Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2020/02/07 for Seat 10J
The seats have to little space for international flight that takes more than 10h. On the flight from Graz oz Ljubljana to Istanbul (also Turkish airlines) are much more confortable and the flight is 2h long. I don't fly with Turkish anymore.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2019/12/05 for Seat 35K
Among the most incomfortable flights due to extremly restricted legroom. 10 very long hours, impossible to get any sleep. Sorry TK, but you have to improve legroom in economy.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2019/11/27 for Seat 37F
due to the curvature, the layout here is 2-3-2, so the D and F seats on row 37 has a bit more legroom if you'd like to risk stretching your feet in the isle. I did and was fine, no one bumped into me, and that was the only way the flight was bearable. Any other seat except the ones with extra legroom doesn't cut it for me (1.83 m tall). It's just a horrible experience. Also their IFE is very old and touchsreen barely works.
Submitted by Alex N on 2019/09/24 for Seat 29j
by far the worst legroom.i flied with TK athens to instabul and then phu*ket.even the athens to instabul had better leg room.never again with them
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2019/08/17 for Seat 7A
Legroom in 7A and every other standard economy seat is short if you are 5'10 or above. The Leg rest makes it worse.They usually fly the 777 on the route i was on but had some equipment changes. Seat back is okay not that comfortable. Only Good thing is the 2-4-2 layout which makes the plane feel less crammed compared to the 777. Another good this is this plane has front and bottom cams so watching take offs and landings is fun on the IFE.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2019/07/11 for Seat 3E
Terrific seat, spacious, useful storage places in front of you for shoes, kit, sweater, blanket. Terrific crew and food.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2019/02/26 for Seat 36A
being 1.83 m tall, 36A was HORRIBLE, my knees were stuck in the metal part from the front seat. It's the most uncomfortable seat I've ever flown in, LCC included. The return leg was flown in a 77W which had a more generous seat. Too bad that the soft product of THY is really great, their A333's are ruining it for me, never again !
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2018/10/09 for Seat 5a
Unlike my previous flight on this type of aircraft with TK (4E), this seat was not so good on this IST-Seoul flight. The noise from the galley was a major concern, especially since this was an overnight flight. Loud talking of the crew and pots, pans and china wear being arranged. There was also an obvious lack of lavatories for Business Class (only one in the front, and the two in the galley section were systematically used by economy class passengers). To me this lack of lavatories is a major draw back. Crew attention was varying. The menu was nice although one of the three main courses was missing from the start, IFE very good and boarding in IST just OK (busses to the airport, no priority boarding for Business class passengers). Storing carry-on luggage was also a challenge since the overhead bins are at the start half filled with the sheets and pillows for the night. The seat is very comfortable and access to the aisle for a window seat is great. I just have to carefully pick my seat next time on board this A330-300. Punctuality was excellent. Turkish airlines does provide a good value for money.
Submitted by Adel A on 2018/09/27 for Seat 22B
As expected, bad seats!
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2018/09/19 for Seat 34J
I am a bit over 6'3" (191 cm), and the legroom was horrible. I literally could not sit in the seat without the metal bar from the seatback in front of me pressing into my knee. So for 11+ hours, I had to twist my legs into weird configurations to TRY to make the pain go away. To little avail. The built-in foot rest is great for shorter people like my wife but makes it even harder to twist my legs since they cannot go under the seat in front of me. The width was acceptable. The service was competent, and the food was decent. The staff was friendly, but they do not come out to check on things. If Turkish Airlines can address the seat pitch issue, I would fly it again. Right now, though, I will not since I cannot go through that much knee pain over that much time.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2018/07/03 for Seat 6D
If you are over 6'2" this seat is a problem. Best seat will be 24 AD JK with emergency exit.....6D also is for mothers with young babies so beware as I spent 9 hours with 2 screaming babies on flight from Boston to Istanbul.....Flight crew is especially nice compared to typical american crews.....food was actually ok....if you are 6'2" and above you have to get emergency row or you will feel extremely cramped and subject to babies crying for 9 hours!!!
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2018/04/22 for Seat 4E
Connected from a short haul (TK1920) to fly IST-BKK on 15 April 2018 at 1.25 AM. Punctual departure. Generous seating arrangement, lie flat. Just after reaching sufficient altitude the crew comes to arrange the bed with seat cover/sheet (unless you still want the meal) and pillow. Little idea about food, IFE and drinks since I slept almost the whole flight (I take a sleeping tablet for overnight flights; that works wonderfully). An army of crew for business class manage to deliver a perfect service in a very comfortable seat arrangement. Upon leaving the aircraft I got a priority card for immigration and in a breeze I was out of the airport. Flight was slightly early and my driver was about to arrive when I left the luggage area.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2018/01/25 for Seat 6A
The best seat! Lots of legroom as there is no seat in front of you.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2017/11/12 for Seat 21A
This must have been the older A330-300 as I had flown NY-IST and had much more legroom. I had previously flown IST-NY in buisness with no problems. Legroom miniscule, tray table and footrest broken, Terribel seat for 10 hour flight.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2017/10/15 for Seat 40F
The seat on Turkish Airlines aboard Airbus A330-300 are compact and cramped at the same time.I love to fly Turkish airlines but I wish they would operate a boeing 777 on this route and a 330 is cumbersome wide body airplane for an 11 hour flight from Istanbul to New York.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2017/09/28 for Seat 26B
Although not mentioned in Seat Guru, there are two type of A330-300. The old one and one with new seats with more legroom. I flew from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam to Istanbul. Total fly time around 11 1/2 hours. On the way to Istanbul the space was more than efficient. Seat not too comfortable but still overall experience was good. Unfortunately on the way back (Istanbul to Ho Chi Minh) I flew with the old planes where the seats are crammed with very little legroom (I am 180cm tall). Needless to say that the experience would have been exhausting if I wasn't able to change to 24D.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2017/08/23 for Seat 1K
The flight was IST to NRT ( Tokyo ).The seat is extremely comfortable. 180 degrees as mentioned. Fantastic food.Nothing to complain.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2017/07/20 for Seat 12A
The seats on row 12 lack windows. Seat comfort OK for a 3 hour intra-European flight. Small monitors on all economy seats, wide range of movies and other entertainment. The earplugs provided pure crap though. Breakfast served was adequate, no more, no less. Friendly staff.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2017/06/20 for Seat 2D
It wasn't the worst but Turkish Airline's Business Class is not worth the money bed-seats are very uncomfortable good crew good IFE but also bad food and bad pilot . I am now flying in comfort/premium economy class and i like it its worth
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2017/05/18 for Seat 8D
I flew from Tashkent to Istanbul on 5th May. I am 184cm tall and found the leg room and seat width more than adequate. Turkish personnel and service were great. However, I have found that Turkish planes are often too warm and as a result flights can be uncomfortable. I would fly Turkish again.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2017/05/18 for Seat 12A
I have recently flown on a number of Turkish flights and found the airline in general to be a very positive experience. On 17th May I flew from IST to SIN and enjoyed the journey. I am 184cm and 12A was more than adequate for this journey.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2017/02/26 for Seat 22B
I love sitting in seat 22B. Yes, it's near the lavatory, but since there is no one behind you, you can recline a little (it's not a full decline, but you can use what there is without bother others).The left side restroom on that side of the plane is the handicapped access one, and there is plenty of space in there.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2017/02/21 for Seat 14
The MOST uncomfortable seat for a long journey. I'm tall and had no room to put my legs and my shoulders overlapped into next seat. Food good. CAbin staff rude ignorant. in 30 years of flying long haul I would put this done as the WORST seat in a great aircraft. It is not possible to sit like this for 9 hours without medical damage at my height
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2017/01/23 for Seat 2B
Flew JFK-IST. Very good layflat seat with extra storage in foot rest (extends the seat in flat position). Good tasty dinner selection and in-between "i shouldn't eat this" snack bar. Light from galley with curtain closed not bothersome in this seat but i understand comments for 1st row. Also, snack bar and meal preparation is middle aisle next to 1st row so that could be disturbing. Good in-flight entertainment selection and nice and attentive flight attendants. I admit i enjoyed the TK flight on the A340 more (better wider seats) but all in all a good option compared to other airlines flying europe to USA.
Submitted by Hank S on 2017/01/17 for Seat 27D
I ended up with the entire middle row of four to myself and was glad I did for the nearly 10-hour flight JFK-IST. Comfortable seats, excellent IFE, and onboard service was superb. Best transatlantic flight I have ever taken.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2016/12/18 for Seat 1J
Very comfortable seat. Fully extended to flat sleeping position. Crew set warm sheets and blanket for confirmable sleep.One bothersome thing is ceiling lights in the galley ahead. It was too bright and thin curtain does not work. Hope it will be resolved in the future.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2016/09/29 for Seat 3A and 3B
IST-NBO. Not an uncomfortable flight but a big step down from their long-haul international business. Seats are not layflat as labelled. They had a guy running around in a chef's hat, but that seems to be for show and bluster - meals were prepackaged, peel the foil off type. A minute of prep up in the galley to fluff up the rice could have at least improved the presentation. There were many entertainment selections on the menu, but many were "not available". Flight attendants were non-existent after initial food service.
Submitted by Sergey F on 2016/09/20 for Seat 2k
Good seat, good service
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2016/08/08 for Seat 4dD
Very generous legroom
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2016/07/02 for Seat 8A
The 2-4-2 layout is perfect for long haul flights (others, like AirTransat has 3-3-3 on the A330), the seat was wide enough, and the pitch is also impressive. There is no adjustable air-flow stuff on the overhead panel, and temperature was a little bit high, but still good enough. I flew to Tokyo from Istanbul, and I don't know what did Turkish do with the lights, but I absolutely had no jetlag. IFE is very good, 368 movies available, (many of them no-name turkish movies, but I could choose a lot of classic and new movies, like all the Starwars, all the Marvel, and all of the James Bond movies, and I could also watch the Euro 2016 games live!). Food was also good quality, but midflight snacks were bad quality. The seat recline is good, lavatories were very clean, staff cleaned them regularly during the flight.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2016/05/17 for Seat 33J
Flight from IST to MUC - so rather short. I am 1.90m tall and the seat is definitely way to small and generally not comfortable. My knees were touching the seat in front of me and the tray table was resting on my legs.Certainly below-average economy cabin for a long-haul plane. Would have gone insane if I had on a real long haul flight.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2016/05/03 for Seat 1D
On a recent Turkish airlines flight TK37. I was assigned seat 1D. This is not a recommended seat as the serving bar is directly facing the seat. The flight attendants use the area quite often and are facing aft while working.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2016/04/25 for Seat 6D
Good seat with large space for your legs (1st rank in the economy class). Good confort and first for the service !
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2016/02/03 for Seat 39F
Good but a bouncy ride
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2016/02/03 for Seat 2D
On January 31, 2016, I travelled on Turkish Airlines in Business Class from Washington Dulles to Dhaka, Bangladesh. I have travelled in Business Class in the past in great comfort and with lots of respect and great service, especially on Emirates and Qatar Airlines on this route. However, this time my decision to try Turkish Airlines turned out to be a horrible experience. I have vowed that given the mistreatment I received on this trip from TK personnel, especially on the ground, I will never waste my money on them again.The bad experience with TK started during checkin at Dulles Airport. I had two excess luggage with me. When I checked online at the TK website, the charge for each extra piece was mentioned at US$155 per piece from Zone 1 (Washington). However, when I was asked to pay, I was charged US$65 extra for each piece, i.e., US$210 for each piece, resulting in an extra $130 from my exchequer. As the charges seemed unreasonable and abnormal, since Emirates and Qatar are much lower on the same route, I asked the agent regarding the discrepancy. Instead of giving me a plausible reply, the man harshly advised me to not teach him how to do his job. The reply shook me, instantly. So I told him that I had noted that from the Turkish Airline America website. He told me to show on paper. I told him that I did not have a print out and that he could check the site himself for me, to verify. He refused to do so and got very angry. At that point I told him that he was being mean and rude to me. He answered by saying, Watch your mouth! to me. I was so taken aback that I just asked him to charge my credit card and get it over with. After I paid him, I asked him for his name. He said his name is Yasser. I asked was that first or last? He said, Doesnt matter. Then he added that he has no last name. At that point, I requested him for his identification number. He reacted very arrogantly by telling me why he should give me his Id. Anyway, I continued by ending my interaction with him, while quite a few people both inside and outside the counters were watching silently. When I reached the gate, I approached an older gentleman, another agent at the boarding gate and asked him if I could have a word with the Station Manager. He assured me of such a meeting, even after waiting and then giving him my seat number, 2D. However, I unfortunately never heard from the Manager. I am guessing that good customer service, which usually flows down the chain of command is missing here. That is why the agents are rude too!Second, on board was another harrowing experience. The crew was good but the food was awful. In addition, I could not sleep given the temperature in the Business cabin was too warm and the bed, if you can call it so, was hurting my back. I wanted to turn on the overhead fans available on most aircrafts but there was none I could find! I wonder if the air conditioning system is defective or it is intentionally kept off to save on fuel? The story was basically the same on the Istanbul-Dhaka flight. Good crew, bad food, hot cabin. On top of that, the leg space in business class was inadequate, reminded me of economy plus seats on US Airlines. I am not tall, at all. I could not get the seat to flatten and half way through flattening not only did my legs touch the front panel, the seat was behaving like it was defective.Finally, when I got to Dhaka and collected my luggage, I noticed that the two carton luggages I had were badly handled, beaten up, even though I placed Fragile stickers on all sides of both boxes.Overall, my experience with the Turkish Airline was a harrowing one. Now I have all the great reasons for not wasting my money on an airline that doesn't know or care about treating their customers with respect, even if you pay more to travel In Business Class. It was just a disgusting experience. This is my attempt to try to approach the proper authorities of TK to read, pay notice to my complaints and take tough actions to improve, I mean tremendously improve the quality of their service to attract and keep loyal customers. I will be more than happy to share my harrowing experience through word of mouth and via the internet media so that others don't have to suffer the way I have. It is a shame when a person is mistreated. Employees devoid of manners are, of course, detrimental to keeping a good image, especially in today's competitive business environment.Thank you.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2016/01/19 for Seat 2A
Comfortable full bed seat, all adjustment controls working. Flight staff pleasant and attentive, food was quite good (chef on Board for Business Class). I will definitely keep flying business class with Turkish.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2015/11/23 for Seat 3D
The worst business class seats I have taken on mid range flight of 7 hours or so.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2015/11/12 for Seat 24J
I flew 10 hours from Washington DC to Istanbul on 11/11/15 and found this an excellent exit row seat; and I am a big 6 foot 7 inch guy!
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2015/10/04
A truly horrendous experience. I have flown enough to know this seat layout is not up to scratch. The seats are thin and hard - I am still in pain. If it weren't for my spouse I would not have been able to sit sideways and ease the discomfort. Every move the people behind us made we could both feel. The trays don't hold the food trays horizontal so you have to deal with things sliding into your lap. I wish I flew with someone else.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2015/09/29 for Seat 3E
If you are taller than 183cm (6ft) you will find the seat isn't long enough to lie straight and the seat isn't that wide to sleep on your side. AIr China uses similar seats on its A332 but with greater seat spacing. Cabin also tends to be very warm
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2015/08/18 for Seat 23D
If I had known about this website before I would never have chosen this seat. The toilet is literally just next to you and the people waiting to use the facility are leaning on your seat.However right behind me there were no toilets, just some cabinets that the crew used.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2015/07/24 for Seat 41F
Seat 41 F is an ice box. The AC vents point directly towards your shoulders (im 5'10" tall). All my fellow row 41 flyers had blankets over our heads. We considered making a tent to protect ourselfes from constant cold airflow directed towards us.
Submitted by Karl R on 2015/05/28
Flew 5/8/15 & 5/24/15 with my wife. Seats were very comfortable; lie flat seats that extend to an ottoman that is connected to the seat in front of you. Plenty of legroom The food was perhaps the best that I have ever had on a airplane. The food choices were better from the IST-IAD leg. The check-in was very easy in Dulles and perhaps even easier in Istanbul since they had more agents available to check-in. The CIP lounge in Istanbul is the best airport lounge I have ever been to. If you have access to it, don't pay for food prior to arrival! The food is good and plentiful. If traveling as a couple choose A/B/J/K if traveling alone for the D/E in the center. The only thing that would say is mark against them is the temperature. Both legs the aircraft was a warm for me. The IAD-IST more so than the other way. I very much enjoyed the entertainment system. Many different movies to choose from. Having a chief on-board is a mice touch as well.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2015/01/13
Travelled econ Sing-Istan and had the most cramped seat ive ever experienced. Never Again! Not worth any money for 12 hours of torture.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2015/01/05 for Seat 17J
I flew economy class (17J) from Narita to Istanbul (12 h 50 min).Seat comfort: The expected small impossible-to-sleep economy seat youll find in any other long-haul flight. Although more space than Lufthansa. They provided a little bag including ear-plugs, a set of toothpaste and toothbrush, an eye mask and a pair of socks.Food: Almost all menus and desserts included cheese, so if you suffer from lactose intolerance or if you just dont like it, ask for a vegan menu instead. Drinks: The usual drinks youll find in a plane. On the menu they offered home-made lemonade, but when I asked for it they didnt have it on that flight (?).USB: Yes, finally!! Even in your economy seat a flawless USB port will be waiting for you. Its located in the lower part, in between the 2 seats, USB AC power USB. I brought my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 filled with videos, documentaries and films. I watched almost 4 hours of video and I just spent 20 % of the battery. The worst:The individual touch-screen couldnt be turned off totally; it kept turning on automatically every 5 minutes. The light was very annoying to sleep.
Submitted by Cuneyd Y on 2015/01/03 for Seat good business c
If you fly business class selected D or E seats. So you have direct access to aisle and nobody will climb over you or you don't need to climb over somebody to reach the aisle.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2014/06/30 for Seat 05B
Avoid 05B if you are a light sleeper. There is a storage cabinet just next to this seat and the flight crew were constantly accessing this storage cabinet throughout the flight.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2014/05/21 for Seat 10J
I flew economy on Flight 8 from IAD to Istanbul. The seat configuration was the worst I have encountered in many miles of travel. There was barely 8 inches between the seat front and the seat immediately in front. Of course, the fellow in front wants to recline fully which reduces things more. I have to think that somehow a domestic configured airbus was cycled into the international flight schedule--this airline cannot seriously expect passengers to go through the torture of such a cramped 10 hour flight. Absolutely the worst.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2014/04/12 for Seat 37F
This seat offers a lot of leg room, given that it is one row behind where the number of seats change from four to three. You are able to stretch out your legs in the aisle and given that the aisle is at its widest here, other passengers and the stewards with their trolleys don't bump into your shoulder.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2014/04/12 for Seat 3J
Very comfortable, lie-flat seats to get a good night's rest on a long-haul flight. The service is personal (your name is on the menu). The food is excellent and served and explained by business class' on-board chef. The toiletries are of excellent quality and I am still wearing the slippers at home. The check-in and business class lounge were good. The lounge in Istanbul is big, but gets very busy. Overall this was a good experience and I could recommend both this seat and traveling business class on Turkish Airlines.
Submitted by SeatGuru User on 2013/11/22 for Seat 32A
The Seats were of adequate width the pitch was comfortable for a economy class seat. AVOD was watchable even when seat in front was fully reclined. Foot rest a little bothersome as I am tall. Pleasant overall.
