Turkish Airlines

Flew Istanbul - Tel Aviv return 09/11/2013 returned 16/11/2013. Fantastic flights which were largely fill in both directions. Food was first class and service very attentive. My first flight on Turkish and will definitely use them again.

I flew to Istanbul and back to Shanghai. On the first leg the flight was delayed 1 hour. When boarding was completed the flight was delayed another 40 mins due to air traffic control. I found a travel kit and slippers on the seat. Inflight wi-fi was not working. Food was quite good but no Chinese meal. Cabin crew worked very quickly and cleaned the toilets regularly. It was very cold in the cabin no one paid attention to it. On the way back the flight was on time. The other things were almost the same. Cabin crew and ground handling agents at Istanbul airport worked fast but did not seem to want to communicate with customers.

Whereas they claim to be Europe's best airline their ground services are appalling. My flight TK60 on 19 November to Kuala Lumpur was supposed to have left at 00.55 was delayed 6 hours. I landed in Istanbul at 22.20 from Germany to avail of the connecting flight. It was a nightmare to be stuck in Istanbul airport to face their most unprofessional and rude ground staff. A meal voucher was handed to me around 2.00 as though they were doing me a big favor. I have found their ground staff from security personnel to customer service very rude. Most airlines depend more on their economy passengers for profit. The rude attitude towards their economy passengers mar their slogan of being a 4 star airline. I will avoid Turkish airlines in future.

IST-GVA-IST. No problems except the utterly uncomfortable seats and the heat in the airplane. Although it is a short flight sitting 3+ hours in the their A320 seats is a torture the pitch must have been adjusted by the millimetre to squeeze in one or two more rows. Seats are hard and although I am of average height my knees toughed the front seat. The crew were as previously experienced on THY dull and not particularly friendly. Smiles are rare unfortunately. I do sometimes take this flight as it is the only direct connection between GVA and IST the option is with LX via ZRH but although it takes more time flying with Swiss is way more comfortable and you have a friendly crew.

I was flying from Europe to Shanghai than back from Kathmandu. On the first leg of my journey I was really amazed by the quality and quantity of food and drinks. On the way back the menu was considerably simpler but still satisfactory. Seats allow relatively good sleep plentiful movies offered on personal screen. Free inflight WiFi on the Shanghai route.

Travelling from Prague to Skopje through Istanbul and back. A319 + A320 provided very small room for legs. Cabin staff were not very pleased with my answer about missing pork meals. Sorry Turkish if you want to be "world- class" no favouring of any customers is a natural thing. Very bad experience at all.

I have flown Turkish Airlines several time this year and last! I have some current business in Turkey and Tanzania and used TA for these trips. The aircraft's were good the staff were good - couldn't fault them. However the food is the worst I have had on an aircraft. No more long flights with them! Only short so no need to eat.

Flew from Bangkok to Manchester on 16 November in business cabin on one of their Boeing 777 aircraft. The seating was fabulous I had my own private suite. The food was outstanding as were the cabin crew. If Turkish Airlines maintain this overall very high standard a five star rating would be awarded very soon. A delightful experience.

Flew from Zurich (ZRH) via Istanbul (IST) to Tokyo-Narita (NRT) and back. One of the flights got cancelled resulting in a 9-hours-stop-over in Istanbul. However the staff was very nice and helpful with rebooking to another flight. The flights were all comfortable nothing to complain about. The seats could be a little bit bigger. The food was good the entertainment on board during the flight from IST to NRT was very good with a good selection of movies. I would definitely recommend Turkish Airlines great value for the price!

Flew Turkish Airlines round trip from IAH to IST on a 777 in late October/early November 2013. The service and food were good. The entertainment system was very good. I had a personal video screen with good choices on movies including several recent ones. Also had games and TV shows. However the Wifi was not working on my return flight. The seat was very uncomfortable in economy. I am 5'10" and my knees were up against the seat pocket. I have never seen so little leg room on an international flight. The plane was too warm. The plane did not have individual temperature or air adjustments.