In mid-May we learned that Turkish Airlines ordered some additional Airbus A350s, which have some cool implications for the passenger experience. The airline has now taken delivery of the first of these planes, and we have a sense of the routes they’ll operate.
Continue reading: Turkish Airlines Flying “Aeroflot” Airbus A350s
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Ben you need to change the title. I was misled into thinking Turkish took over aircraft that had already been flying for Aeroflot already, which would make me concerned about safety.
I agree the title of the article is misleading. It implies Turkish will fly used Aeroflot aircraft. That would be a scary thought.
What I don't understand is why Turkish hasn't released a new livery to match the new branding. Why spend all this time, money to update the brand, but not the livery. For these who are not yet up to date, https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/Turkish_Airlines#2010%E2%80%932018 for clarity on what I'm talking about.
This is a so what. And hardly the title, lol. TK is taking over orders from Airbus for planes that were never delivered to Aeroflot. And?
At first I was concerned. Thinking you were telling us be aware of Turkish flying used Russian aircraft.
Russia put themselves in this situation and they are going to eat it! When they start paying reparations they will go from being a 2nd world nation to a 3rd or 4th? world nation.
I predict Flyer talk posts like: "TK downgraded me from J to PE, what should I demand for compensation?"
"Concerned about safety"? Really? Aeroflot is still maintaining its planes, as they still get the necessary parts for the aircraft via third parties. I have several students whose fathers are Aeroflot pilots, and regularly communicate with a couple of them. I'd be more scared of flying with Emirates....you know, recently flying with a hole in the side of the aircraft and all......
Sure, I am positive those Aeroflot pilot friends are super in tune with the parts being used and are down there personally supervising C checks. They have no clue. They just fly the metal until something goes wrong. And believe me, soon it will go wrong.
Did a dummy booking and the PE seats seem to be sold as regular “extra legroom” seats. For IST-JFK that’s $129 and a steal.
I wouldn't be concerned about safety, since the planes probably would've been inspected and maintained by TK, but it would be gross ethically if they had bought or leased the planes from Aeroflot, which is what I assumed initially.
And the business class and PE product on the Aeroflot intended aircraft are superior to TK's standard product. It's a good thing for TK flyers
Why only western pilots are good. That six engine Russian aircraft was flown by Russian Pilots on errands for America many times that no one doubted their ability prowess or capabilities. Has not western pilots crashed aircraft what happened in Tenerife Four decades ago when KL collided with PAN AM killing more than 500 passengers!!!
Does anyone know if the premium economy seats will be wider as well as more leg room? Some websites show it as 20in others as 18. I fly this aircraft in November from Cape Town to Istanbul. It costs $99 to book this seat and $39 a standard seat. Thinking it may be worth it for the extra #$60
I just flew this plane in business class last night. Being a frequent Turkish Airlines Flyer, I was impressed by the plane. Extremely smooth, quiet and the Aeroflot design was fabulous. Way better than the Dreamliner business class design in my opinion. I will definitively take the JFK flight to Istanbul in January if it’s available still.
I AM DUE TO TRAVEL VIRGIN CHARTER FLIGHT ON a35k. i COULD NOT FIND THE WEIRD SEATING CONFIGURATION ON ANY OTHER PLANE BUT THIS ON WITH TURKISH AIRLINES - DID VIRGIN BUY SOME OF THESE?
Flew the Aeroflot config on my ORD->IST leg of an open jaw to SE Asia. While it looks nice, the configuration has you feeling very cramped. the seats were worse than Polaris (didn’t think that was possible,) and the food was horrendous. (3 out of 4 bathrooms shut down from water issues, they handed out wet wipes instead.). Thankfully had no issues in their A330’s or the true Turkish product on an A350-900 return leg from IST.
Will always look at seat maps the next time I choose to flying Turkish to make sure I never fly on one of these again.