

Mid-flight snack: 0/10

Breakfast or light meal before arrival: 0/10

========== Ataturk Arpt (IST) - ==========

Security/Immigration efficiency: 8/10

Access and parking: 9/10

Services and activities: 9/10

General cleanliness: 9/10

Summary:

TK is one of my favorite airlines and I always enjoy flying with them. I had a half empty cabin and a row for myself, the catering was excellent and the flight attendants were friendly and polite. When I asked for some souvenirs with the logo of the airline, the purser gave me a couple of pens with a smile. Can't ask for anything more.

Catering is the pride and joy of TK and this flight did not disappoint. Everything was tasty and perfectly presented. This is one of the very few carriers that I look forward to dining onboard.

12 Comments

Thomas — May 27,2019

Thanks Adan, I'll be in CPH in 2 weeks. I know what to expect. I love the meal. No comment for the pax. TK is a way to go to enjoy fine dining.
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jetsetpanda — May 27,2019

Hi Thomas,

Great! This is a lovely time to visit CPH and we will be looking forward to your reports. So far I have not had a bad meal on TK no matter which cabin I fly.

Thanks.
Casper — May 27,2019

Hey Amigo ! Thank you for another great TR. I've seen a lot of TRs from TK and yet they don't seem to fault. @+
Casper
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jetsetpanda — May 28,2019

Hola Casper,

TK in the air is in another league. I never had a bad flight with them, especially in J.

Thanks.
Flyera — May 27,2019

Turkish Airlines is very impressive. When I see what AA offers... Thanks M.Panda and looking forward to the rest.
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jetsetpanda — May 28,2019

Hi AAFlyer,

When it comes to catering TK is probably the best. Even on short haul Y they serve a warm sandwich.

Thanks.
Emile — May 27,2019

Merci Adan !
It reminds me good memories ! Thanks for the YTR !
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jetsetpanda — May 28,2019

Hi Emile,

Glad that I was able to bring back good memories.

Thanks.
Vendredi13 — May 28,2019

Woof !

Beautiful A340. I love too !
The lounge would have been better after immigration.
Impressive service during the flight !

Thanks, Adan, for sharing !
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jetsetpanda — May 28,2019

Ouaf! Vendredi13

We see less and less of the A340 these days. Dommage. At least i caught this one for posterity. ;)

CPH has a strange set up. You go through security and after that you are inside but you still have to clear passport control when you go to the gates.

A very good flight for sure.

Thanks.
Capoune — May 28,2019

Hello Adan.
Thanks for this nice report.
Really bad to have this lounge before immigration and it breaks all its interest.
Onboard what a great expérience with TK. The cabin looks very confortable and the meal is lovely ?
Nice bonus.
Thank you for sharing with us!
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jetsetpanda — May 28,2019

Hi Seb,

That is right. You are supposed to relax at the lounge, not check your clock and make sure you leave with enough time to make it to the gate. That adds extra stress.

Never a bad meal on TK up to now. ;)

Thanks.