Aboard TK 1324 to IST

The Airbus A321-200 that was scheduled to take us on the first of today’s two flights landed at BLQ at 2:10p.

Since the aircraft was not connected to a jetway, there would be no by-row boarding today. No sooner than the aircraft was on the ground, passengers queued up for boarding … still at least ½-hour away. Go figure. Anyway, we waited until the line dwindled down and eventually made our way down to the tarmac and across to the aircraft. With seats in row 20, we walked to the mobile stairs at the rear for an easy embarkation.

Our aisle-aisle seats split up a family of four on either side of us. Since the aircraft had empty seats, the flight attendant moved the mother and two daughters to another row … which allowed me to hop into the window seat in Mui’s row … leaving the middle seat empty for a bit of extra elbow room. The legroom … well it is what it is in the economy cabin … OK for our short flight.

The aircraft pushed back at 3:04p and was wheels up 20 minutes later. We were flying in blue skies and sunshine soon enough.

Bonus for switching my seat … a distant but clear view of the Due Torri, the Cathedral, the Basilica of San Petronio, and other landmarks of Bologna’s Centro Storico.

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