Turkish Airlines

Turkish airlines has been for me one of the bigger surprises of my travelling life in recent years. I wasn't expecting much the first time I used them, but I was generally quite impressed with the experience. The main advantage they have (and I have since learnt a lot about this as I have had to do some analysis of the company!) is that their fleet is very new. That means that the fittings are generally in good condition, the fuel efficiency is good and the maintenance costs are realtively low, which helps make the tickets better value. The legroom was comparable to any mainstream carrier such as BA, and the customer service (whilst not bubbling over with ...  Read the complete review

Turkey has grown exponentially as a tourist haunt over the 5 years I have flown there, and as time has progressed Turkish Airlines has been forced to move with the times. Formerly it had one of the worst safety records - travel agents would whisper the name almost to get you to unwittingly book -, fortunately that has now changed, it has mainly modern aircrafts and is a popular alternative to other national carriers. On other fronts, the comfort level is reasonable, but the food is nothing to get excited about and language difficulties sometimes occur with the cabin crews - who often resemble backing singers for Abba...- ...  Read the complete review

I fly often to Istanbul, so I often fly THY. From many viewpoints it is a good airline BUT it is time both cabin crew and airline management got wise and realised that courtesy and efficiency are two factors that make an airline. Frequently, cabin crew are less than courteous and can be reluctant to do anything more than the minimum...try asking for a second drink...the girls are not overjoyed at the prospect of doing any work. Business Class is ok..economy?...less than ok...and the staff should exercise a little discipline over the progeny of Turks flying back and forth. Kids are unruly and not subject to proper discipline. Smarten up, kids, your lack of commitment ...  Read the complete review

My family and I recently travelled with Turkish Airlnes to Singapore from Heathrow. We had booked primarily because of the price and had reservations about the quality and service expectations. However, the planes were brand new, the service was good and the food not bad (for a plane!) The leg room was amazing - my tall husband could actually stretch his legs whilst sitting down. The stewardesses were polite and efficient, if not particularly friendly. We received an excellent 'goodie bag' with items to make the long flight more comfortable and the films available to watch were good. After experiencing some trepidation we would definitely book with them again and ...  Read the complete review

Turkish Airline may be cheap, they may have friendly air stewardess, plus the food is rather good as well. But they do not have large aircraft, i.e. aircraft that is able to fly long distant. That means if you fly long distant, you'll need to change many times, or the aircraft needs to land for refueling. I flew from London to Kuala Lumpur. A Boeing 747 will be able to do direct flight. With Boeing 737 or Airbus 310, I stopped at Istanbul, Turkey. Then it flew me to Emerald. And finally to Kuala Lumpur. The whole journey took 22 hours. A directly flight is about 16 hours. So you make you pick, cheap price with hopping, or expensive price with short journey. ...  Read the complete review