TK1970 BHX - IST 16 September 2014 ( Business )

Turkish Airlines Birmingham - Istanbul

Check in
Red carpet approach to check in desk. Check in staff friendly and helpful

Aircraft: Boeing 737-900 ER
I expected this leg of business class to be akin to BA's Club Europe so was really surprised to find large business class seats ( 16 in total 2x2 configuration ) with a 61 inch pitch.

Cabin Crew
We had their undivided attention with only 4 of us in the business section and they seemed to anticipate all of our needs.

IFE
Touch screen with a choice of over 200 films plus TV, map, camera, games etc. I watched Grace (the life story of Grace Kelly) and found it historically very interesting.

Food and Drink
Starter - Assorted Turkish Appetisers and Mediterranean Salad
Mains - Grilled Beef Tournedos or Grilled Salmon, Sea Bass and Sautéed Prawn or Eggplant Moussaka
Assorted Cheese
Chocolate Mousse Cake

We both had the Salmon etc. which was delicious.

Nice selection of Champagne, wines, beers, liqueurs etc.

To sum up: Great Crew, Seat, Food and Entertainment - Far exceeded my expectations.

Thanks for this. I've been considering this trip for a while so it's good to see a positive trip report. Glad you enjoyed it.

An interesting read. Thank You.

Glad you enjoyed the flight . Hope you have a great holiday.

Thanks from me also. Always interesting to get TRs from the lesser travelled airlines and routes.

Thanks Marie for the trip report and Happy Birthday whenever it is. Drooling over the food selection its soggy weetabix and soup for me today. i will definitely make up for it make up for it in two weeks time. Linda

Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes. Linda I hope everything went well yesterday. I will post a TR on the Istanbul to Singapore leg when I find a moment. Got to dash now champagne and cocktails await in the executive lounge! We are 7 hours ahead of BST I'm not starting early, honestly .

Thanks for the TR, the menu sounds tasty and a great selection.
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