Scoop Airport/Hotel/Travel Thread

[MuggsyB]

Hannibal stayed there circa 200 BC.

Have you already made your hotel and flight arrangements?  Will you rent a car?  Ty. 

[MuggsyB]

Has anyone ever flown Turkish Airlines?  Ty. 

[MuggsyB]

Hannibal stayed there circa 200 BC.

The Kempinski in Gozo looks fabulous as well.  Very reasonable in September. 

[WarriorFan]

Has anyone ever flown Turkish Airlines?  Ty. 

If you are flying economy it's pretty packed and can be very basic.  Better than most American Airlines but that's like saying dog sh1t smells better than horse sh1t.  They are both still sh1t. 
In biz class their cabin product varies tremendously.  They have some 2-2-2, some 1-2-1, and some 2-3-2 configurations, so you really need to research and decide if what you are getting is worth the spend. 
One of the lowest ratios of toilets to seats of all airlines, and one of the highest ratios of cabin crew to seats.  For the 2 hours prior to landing, the cabin crew use all the toilets to "freshen up".  Very annoying.. but it happens every time I fly them. 
Also if you are in biz class, other than nice lounges, there are no boarding benefits (no separate queue) and when they use a bus, there is no separate bus... which means there are no arrival/immigration advantages in terms of getting there first and possibly having shorter wait times.

If you are going somewhere Turkish goes, consider Qatar and Etihad.  Even Emirates is better, although they have the same problems with inconsistent cabin product. Lots of folks still avoiding the Middle East but I was in DXB last week and it was packed like usual.