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Istanbul-Oslo on Turkish Airlines in business class: very good flight

This business class flight between Istanbul and Oslo confirms the excellent performance of Turkish Airlines' medium-haul product. After a 4-hour overnight connection in Istanbul, which gave me the chance to try out both the IGA lounge and the Turkish...

Turkish Airlines Business lounge in Istanbul (International): more pleasant than the Miles&Smiles lounge?

The Turkish Airlines Business lounge in Istanbul (International) is almost a carbon copy of the airline's Miles&Smiles lounge, but a little nicer and more premium. End of my overnight connection in Istanbul before flying to Oslo. As my flight from...

IGA lounge in Istanbul (international): nice but disappointing catering

The IGA lounge in Istanbul offers an interesting alternative to airline lounges, with good facilities, but its food and beverage offer is not very exciting. As my flight from Saigon arrived more than 40 minutes early, I had to...

Saigon-Istanbul in business class on Turkish Airlines: a solid experience

As always, Turkish Airlines provided a smooth, high-quality service in business class on this flight from Saigon to Istanbul. Well, it's (almost) the home stretch for me with this flight to Istanbul, from where I'll be heading back to Oslo,...

Istanbul-Saigon in business class on Turkish Airlines: good but marred by a long delay

A good flight on Turkish Airlines between Istanbul and Saigon, even if it's not the best I've had with them. On the other hand, the long delay at departure worsened the overall experience. This flight was originally scheduled for 2.50am,...

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smile lounge in Istanbul (international): a bit of a zoo, but useful for 6-hour connections

The Turkish Airlines Miles&Smile lounge in Istanbul's international zone is very pretty, but in the long run it doesn't turn out to be as pleasant as you'd expect. Following the announced delay of my flight to Saigon, I have...

Oslo-Istanbul in business class on Turkish Airlines: I’ve had better experiences

A pleasant flight, as usual with Turkish Airlines in business class between Oslo and Istanbul even if I find that in the past I've had better service. At last, things are getting serious, and after a few "pre-positioning" flights between...

Istanbul-Gothenburg on Turkish Airlines in business class : a strong performance

This long trip that led me to Mexico through Sweden and Turkey is coming to an end and it's time to go back to Gothenburg, city of departure of my journey on Turkish Airlines. As a reminder, the routing of...

Cancun-Istanbul in business class on Turkish Airlines : very good

It's time to leave Cancun and I'm ready to leave with Turkish Airlines to Istanbul then Gothenburg before reaching Paris. Here is the summary of this somewhat special routing. Why so many detours? I explained it in the first report...