Turkish Airlines is one of my favorite airlines in the world, thanks in particular to their global route network, as the airline flies to more countries than any other airline in the world (which is a pretty cool title to have). Well, the airline has now announced their latest US destination. This is a destination…
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EWR-IST is not a new announcement. It was announced in Spring 2019 to start by August 2019 but TK could not get the desired slots so it was delayed.
TK's IT, call center and Twitter are a joke. Look at the 787 seat map on their platforms. Shows only 3 seats in the even rows so you are unable to select the 2 center seats in these rows.
Calls to their call center and Twitter are absolutely adamant that there are only 3 seats in these rows. Whereas Expert Flyer/seat guru etc show the correct configuration.
Considering the cost of 4 J tickets it'd be nice to be able to select the seats you want.
Hey Lucky. Further to your search for obscure airline experiences. You should try the Turkish flight to Nouakchott, in Mauritania (Chinguetti and the Ouadane Oasis are places to visit within Mauritania.) Then take a Binter Canarias CRJX flight, to Gran Canaria ; which is the major European gay holiday winter destination. (Or ...even catch the Mauritania Airlines flight (E75) to Gran Canaria.)
@LYNYC: I thought EWR was no longer slot controlled? Or, did you mean slots in IST?
@Kirk: TK is a Star Alliance carrier, so could you transfer points to Mileage Plus or LifeMiles and book that way?
The timing of this flight is pretty bad for connections. I also noticed that many of TK’s eastbound departures to IST are very late from BOS, IAD, ATL, ORD, etc. I wonder what their strategy is for these late departures. Most of the time you get into IST around rush hour.
@Matt
I for one really love their late night departures from the US, as it's the only way (for me) to get a good night's rest before landing in Europe. I really hate the standard 2-5 PM departures followed by a quick "redeye".
Yeah, for the 6.5 million plus people in North Jersey and for a lot of people on the west side of Manhattan and Staten Island, EWR is far more convenient to get to than JFK or LGA.
Why aren't Delta/United/American complaining about Turkish and Chinese Carriers for saturating the market in a similar vein to EY/EK/QR?
Its great Turkish is adding another destination. Their service is great and they provide convenient connections to many destinations around the world.
Regarding timings with their Star Alliance partner, I have traveled with Turkish many times out of Houston - which is also their Star Alliance United's hub. The timings for the Turkish flight are well-timed for connections on the outbound (as their flight departs around 9pm so you can easily get to Houston) but on the return there are very few options for connections (especially, as in the case I have always flown them, we are late)
Finally! We Jerseyan flyers have been wanting this for a while. Always wondered why TK only flew from JFK when there is a big Turkish population in NJ especially Passaic + Bergen County).
They probably feel there is enough inbound Destination demand, and there is.
This flight is about India-IST-EWR traffic.
Not that related tintjes post but just got off the TK flight from Ist-Iah connecting from Beirut and the connection was a nightmare. Way to few lines took over 40 minutes basically had to jog to make the Houston flight. That airport is a mess. It would be very low on my list to ever connect at again.
I really hope Turkish Airlines (THY) can start flying from Newark, NJ (EWR) to Istanbul (IST). It is such an inconvenience to fly out of JFK to IST. There is nothing better than flying non-stop to your destination. Please THY come to Newark soon" 2020' Dont' make us wait any longer.