JFK to Istanbul??? Turkish Airways???

[martyap]

I have a choice with American Airlines.

I could get a direct flight using their partner, Turkish Airways...or

I could get a connecting flight through London via British Airways.

 

The Turkish flight is a few $$$ more but my question is....

How is Turkish Air??? Has anyone ever used them???

 

Thanks,

Marty

[smeyer418]

Flown them within Turkey...it was actually quite nice. They actually served food on short flights. Friendly and you can be sure that the US flight is their best crew(seniority)- Delta has a non stop as well-from JFK. Check the prices they seem to compete head to head.

[4 cruisers]

When we went to Istanbul in 2000, Delta and Turkish Air flights were code share flights. :confused:

[banchote]

i flew turkish air 3 years ago. i hated it. found it very unorganized and such, however, considering Turkey is a third world country, the airline was good for that part of the world and it was no worse than Olympic (greek) and Alitalia (Italian) airlines. for my money if i have the option to fly British Airways anywhere i will -- i've found from years of flying (i fly about a dozen times a year) BA is in my opinion the best. it really is about how the staff make you fit. i've recently started flying their version of economy plus and i find it worth the money, short of being upgraded i won't pay for business class. however their econ plus which is called world traveller plus is excellent.

[smeyer418]

Having just returned from 2 weeks in Turkey- I traveled all around, and having been to many third world countries, I don't think of Turkey as third world. It was much better than Russia(not normally thought of third world). The farthest east we got was Ankara, the capital. I do understand that if you go near the Eastern borders it gets more primititive. But I have seen worse in Mississippi and Alabama. The three flights on Turkish air were better than any comparable trip on US airlines in recent years.

[smeyer418]

duplicate post sorry