Turkish Airlines flights to Sydney start November 2024

[elanshin]

Appears not, but perhaps they are restricted to one (ie MEL-SIN) and don’t want to go down the path of applying for further changes.

I can’t help to think the route would be incredibly loss making however.

Possibly, but i just need to get to KL and my options end up being batik or air asia or Malaysian for direct. It'd be nice if there was an alternative since MH can be quite pricy.

Also TK has some weird things going on. One of the flights they have as flex Y only (almost same price as J) but they also have 9 award seats... What?

 

[eminere]

I am looking at the following routing:

SYD-AUH TK8621 (operated by Etihad)
AUH-IST TK869
IST-CMN TK617

Will I earn any miles and/or status miles on the SYD-AUH flight? The Turkish call centre agent advised that because this flight was operated by neither Turkish nor a Star Alliance airline, it would be ineligible to earn any miles. Is this correct? TK-numbered codeshare flights don't earn anything at all?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I am looking at the following routing:

SYD-AUH TK8621 (operated by Etihad)
AUH-IST TK869
IST-CMN TK617

Will I earn any miles and/or status miles on the SYD-AUH flight? The Turkish call centre agent advised that because this flight was operated by neither Turkish nor a Star Alliance airline, it would be ineligible to earn any miles. Is this correct? TK-numbered codeshare flights don't earn anything at all?

Looking to credit to which program?

 

[eminere]

Looking to credit to which program?

Sorry, to TK M&S.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Sorry, to TK M&S.

Post #3 in this thread seem to indicate you will earn on a non-star codeshare, as long as you credit to TK. Which of course makes sense… otherwise there’d be a lot of cheesed off FF pax!

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[eminere]

Post #3 in this thread seem to indicate you will earn on a non-star codeshare, as long as you credit to TK. Which of course makes sense… otherwise there’d be a lot of cheesed off FF pax!

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Turkish Airlines | Miles&Smiles - TK booking with Malaysia Airlines operated flight - seat selection and check-in - Hi, I have a trip booked via Turkish Airlines that includes 3 flights for 2 people. The last one is a codeshare operated by Malaysia Airlines from Kuala Lumpur to Perth, economy...

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I thought that would be the case too but the agent was adamant that TK codeshares on non TK or *A operated flights would not earn in M&S.

 

[KMOS]

Can anyone confirm if passengers stay on the aircraft during the technical stop in KUL on the Turkish Airlines flight SYD-IST or if they get to disembark for a short period.

 

[MELso]

Post #3 in this thread seem to indicate you will earn on a non-star codeshare, as long as you credit to TK. Which of course makes sense… otherwise there’d be a lot of cheesed off FF pax!

TK booking with Malaysia Airlines operated flight - seat selection and check-in - FlyerTalk Forums

Turkish Airlines | Miles&Smiles - TK booking with Malaysia Airlines operated flight - seat selection and check-in - Hi, I have a trip booked via Turkish Airlines that includes 3 flights for 2 people. The last one is a codeshare operated by Malaysia Airlines from Kuala Lumpur to Perth, economy...

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Hello - that's me! I put in a retroclaim to M&S for that TK/MH codeshare flight a couple of years ago and the points did come through. But only after attempts to claim through QFF and KF failed.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Can anyone confirm if passengers stay on the aircraft during the technical stop in KUL on the Turkish Airlines flight SYD-IST or if they get to disembark for a short period.

My understanding from all the available literature is that you stay on the plane.

 

[Saab34]

They change crews I assume? If not that’s a tough slog!

 

[Mattg]

They change crews I assume? If not that’s a tough slog!

There is definitely a crew change.