Possible good 'J' standby on this route??
 

Responding further to my 'Abysmal' experience with TK as a full-fare 'J' payer (to collect airmiles etc)....funny how it sounds but if you have ID (staff) tickets to use, I can share the following:

IST-MLE-CMB was about 60% full in 'Y' outbound and about 50% full in 'Y' inbound.

In 'J', I think I and 2 other pax were full fare 'payers' outbound and me the only payer on the way back.

It was embarrassingly obvious on the way out from IST-MLE-CMB that the Captains wife was loaded into 2D opposite me, then put in empty 1A in front of me before takeoff on this mega-delayed flight. Old 'Captain' seemed to regularly come out for a 'puff' on a cigarette in the flight crew 'bunks'. One could smell the smoke! Also, despite trying to go forward for the Biz lavatory, I was redirected to the rear of the cabin to use the toilet there. Perhaps this is for some reason?

Old Captain dined with his wife in front of me for a couple of hours before returning to flight deck. They certainly didn't have what was offered to other pax....and much 'bowing and scraping' to wifelet and el Capitano observed. Ho hum. There were 'bones' sticking out of what was cooked for them...so I can only guess that it wasn't the undercooked scrambled-egg 'crepe' that I returned to be reheated....and it was exactly that...the same thing brought back after 10 mins partly eaten...all dried and crusty. El Capitano and wifey dined on for approx. 1 hr after we mere mortals finished and cleared away.

What more can I say.....?

No food offered more than this to fare-payers on the remaining flight to MLE or on subsequent sector to CMB....truly abysmal. Cabin crew 'couldn't care less' attitude...IMEO.:*

Did you post any pix on tripadvisor? Would love to see them. :ok: