Cyprus Turkish Airlines (KTHY) Reviews

We had the unfortunate experience of flying with CTA and I can safely say that this is the worse airline in the world. The staff have no idea what they're doing, they are just plain rude when asked a question. On my return flight from Northern Cyprus, we were greeted by miserable stuck up cabin crew who all seemed to be dressed like workers of the night! After taking off, we were all thrown a box in front of us and were told that this was the in-flight meal which consisted of cold chicken in a sauce. When I asked to have the meal heated as it seemed that it hadn't been heated through properly, I was told that it had already been heated and that if I don't like it, then I shouldn't eat it. Never Again! I advise you choose another airline via Larnaca.

My Wife and I went to Cyprus on holiday and our airline was Cyprus Turkish Airlines from Bristol. The ticket was purchased from a tour operator so we didn't have an initial contact with the airline staff as the ticket was purchased through an operator. Our first impressions of the check-in staff were helpful but not friendly almost ...  Read the complete review

We have just returned from our 5th visit to Northern Cyprus, again using KTHY - never again! The service has deteriorated consideraby since last year. Whilst I appreciate that all companies are trying to reduce costs and increase income in these difficult times the measures KTHY have taken are a step too far. The seat pitch has reduced to the ...  Read the complete review

We have travelled with KTHY on many occasions since 1999 to Ercan and have seen the service go downhill. The latest flight we made was so full that the space betwen the seats was in my opinion dangerous. I have never seen a steward/stewardess smile and be polite, nothing can be further from reallity. The announcements made over the ...  Read the complete review

I regularly fly to Larnaca and Ercan. I have tried Thomson, Thomas Cook, Turkish Airlines and KTHY. I have travelled from Stansted to Ercan or from Gatwick to Ercan or Larnaca with KTHY. The first time I flew with KTHY, I was shocked. Shocked because of the passengers behavior and the staff who did not try to do something. As the plane was just ...  Read the complete review

We have just returned from Ercan to Heathrow and the flight was on time and we had a good trip. I only wish that when the announcements are made that they would speak slower in English, they seem to gabble away.
We fly every 3 months and to date we have had no delays and we are quite happy with the service, ok the food is not terrific but one doesn't have to eat it, we take rolls with us so we are content. The fares are usually cheaper than most airlines so on balance I think it is value for money. We shall continue to use them unless we can find a better deal.

We have travelled with KTHY on many occasions since 1999 and have seen the service go downhill every year up until 2006 when we decided that we have had enough and decided to fly to Larnaca instead and taxi it to the North.
We decided to have a late summer break in the North and only on price decided to fly again with KTHY from Heathrow recently.
The online booking was excellent and the reserved seats were waiting for us, the cabin crew were smiling, (thats a first) and we took of on time with a lovely smooth flight. Landed in Ercan on time and the food was much better than i can renember.
The return flight was on time and everything went very well.
I must say that everything has improved and we will certainley use them again, hopefully the next experience will be as rewarding !!

Having just returned from a wonderful holiday in Northern Cyprus we were absolutely disgusted with the KTHY return flight from Gaziantep. First of all we were delayed by over 4 hours at Ercan then where normally it is about an hour turn around at Gaziantep it took us 2 hours because the turkish passengers that boarded could not just take a seat ...  Read the complete review

My wife and I have flown with KTHY on several occasions over the past 2 years both from Gatwick & Heathrow. The online booking works well. Flights have usually been on time. We have had differing check in experiences (handled by Aviance at Gatwick), one being whether your hand baggage gets weighed (5kgs each). This can push you into excess ...  Read the complete review

You will be delighted to hear after the 2004 review that KTHY have improved somewhat. The flight out of Glasgow in early September might have been on time if the Glasgow T2 baggage conveyor worked! The plane out, the Girne (737-800) was fine, clean and the cabin crew smiley, polite and well turned out. The food was odd but edible, the ...  Read the complete review

I flew with them yesterday and have been doing since 2003. although I am not a confident flyer I do trust them. I have read all the reviews and took note of each and everyone of them. Some reviews complained about how old the aircraft are. There are eight aircraft. All the aircraft are being done up as they are updating the carpets and ...  Read the complete review

Our experience was with flight YK838 on 3.9.05. We had 10 hours delay with no communication. The rep wouldn't come out of his office. Finally we were asked to board the aircraft for take-off but on the basis if we were not quick they'd put us up in a hotel overnight! - we had been at the airport 13 hours at this point!. It was a free for all ...  Read the complete review

Hi, I`ve read some of the reviews on CTA and thought i should even things up a little. The way some people explain their experience`s shows that they have never been on any other airlines before in their lives. Check in desks are check in desks and not Citizens advice bureau`s. If your flight is delayed,in most cases it`s generally the ...  Read the complete review

I thoroughly enjoyed Monkeywarrior's review of the state of Cyprus Turkish Airlines. My parents are originally from North Cyprus and i am ashamed to admit that we run such a dismal airline service. Surely CTA's goal should be to aim as high as possible in their level of service, particularly with regard to the behaviour of their staff, in order to ...  Read the complete review

I had read some bad reviews regarding KTHY and was very dubious, but as the flights to North Cyprus are few and far between we decided to take the chance with Cyprus Turkish Airways. On arrival at Stansted I was dismayed to find our flight delayed for up to six hours (we were only going for 7 nights and had thought we had lost a day) but to their ...  Read the complete review

Cyprs turkish airlines have been worse trust me, i recently flew to Northern cyprus about 2 weeks ago and boy was i pleased... is that a New aircraft i seee,..........???.... Yes a new airbus A132.. 3-3 seet confuguration it was maufactured in march 2004 ( it was also featured in teh july issue of airliners world magazine) . my flight ...  Read the complete review

INTRODUCTION As a family we've flown with KTHY every summer for the last 9 years, over which they've gradually been getting worse and worse. As you'll begin to understand from my review, this is not out of choice but of necessity as quite simply its the ...  Read the complete review

KTHY - Kibris Turk Havva Yollari (Cyprus Turkish Airlines). After flying with these (if that's what you could call it), I can safely, definaitely say, I would prefer MyTravel / Airtours, and read my review on them to see why I say this!!! KTHY must be the WORST, and I mean THE WORST airline company I have ever experienced! We flew to ...  Read the complete review

Update on 10/8/03 flight Their most recent appalling behaviour was changing a 09:30 flight to 11:00, two weeks before departure, and then changing that to 21:45, two days before departure. The flight actually took off at 0130 - 11/08/03, 16 hours late. We were luck, at our resort some passengers were 3 days late. We ...  Read the complete review

I have flown with this airline many times over the last 8 years and i have watched the service going down until i feel that it can,t get any lower. If you are booking from London expect to be kept waiting on the telephone for anything up to half an hour before you get to speak to anyone. The cabin crew are rude and can,t be bothered to even say ...  Read the complete review