I have flown Turkish Airlines six times in the past six weeks. They are a member of the Star Alliance (along with United, US Air, Singapore, Lufthansa and others). The Alliance slogan is: “The Way the Earth connects”. Upon booking, I called Turkish Airlines, and asked them to enter my United number into the Turkish Reservations system attached to my flight bookings. When checking in online, I found my number was absent from the system, so I re0entered it. At the airport, check in counter, I found (again) my United number was absent from my booking. When…
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Exit Row “safety”?
I was flying Turkish Air from Istanbul to Budapest. I have already commented in a previous post that I find it odd that on this flight English and Turkish are used but no one on the Cabin Crew seems to speak Hungarian. I was seated in the Emergency Exit aisle. Next to me in the middle and window seats were two gentlemen who spoke only Hungarian. One of the flight attendants came down for a briefing. She says in Turkish followed by English: “You are aware that you are sitting in the Emergency Exit?” Middle Seat guy beams at…
Turkish Delight -Great Trip + Best Economy Meal Ever!
Turkish airlines are the 83rd airline I have ever flown. Member of the Star Alliance since 2008, they have been expanding rapidly in the last eight years and now fly to over 200 destinations with 160 aircraft. Turkish Airlines have been awarded Europe’s Best Airline and Southern Europe’s Best Airline twice in 2011 and 2012. Interestingly, this week, Lufthansa expressed an interest in either merging with or forming a closer alliance with Turkish Airlines. Booking 5 out of 10 I booked through online travel agents who were offering the same flights at a much reduced cost compared to the Turkish Airlines own website. I also…
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