This story is dedicated to Miss Cook!. Really nice staff by Turkish Airlines and a really good idea, too
The trip in one word:
IMPRESSING
"We have also a theme around this story.
Not that someone waited to feel the clear blue autumn sky above Cappadocia!"
İyi günler and a good day, dear readers,
October 2013 shows me, till now, some travels for
France, Serbia and also Turkey.
And here is today´s routing, at least the first part!:
Thanx once again to:
http://www.gcmap.com/
A hearty good morning from the Bent Hotel in Kayseri, Cappadocia, Turkey where after one of these short, as usual, travel nights breakfast is prepared
And yes, not that I would ever talked about. I like turkish
food and chai!
Undoubtedly, it feels like I´am in Turkey
Friday, 25.10.2013
ASR (Erkilet Havalimanı Kayseri)
IST (İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı)
Service KK 71 operated by Atlasjet
Scheduled: 08.40 // 10.05
And also a hearty welcome to ASR, new with no. 269 on the visited airports map:
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The previous 200 places are here:
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Here we see all the visited countries:
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The Tripreporter 2013 data:
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And 2014, at least till now:
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The plane types recorded:
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Some lately checked airlines, no question!:
AIRLINES CHECKED auf einer größeren Karte anzeigen
And where the nice guy at the hotel desk secured me another not overpriced ride on one of these yellow cabs for the "Erkilet Havalimanı Kayseri"
Well, it´s a fresh morning, 3 degrees and the preordered superb clear blue sky is the perfect background for a marvellous view to the Erciyes volcano
The airport is an interesting place to say the least.
A large military part and just a small civil terminal with lots, I tell you, lots of people around
My flight is the first on the screen and security is busy here.
Some 10 minutes to wait with the queue longer than the available space in one direction. No lounge here on offer by the way
Atlasjet does me a favour today and shows me some special colours
This ticket is fixed with the Atlasjet website directly, the fare is 25.00 Euro´s only.
Now I know also what the SMS notice yesterday stands for.
Scheduled plane type is the A320 and this one is just a bit shorter, what also indicates that my OLCI selected seat is located somewhere behind the tail!.
An earlier visit to the counter shows me a new seat and a new classic style paper, even nicer than the homeprinted example. 7A, well it´s a window, that count´s!.
Nice talking by the way with the station manager. He apologizes for the plane and seat change and asked me if I´am from Germany?. It turns out that he speaks also german, has lived in Germany for a couple of years and his sister is still there not far from the homebase. Well done.
And when you go for a closer view to see all these military planes, I also know whats going on during the night and the last evening. Lot´s of sturdy, tough prop sound in and out
of Kayseri.
Well, Syria is not that far away and this is a major military station with the Turkish Airforce, too
Boarding started, self service, not that long thereafter
Well, we see "TC-ATD" on the apron, one of these planes without an individual name and this is an A319
Any idea about the special colours?.
First in the air with Sabena from 25.11.1999, Algerian Khalifa Airways operates the plane for about 2 years prior to Saudi´s National Air Services. Jordanian Royal Falcon, yes, the colours, is next and finally Atlasjet.
It´s the one and only plane on type in the fleet
Leg no. 97 on type and yes, new to the log
And here is also a short story:
http://avherald.com/h?article=43ec64fe&opt=0
And so it seems, after a thousand of pictures I´am finally ready to board. Really?
No way on the apron without an under the wing shot!
Yes, I like these contrasts between the plane and the clear blue sky
Ok, ok, up the stairs now
Where I see a fully loaded cabin.
100%, not a single open seat to spot and mostly locals on the way.
Cabin crew is ok, one elder, three middle aged women
Cockpit crew is from Turkey. The "Pilot" with a nice welcome on the ground. There was a minor tech problem to solve prior to departure from IST and therefore we´re running just a little late.
He is once again on the mike inflight nice and detailed.
One or two military movements per day?. I tell you, that´s impressive here
Me and the "Turkish Stars"
09.00 am, 20 minutes late by "Atlasjet". 1.10 hours to fly from runway "Two-Five" like arrivals yesterday
With breathtaking views to the snow covered Erciyes volcano
And no, not that I feel lucky with this final seat selection. Especially when we know that I had originally the window on the other side, F
The winglet up for the peak
And the sun in the distance
Well, my pleasure after these pictures changed short thereafter.
No problems with kids, not really, but here we have a mother with a number of kids in the row in front, beside me and the grandmother in the opposite aisle. And what the responsible mother does right after departure?.
Takes a nap and believe me, the grandmother is not only somewhat overwhelmed with the kids.
Throwing things from one kid to the other on the aisle and had fun doing it till one of the FA´s decides it´s enough and talked to the grandmother. Not that this resulted really in any understanding, the mother sleeps and the grandmother gave up
Well, I decided to enjoy the views and hope that the free drinks contaminate their cloths and not any other pax, me included
Seat details, dark brown leather, well used and the ok style legroom
Safety and the magazine
Clear blue sky, I told you and the service. Thanx god, nothing wet or creamy!
The curvy river close to the "İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı"
"Zero-Five" it is again like yesterday. 10.10 am, short after schedule only and a partly cloudy sky
And bye now to Atlasjet
Bye for now, more to come, hopefully!.
The Tripreporter.
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