Posted by: mech October 23, 2013
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I am sharing my experience with Turkish Airlines here.
I reached TIA in the morning. TIA was cleaner than before. Most officers were courteous than before. But notice that there are no pens to fill up your immigration forms. Take one with you on your hand carry. Baggage came within an hour
of landing, nothing was stolen and was unopened. But domestic terminal was nightmare.
of landing, nothing was stolen and was unopened. But domestic terminal was nightmare.The 23+hr transit in Istanbul during return was interesting. I had a Turkish visa taken in advance. But I noticed several Nepali citizens with (US Green Card or Visa) managed to get Turkish visa on arrival. Their website does not mention that. TA provides free hotel service, if you can cross passport control & custom check. If not there is place to sleep. The hotel was nice (mine was WOW at Convention Center) about 10 minutes from airport. The room had a mini bar but I did not use it. Shuttle to & from the airport and breakfast was included. Breakfast had wide variety of items. Metro line is within minutes from the hotel. I visited Blue Mosque are and bazaar. Food was cheap in Istanbul than Kathmandu and people I encountered were more helpful than anywhere else.
Both 777 ER and A330 had entertainment system at each seat.