Turkish Airlines

Very good seat for money. Like a business class seat of some airlines.

Unacceptable seating, row 5 was in permanent recline into row 6 and no recline option on the seats in row 6. The distance from my face to the back of the seat was 6 inches. The trays had been polished so that the wine and food promptly slid into my lap, the fact that the tray table was already at an angle didn't help. On landing preparation I asked the attendant to put the row 5 seat upright and he could not.

VIE to IST and then to CMB. Both with A330-300. The seat is very uncomfortable: narrow poor pitch and very hard. Best you sit on the pillow. On the way back A330-300 CMB-IST and A320 IST-VIE. While seat pitch on the A320 is even worse the seat is more comfortable and wider.

The seat while comfortable had a very minimal recline. There was plenty of room to go back more but the seat did not. For LAX-IST worth the $ as economy was full & looked cramped.

We travelled London to Istanbul on an afternoon/evening flight. I had thought that Turkish Airlines was a good quality airline but the experience was similar to flying on easyjet. We had seats in row 8 which has no row of seats behind it - seats B C D and E I would definitely recommend especially if you like to recline. Seats A and F I would not recommend as they couldn't recline at all - though my seat seemed not to be fully upright with a very curved seat back and I got a bad headache halfway through because of the inability to sit up straight. I wouldn't recommend paying for business class as the only difference was seats were 2x2 and food was served more regularly. There was only a flimsy partition to separate from economy. Overall the seats were okay width-wise and seemed to have a good recline (apart from mine). There was also a small fold-out metal footrest and the headrest wings moved forward or backwards.

This aeroplane was much nicer than the A320 we'd flown on one week earlier. Seats were wider headrests moved up and down recline was good there were individual screens - though only one movie which started about an hour into the flight. Economy seats began at row 11 and both rows 11 and seats 12 A and F have good legroom. The person in front of me had his seat fully reclined the whole flight which was annoying but not as bad as some flights I've been on. It was difficult to eat my meal that way too. The aisles seemed especially narrow and I had to walk sideways to get to the toilet. Everyone had to move their legs/elbows/etc when someone walked down the aisle - doesn't seem very good. Couldn't they make the plane 20cms wider?! Business class had a slightly sturdier partition on this plane though still a flimsy curtain separating them from economy.

I'm 6'2" tall this seat was satisfactory. Just be careful if the person in front of you reclines their seat your trip will be miserable.

The seat was less roomy and comfortable than I expected for a more than 10 hour flight. There was not enough space for the legs and I cannot really imagine how passengers with long legs could stand to sit in this "spacious" seat. I didn't have the heart to fully lower my seatback since I worry about the comfort of the passenger sat behind me.

If you are travelling with A340 or A330 be sure to get a window seat. The seat pitch is good and access is generally easy-in some conditions very hard. However if you are not travelling with A330 or A340 get an aisle seat. The seat pitch is not okay is somewhat uncomfortable. If you want an easy access to the aisle don't get a window seat.