Istanbul LTFM 20th and 27th March 2022
Mar 28, 2022 11:01:43 GMT
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Post by seaharrierfa2 on Mar 28, 2022 11:01:43 GMT
Thanks to Putin I had to find an alternative route to Tokyo and my son having flown Turkish to Abu Dhabi to watch the football recommended them, I thought I would give it a go. I was not disappointed with modern jets and good food, both in quality and quantity, and service. I was able to fly business and the 787 out and 777 back both allowed a decent amount of kip. The A321 from Gatwick to Istanbul was OK but I did not find the seats very comfortable, even in business. Our Eastbound arrival was delayed due to snow clearance ops on the runway, departure was 90 mins late due to the de-cing queue of about 14 aircraft according to the captain. The terminal is BIG and has 4 international piers with the aircraft are crammed in at 2 to a gate. Given this was the middle of the night and they were covered in snow identification was a challenge as was the lack of time between transfers. It was one heck of a rush with about an hour to spare but with the UK's trusted status transit was easy with no further security checks which I almost fell foul of on the way back. So in about an hour I logged the following but dashing up and down the piers and on the taxi out.
20 Mar 2022 Istanbul LTFM Sunday
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EP-MDL Airbus A310 325 644 Iran Airtour Airlines
TC-JDP Airbus A330 243F 1092 Turkish Airlines
TC-JHY Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 42003 Turkish Airlines Mengen
TC-JJE Boeing 777 3F2ER 40707 Turkish Airlines
TC-JJP Boeing 777 3F2ER 40797 Turkish Airlines
TC-JNN Airbus A330 343E 1228 Turkish Airlines
TC-JNT Airbus A330 303 1476 Turkish Airlines Bursa
TC-JOE Airbus A330 303 1571 Turkish Airlines
TC-JOF Airbus A330 303 1616 Turkish Airlines
TC-JRZ Airbus A321 231 5118 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSD Airbus A321 231 5388 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSF Airbus A321 231SL 5465 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSY Airbus A321 231SL 6758 Turkish Airlines
TC-JTM Airbus A321 231SL 7242 Turkish Airlines
TC-JVL Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 60017 Turkish Airlines
TC-JYA Boeing 737 NG 9F2ER/W 40973 Turkish Airlines
TC-JYE Boeing 737 NG 9F2ER/W 40979 Turkish Airlines
TC-JYH Boeing 737 NG 9F2ER/W 40984 Turkish Airlines
TC-JYM Boeing 737 NG 9F2ER/W 42011 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCH Boeing 737 NG 8 60040 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCK Boeing 737 NG 8 60053 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCM Boeing 737 NG 8 60055 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCO Boeing 737 NG 8 60057 Turkish Airlines
TC-LGF Airbus A350 941 496 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJC Boeing 777 3F2ER 44123 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJD Boeing 777 3F2ER 44125 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJM Boeing 777 F 60404 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJR Boeing 777 F 66578 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJT Boeing 777 F 66580 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLG Boeing 787 9 65807 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLH Boeing 787 9 65808 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLI Boeing 787 9 65809 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLM Boeing 787 9 65812 Turkish Airlines
TC-LNF Airbus A330 303 1713 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOD Airbus A330 343E 1554 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOF Airbus A330 343E 1635 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOI Airbus A330 223 1221 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSC Airbus A321 271NXSL 8617 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSJ Airbus A321 271NXSL 8957 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSK Airbus A321 271NXSL 9082 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSL Airbus A321 271NXSL 9000 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSN Airbus A321 271NXSL 9076 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSS Airbus A321 271NXSL 9157 Turkish Airlines
TC-LTI Airbus A321 271NXSL 10367 Turkish Airlines
TC-LYA Boeing 737 NG 9 60062 Turkish Airlines
TC-LYD Boeing 737 NG 9 60065 Turkish Airlines
TC-MNV Airbus A300 C4-605R 758 MNG Airlines
Coming back from Japan was even more of a rush, the flight back took 3 hours and 20 mins LONGER than the flight out at 13hour and 7 min. We left HND 30 mins early too. Japan do not have the same trusted status for transits so a long walk right from the end of the A pier to somewhere near the D pier to the transit security. Cue the scrum, literally hundreds of souls trying to get through the security lanes, it was an organised queue but wow it was very long! Luckily I could go through the fast track which without I would not have made my connection. Be warned! It was then a long walk (run / jog) to my departure which was about 4 gates away from where I arrived. I looked at Piers A and B but had no time to do the final cul-de-sac area around D and F. Even then I was at my gate long after boarding had started. So a little hot and bothered I got what I could from the gate area then from my seat as we taxied out. Log was taken using a bridge camera, no time to write stuff down and scribe later, no issues taking pics either East or Westbound, but I was not hanging around as I had flights to catch. Not only are gates rammed with aircraft the remote parking was heaving too. A long transfer here could pay great dividends (note to self for next time). Even with the short time the following were seen:
27 Mar 2022 Istanbul LTFM Sunday
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A9C-TF Airbus A320 251NSL 9380 Gulf Air
N968AS Boeing 767 3W0ER 28149 Royal Flight impounded
OE-LDJ Aibus A330 Turkish Airlines, no tail logo. (Can not find c/n for this presently but looks like LDJ on photo)
T7-SERES Airbus A330 343X 356 ULS Cargo Basic Thomas Cook colours
TC-JDP Airbus A330 243F 1092 Turkish Airlines
TC-JHS Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 40991 Turkish Airlines
TC-JHY Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 42003 Turkish Airlines
TC-JJP Boeing 777 3F2ER 40797 Turkish Airlines
TC-JJT Boeing 777 3F2ER 44118 Turkish Airlines
TC-JNH Airbus A330 343E 1150 Turkish Airlines
TC-JNJ Airbus A330 343E 1170 Turkish Airlines
TC-JNP Airbus A330 343E 1307 Turkish Airlines
TC-JNZ Airbus A330 303 1487 Turkish Airlines
TC-JOL Airbus A330 303 1644 Turkish Airlines
TC-JRD Airbus A321 231 3015 Star Alliance / Turkish Airlines
TC-JRF Airbus A321 231 3207 Turkish Airlines
TC-JRJ Airbus A321 231 3429 Turkish Airlines
TC-JRM Airbus A321 231 4643 Turkish Airlines
TC-JRP Airbus A321 231 4698 Star Alliance / Turkish Airlines
TC-JRR Airbus A321 231 4706 Star Alliance / Turkish Airlines
TC-JRV Airbus A321 231 5077 Turkish Airlines
TC-JRY Airbus A321 231 5083 Star Alliance / Turkish Airlines
TC-JSC Airbus A321 231 5254 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSI Airbus A321 231SL 5584 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSN Airbus A321 231SL 6508 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSP Airbus A321 231SL 6599 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSS Airbus A321 231SL 6657 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSU Airbus A321 231SL 6709 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSZ Airbus A321 231SL 6766 Turkish Airlines
TC-JTE Airbus A321 231SL 6869 Turkish Airlines
TC-JTH Airbus A321 231SL 7029 Turkish Airlines
TC-JTJ Airbus A321 231SL 7139 Turkish Airlines
TC-JTP Airbus A321 231SL 7516 Turkish Airlines Canakkale
TC-JVC Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 42005 Turkish Airlines
TC-JVD Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 42007 Turkish Airlines
TC-JVK Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 60014 Turkish Airlines
TC-JVV Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 60023 Turkish Airlines
TC-JYJ Boeing 737 NG 9F2ER/W 40986 Turkish Airlines
TC-JYO Boeing 737 NG 9F2ER/W 42013 Turkish Airlines
TC-JZE Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 60026 Turkish Airlines
TC-JZF Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 60027 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCE Boeing 737 NG 8 60036 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCL Boeing 737 NG 8 60054 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCM Boeing 737 NG 8 60055 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCO Boeing 737 NG 8 60057 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCP Boeing 737 NG 8 60058 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCR Boeing 737 NG 8 60059 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCS Boeing 737 NG 8 60060 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCU Boeing 737 NG 8 60068 Turkish Airlines
TC-LGE Airbus A350 941 454 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJA Boeing 777 3F2ER 44121 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJB Boeing 777 3F2ER 44124 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJC Boeing 777 3F2ER 44123 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJL Boeing 777 F 60403 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJM Boeing 777 F 60404 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLI Boeing 787 9 65809 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLJ Boeing 787 9 65810 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLM Boeing 787 9 65812 Turkish Airlines
TC-LNG Airbus A330 303 1718 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOA Airbus A330 343E 1483 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOC Airbus A330 343E 1542 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOE Airbus A330 343E 1592 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOF Airbus A330 343E 1635 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSA Airbus A321 271NXSL 8155 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSE Airbus A321 271NXSL 8732 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSF Airbus A321 271NXSL 8740 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSL Airbus A321 271NXSL 9000 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSN Airbus A321 271NXSL 9076 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSO Airbus A321 271NXSL 9095 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSP Airbus A321 271NXSL 9109 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSS Airbus A321 271NXSL 9157 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSU Airbus A321 271NXSL 9376 Turkish Airlines Siirt
TC-LSV Airbus A321 271NXSL 9496 Turkish Airlines Yedigoller
TC-LTA Airbus A321 271NXSL 9567 Turkish Airlines
TC-LTC Airbus A321 271NXSL 10143 Turkish Airlines
TC-LTI Airbus A321 271NXSL 10367 Turkish Airlines
TC-MCG Airbus A300 B4-622RF 739 MNG Airlines
TC-MCM Airbus A330 343E 879 MNG Airlines
VP-BLG Boeing 767 3Q8ER 27617 Royal Flight impounded
VQ-BTC Boeing 737 NG 8MA/W 43662 Pobeda stored
The two Royal Flight I expect are impounded along with the Pobeda. There was also a Royal Flight 777 on the first Saturday but this was not seen on the return trip. (Planebase suggests VP-BGK).
Bob
20 Mar 2022 Istanbul LTFM Sunday
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EP-MDL Airbus A310 325 644 Iran Airtour Airlines
TC-JDP Airbus A330 243F 1092 Turkish Airlines
TC-JHY Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 42003 Turkish Airlines Mengen
TC-JJE Boeing 777 3F2ER 40707 Turkish Airlines
TC-JJP Boeing 777 3F2ER 40797 Turkish Airlines
TC-JNN Airbus A330 343E 1228 Turkish Airlines
TC-JNT Airbus A330 303 1476 Turkish Airlines Bursa
TC-JOE Airbus A330 303 1571 Turkish Airlines
TC-JOF Airbus A330 303 1616 Turkish Airlines
TC-JRZ Airbus A321 231 5118 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSD Airbus A321 231 5388 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSF Airbus A321 231SL 5465 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSY Airbus A321 231SL 6758 Turkish Airlines
TC-JTM Airbus A321 231SL 7242 Turkish Airlines
TC-JVL Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 60017 Turkish Airlines
TC-JYA Boeing 737 NG 9F2ER/W 40973 Turkish Airlines
TC-JYE Boeing 737 NG 9F2ER/W 40979 Turkish Airlines
TC-JYH Boeing 737 NG 9F2ER/W 40984 Turkish Airlines
TC-JYM Boeing 737 NG 9F2ER/W 42011 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCH Boeing 737 NG 8 60040 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCK Boeing 737 NG 8 60053 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCM Boeing 737 NG 8 60055 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCO Boeing 737 NG 8 60057 Turkish Airlines
TC-LGF Airbus A350 941 496 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJC Boeing 777 3F2ER 44123 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJD Boeing 777 3F2ER 44125 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJM Boeing 777 F 60404 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJR Boeing 777 F 66578 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJT Boeing 777 F 66580 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLG Boeing 787 9 65807 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLH Boeing 787 9 65808 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLI Boeing 787 9 65809 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLM Boeing 787 9 65812 Turkish Airlines
TC-LNF Airbus A330 303 1713 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOD Airbus A330 343E 1554 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOF Airbus A330 343E 1635 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOI Airbus A330 223 1221 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSC Airbus A321 271NXSL 8617 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSJ Airbus A321 271NXSL 8957 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSK Airbus A321 271NXSL 9082 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSL Airbus A321 271NXSL 9000 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSN Airbus A321 271NXSL 9076 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSS Airbus A321 271NXSL 9157 Turkish Airlines
TC-LTI Airbus A321 271NXSL 10367 Turkish Airlines
TC-LYA Boeing 737 NG 9 60062 Turkish Airlines
TC-LYD Boeing 737 NG 9 60065 Turkish Airlines
TC-MNV Airbus A300 C4-605R 758 MNG Airlines
Coming back from Japan was even more of a rush, the flight back took 3 hours and 20 mins LONGER than the flight out at 13hour and 7 min. We left HND 30 mins early too. Japan do not have the same trusted status for transits so a long walk right from the end of the A pier to somewhere near the D pier to the transit security. Cue the scrum, literally hundreds of souls trying to get through the security lanes, it was an organised queue but wow it was very long! Luckily I could go through the fast track which without I would not have made my connection. Be warned! It was then a long walk (run / jog) to my departure which was about 4 gates away from where I arrived. I looked at Piers A and B but had no time to do the final cul-de-sac area around D and F. Even then I was at my gate long after boarding had started. So a little hot and bothered I got what I could from the gate area then from my seat as we taxied out. Log was taken using a bridge camera, no time to write stuff down and scribe later, no issues taking pics either East or Westbound, but I was not hanging around as I had flights to catch. Not only are gates rammed with aircraft the remote parking was heaving too. A long transfer here could pay great dividends (note to self for next time). Even with the short time the following were seen:
27 Mar 2022 Istanbul LTFM Sunday
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A9C-TF Airbus A320 251NSL 9380 Gulf Air
N968AS Boeing 767 3W0ER 28149 Royal Flight impounded
OE-LDJ Aibus A330 Turkish Airlines, no tail logo. (Can not find c/n for this presently but looks like LDJ on photo)
T7-SERES Airbus A330 343X 356 ULS Cargo Basic Thomas Cook colours
TC-JDP Airbus A330 243F 1092 Turkish Airlines
TC-JHS Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 40991 Turkish Airlines
TC-JHY Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 42003 Turkish Airlines
TC-JJP Boeing 777 3F2ER 40797 Turkish Airlines
TC-JJT Boeing 777 3F2ER 44118 Turkish Airlines
TC-JNH Airbus A330 343E 1150 Turkish Airlines
TC-JNJ Airbus A330 343E 1170 Turkish Airlines
TC-JNP Airbus A330 343E 1307 Turkish Airlines
TC-JNZ Airbus A330 303 1487 Turkish Airlines
TC-JOL Airbus A330 303 1644 Turkish Airlines
TC-JRD Airbus A321 231 3015 Star Alliance / Turkish Airlines
TC-JRF Airbus A321 231 3207 Turkish Airlines
TC-JRJ Airbus A321 231 3429 Turkish Airlines
TC-JRM Airbus A321 231 4643 Turkish Airlines
TC-JRP Airbus A321 231 4698 Star Alliance / Turkish Airlines
TC-JRR Airbus A321 231 4706 Star Alliance / Turkish Airlines
TC-JRV Airbus A321 231 5077 Turkish Airlines
TC-JRY Airbus A321 231 5083 Star Alliance / Turkish Airlines
TC-JSC Airbus A321 231 5254 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSI Airbus A321 231SL 5584 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSN Airbus A321 231SL 6508 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSP Airbus A321 231SL 6599 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSS Airbus A321 231SL 6657 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSU Airbus A321 231SL 6709 Turkish Airlines
TC-JSZ Airbus A321 231SL 6766 Turkish Airlines
TC-JTE Airbus A321 231SL 6869 Turkish Airlines
TC-JTH Airbus A321 231SL 7029 Turkish Airlines
TC-JTJ Airbus A321 231SL 7139 Turkish Airlines
TC-JTP Airbus A321 231SL 7516 Turkish Airlines Canakkale
TC-JVC Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 42005 Turkish Airlines
TC-JVD Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 42007 Turkish Airlines
TC-JVK Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 60014 Turkish Airlines
TC-JVV Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 60023 Turkish Airlines
TC-JYJ Boeing 737 NG 9F2ER/W 40986 Turkish Airlines
TC-JYO Boeing 737 NG 9F2ER/W 42013 Turkish Airlines
TC-JZE Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 60026 Turkish Airlines
TC-JZF Boeing 737 NG 8F2/W 60027 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCE Boeing 737 NG 8 60036 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCL Boeing 737 NG 8 60054 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCM Boeing 737 NG 8 60055 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCO Boeing 737 NG 8 60057 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCP Boeing 737 NG 8 60058 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCR Boeing 737 NG 8 60059 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCS Boeing 737 NG 8 60060 Turkish Airlines
TC-LCU Boeing 737 NG 8 60068 Turkish Airlines
TC-LGE Airbus A350 941 454 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJA Boeing 777 3F2ER 44121 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJB Boeing 777 3F2ER 44124 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJC Boeing 777 3F2ER 44123 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJL Boeing 777 F 60403 Turkish Airlines
TC-LJM Boeing 777 F 60404 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLI Boeing 787 9 65809 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLJ Boeing 787 9 65810 Turkish Airlines
TC-LLM Boeing 787 9 65812 Turkish Airlines
TC-LNG Airbus A330 303 1718 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOA Airbus A330 343E 1483 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOC Airbus A330 343E 1542 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOE Airbus A330 343E 1592 Turkish Airlines
TC-LOF Airbus A330 343E 1635 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSA Airbus A321 271NXSL 8155 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSE Airbus A321 271NXSL 8732 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSF Airbus A321 271NXSL 8740 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSL Airbus A321 271NXSL 9000 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSN Airbus A321 271NXSL 9076 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSO Airbus A321 271NXSL 9095 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSP Airbus A321 271NXSL 9109 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSS Airbus A321 271NXSL 9157 Turkish Airlines
TC-LSU Airbus A321 271NXSL 9376 Turkish Airlines Siirt
TC-LSV Airbus A321 271NXSL 9496 Turkish Airlines Yedigoller
TC-LTA Airbus A321 271NXSL 9567 Turkish Airlines
TC-LTC Airbus A321 271NXSL 10143 Turkish Airlines
TC-LTI Airbus A321 271NXSL 10367 Turkish Airlines
TC-MCG Airbus A300 B4-622RF 739 MNG Airlines
TC-MCM Airbus A330 343E 879 MNG Airlines
VP-BLG Boeing 767 3Q8ER 27617 Royal Flight impounded
VQ-BTC Boeing 737 NG 8MA/W 43662 Pobeda stored
The two Royal Flight I expect are impounded along with the Pobeda. There was also a Royal Flight 777 on the first Saturday but this was not seen on the return trip. (Planebase suggests VP-BGK).
Bob