It it is so nice to see that there is still a" real "airline out there with proper service. I wish that other airlines "especially the ones in the US" would take note of the proper service. It can be done and people do appreciate it.
@@joaomarques7825 I don’t know what airlines your talking about because Lufthansa, British airways, Air France and many major carriers to have mostly proper service on 4plus hour flights…
Hmmm.., perfect portion meal and it looks delicious. This is what I love about Turkish Airlines. They provide meals and complementary even for short haul flights. Good Job Turkish Airlimes... 👍👍👍
I loved my flight with Turkish from Schiphol to Istanbul to Minsk and back a year ago, the food is nice, the flight crew is nice, the plane was clean and much love for the In flight entertainment! so much choise :) love to fly with them again
Another amazing video by my favorite flight reviewer! I'd love to try out Turkish airlines sometime, as well as a 737 MAX plane. As someone who flew Lufthansa group quite frequently, I gotta admit that Turkish is probably a lot better, despite it not having 5 stars like Lufthansa.
Lufthansa has by far the worst short haul flights in Europe! Dirty cabins rude staff! They are not a 5 star airline and everyone knows skytrax us rigged! They are not close to British Airways even alone Turkish
9:00 It's not just Austria, many EU countries have a law saying that if you're older than 13 years, it's obligatory to wear FFP2 or K-95 mask in indoor and in transport.
Turkish had Introduced this new economy class in Dec 2019 on their A321 neo and it was amazing , the seat comfort are great too despite appearing thin. Definitely more comfy than their 777 short haul planes and A330 .
Speaking of the 777 & A330, they really should update those planes’ economy classes. So outdated. I tried the A330-300s economy from IST-DOH, and it was 50% good & 50% bad. The best part was the pasta. SO good!
Speaking of the 777 & A330, they really should update those planes’ economy classes. So outdated. I tried the A330-300’s economy from IST-DOH, and it was 50% good & 50% bad. The best part was the pasta. SO good!
People may not know about THY that much but believe me, it's really strong company...Meals are so very delicious, clean toilets, gentle crews and great services... I am 59 years old and i am frequent flyer, so i tried many different airlines, many routes and many experiences in 40 years... Besides, i love Thai airlines and also Emirates's A380...
Agree with Mahad. TK offer one of the most underrated experiences in the sky. Especially with these new aircraft, the product is splendid. I’ve been lucky to fly Turkish on multiple occasions, from Domestically in Turkey to flights into Europe, and they’ve not disappointed.
@@307skylake7 I agree. I had a chance to fly both of their previous products, and I’m pretty happy to say I’ll be flying their new product in a few months. One thing with TK is that each of their products are consistently good.
In my transfer at IST, I didn’t have to go through security. Just simple: You walk out of the gate, and then walk to your next flight or explore the terminal and then go to your next flight Edit: Speaking of Turkish Airlines, you gotta try the LAX-IST route on the 787-9. A really, REALLY great experience!!
Flew with TK on their B737 Max in Business a few days ago and it was perfect 😎👌. At first I was also skeptical about this aircraft but now I am thinking that after all these groundings, checks and measures and so on this plane has to be the safest aircraft on the market right now so I assume I keep flying with it🤷♂️
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Glad to see the airplane upgrade on the IST-VIE route. Things have changed from the old uncomfortable airbus they used on that route 😁 awesome report David 👍
I am planning to fly to Munich this summer from Doha to Munich via Istanbul. I have finally seen how comfortable the flight will be and able to serve proper meals and services to its passengers.
737MAX is such a nice plane! I’d love to fly on this amazing aircraft once. It’s weird that the modification of this aircraft wasn’t identified on this flight. But we all can differentiate 737MAX from the regular 737 😉💪✈️
In my opinion the A321NEO is better than the B737 Max. For example, those at Turkish Airlines have a wider body so it can support the 3-3 seating nicely, the cabin design matches the aircraft very well and it's very quiet.
@@sidv4615 Split scimitar and MAX winglets can easily be differentiated between each other. For example, the scimitars have sharp-points on both the top and the bottom.
The only "little flaw" of this flying coffing named MAX 8 is that if you get lucky enough you will witness that it locks its flying path in a straight line into the ground
@@atrovisy8109 old news, that is so 2019, live in the present. It’s now gotta be one of the safest aircrafts around. No other plane type has been so investigated and looked at in so much detail and checked out so many times, it’s now as likely or even less likely to be a coffin than any airbus product out there.
TK is a great airline for us, not top 1% Airplanes are built to take us from A to B. TK does that with fair prices, acceptable comfort and relatively new planes. Delays and problems are rare. Crew is always friendly and nice. Better than many European competitors and close to Emirates, Etihad and Qatar. Down side is the new airport. Far away from İstanbul, huge airport you walk too much and taxi to runway takes 20 mins. Forget about caviar and champagne, just relax and travel. TK offers a good value.
Traveling by plane can be a wonderful experience I've had that first hand years ago when I was a kid I guess they're right American tourists can fly to different countries around the world I just have to learn how to speak their language
5:58 7 hours on a single aisles airplane is brutal but Garuda Indonesia also used its 737-800NG to regional cities between Asia like Guangzhou, which can take at least 5 hours to 6 hours. Unfortunately the situation with this Airline is not so good but I hope someday it will rebound and get better.
I love all your contents ! The quality of the video, the reviews. Thank you . I’m actually wondering if you could do more review on flights connecting Africa to Europe/America in this post Covid times , please . I’m about to travel for the very first time, since I’m a child . And I would like to have detailed information on planes and services. Much love ❤️
A step above the usual Economy offerings. A full hot meal, even if it was pretty basic. Metal cutlery. WiFi. Free earbuds. It's those little things that passengers appreciate.
Great report, but I'm surprised you thought the legroom was good. I've flown their Max 8 quite a few times now on short haul and always had my knees buried into the seat in front (I'm 1.80m and don't have exceptionally long legs). I'm not sure but I have the suspicion the legroom in the front economy rows is 29 inch at maximum.... Maybe even less. Flying this aircraft on a 7.5h trip to Kinshasa or similar would be a nightmare! To me this is the worst aircraft in TK's fleet.
Not every Max is configured the same. Some have more seats which is why the leg room on a lot of low cost carriers are typically horrendous. I’ve flown on the Max with United and it was terrible for legroom but flew on a max with Alaska airlines and the legroom Was noticeably different.
Mostly becuase skytrax is a pay for stars serivce. If you go to commmets section like this one. You hear nothing but rave reviews about Turkish. I trust word of mouth reviews over skytrax everytime. Plus if Morgan Freeman is your spokesperson i will always give it a try. One of my favorite actors.
@@LNYT-Aviation At least they hand out complimentary food and have IFE‘s on narrow body aircrafts. I wouldn‘t be bored if you have such a great service.
I was on a flight from Pristina to Antalya (on a 737-800). I didn’t like the seats, the cushioning was hard and the safety card would keep falling out the seat. Keep in mind the seat was broken. You couldn’t recline the SEAT! This is Turkish Airlines not Easyjet or RyanAir. if you can recline in other airlines such as British airways or Austrian etc (plus it was a night flight which makes it WORSE)you should in Turkish But the Flight Attendants were nice. They gave us sandwiches that were okay…The tray table have seen better days,it was just so dirty. But does Turkish deserve to be best airline in Europe or 5 star airline. No, It should be a solid 3 for my experience. But I am remembering this is only 1 flight and I could’ve been unlucky. I hope my flight back from Antalya is better😄😄
Everything is so good about Turkish Airlines catering. Better than most other airlines for a 2 hour flight, and includes metal cutlery. Too bad they have Max 8 aircraft, which I have no confidence to fly in. Istanbul Airport looks like hard work. Just too damned big.
Amazing service; hot meal, wifi, IFE...On SAS you can fly basically all of Europe ( for instance Stockholm to Malaga ) and all you get is a free cup of coffee. And of course no IFE !
having just "accidentally" flown the max from AAL to CPH on the 10th, and the day after the Neo from LH, I, as a massive AvGeek but still nervousflyer when it comes to the Max, I honestly believe the Max flies better. Time will tell if im right, but for comfort at least. The resonant frequency or whatever it was, on the neo, made it a bad Experience. Max = totally smooth. Neo = felt like sitting on a washing machine at plane RPM. Vibrations and a bad feeling really. Am I the only one that has experienced this with the Neo on LH? I know the P&W that lufthansa have, could possibly be those types that had issues early on. Could be wrong. But Max felt heaps better.
Terminal 3 in Wien ist wirklich eine Dunkelkammer. Scheußlich was man hier gebaut hat stellenweise meint man durch eine Mausoleum zu gehen. Mit dem warmen essen auf einem 2 Stundenflug ist Türkis alleine auf weiter Flur. Ich wäre schon zufrieden wenn ich mehr als ein alkoholfreies Getränk bekomme.
Recently flew Turkish from CDG to IST in A320 neo in economy. Let me tell you it was a terrible experience. First off boarding was 45 mins late. They ran out of vegetarian food, forgot about drinks orders and crew did the bare minimum. Nobody was apologetic even.
Turkish Airlines will always be one of the best airlines in the world. Their service is awesome, their planes comfortable and modern
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It it is so nice to see that there is still a" real "airline out there with proper service. I wish that other airlines "especially the ones in the US" would take note of the proper service. It can be done and people do appreciate it.
Europe service is even worse, you don’t get nothing to eat for free nor get a screen to see movies, even in like 4 hours flights
@@joaomarques7825 I don’t know what airlines your talking about because Lufthansa, British airways, Air France and many major carriers to have mostly proper service on 4plus hour flights…
@@hivram Lfthansa lmfaoooooooo
@@saucycesur8064 ?
@@hivram Lufthansa is dog shit
The cabin, the food, the seat... enough to convince me to fly again despite saying I won't fly until next year!
I flew Turkish’s new A321neo when I flew back home from IST to CDG in Buisness and the experience was properly amazing
Hmmm.., perfect portion meal and it looks delicious. This is what I love about Turkish Airlines. They provide meals and complementary even for short haul flights. Good Job Turkish Airlimes... 👍👍👍
I loved my flight with Turkish from Schiphol to Istanbul to Minsk and back a year ago, the food is nice, the flight crew is nice, the plane was clean and much love for the In flight entertainment! so much choise :) love to fly with them again
Another amazing video by my favorite flight reviewer! I'd love to try out Turkish airlines sometime, as well as a 737 MAX plane. As someone who flew Lufthansa group quite frequently, I gotta admit that Turkish is probably a lot better, despite it not having 5 stars like Lufthansa.
Lufthansa has by far the worst short haul flights in Europe! Dirty cabins rude staff! They are not a 5 star airline and everyone knows skytrax us rigged! They are not close to British Airways even alone Turkish
@@theancientsancients1769 I’m supposed to fly Lufthansa short haul this month, ill see how it goes. Their long haul product is decent in my opinion.
Lufthansa bought the stars..
@@emrefifty5281 Lol I just flew Lufthansa on the A321 yesterday and I agree with you xD
they bought the 5 stars, there's nothing about Lufthansa that justifies 5 star rating. 4 stars at best.
Fantastic trip report David and wow, that flight looked amazing!😸
Thank you for this another great trip report as usual and I am very happy to see the Max 8 in the air again
9:00 It's not just Austria, many EU countries have a law saying that if you're older than 13 years, it's obligatory to wear FFP2 or K-95 mask in indoor and in transport.
I know this has nothing to do with your comment but do you know why the a330 at the beginning didnt use the jetway
@@kfl16 Don't know the answer. It is very strange, that the aircraft was in front of one.
@@Parallex001 yeah maybe it didnt work
@@kfl16 Maybe.
@@kfl16 looks like they arrived at the domestic concourse, so they were bussed to the international concourses.
Turkish had Introduced this new economy class in Dec 2019 on their A321 neo and it was amazing , the seat comfort are great too despite appearing thin. Definitely more comfy than their 777 short haul planes and A330 .
Speaking of the 777 & A330, they really should update those planes’ economy classes. So outdated. I tried the A330-300s economy from IST-DOH, and it was 50% good & 50% bad. The best part was the pasta. SO good!
Speaking of the 777 & A330, they really should update those planes’ economy classes. So outdated. I tried the A330-300’s economy from IST-DOH, and it was 50% good & 50% bad. The best part was the pasta. SO good!
People may not know about THY that much but believe me, it's really strong company...Meals are so very delicious, clean toilets, gentle crews and great services...
I am 59 years old and i am frequent flyer, so i tried many different airlines, many routes and many experiences in 40 years...
Besides, i love Thai airlines and also Emirates's A380...
it's interesting that turkish using 737-800 for the aircraft type in their safety card for max 8
Wow, great service on a 2h flight. I want to fly them one day.
100% worth it. If you do get a chance to take TK on a specific route, I’d recommend it.
Agree with Mahad. TK offer one of the most underrated experiences in the sky. Especially with these new aircraft, the product is splendid. I’ve been lucky to fly Turkish on multiple occasions, from Domestically in Turkey to flights into Europe, and they’ve not disappointed.
Try it
You wont be disappointed
@@307skylake7 I agree. I had a chance to fly both of their previous products, and I’m pretty happy to say I’ll be flying their new product in a few months. One thing with TK is that each of their products are consistently good.
By the looks of it, Turkish offers the best economy service in Europe bar none.
In my transfer at IST, I didn’t have to go through security. Just simple: You walk out of the gate, and then walk to your next flight or explore the terminal and then go to your next flight
Edit: Speaking of Turkish Airlines, you gotta try the LAX-IST route on the 787-9. A really, REALLY great experience!!
Wow an IFE on 2 hout flight and a good meal on shorthaul flight!
Great airline, great product and as always a great video! 🤌🏻
Flew with TK on their B737 Max in Business a few days ago and it was perfect 😎👌. At first I was also skeptical about this aircraft but now I am thinking that after all these groundings, checks and measures and so on this plane has to be the safest aircraft on the market right now so I assume I keep flying with it🤷♂️
Glad to see the airplane upgrade on the IST-VIE route. Things have changed from the old uncomfortable airbus they used on that route 😁 awesome report David 👍
I am planning to fly to Munich this summer from Doha to Munich via Istanbul. I have finally seen how comfortable the flight will be and able to serve proper meals and services to its passengers.
As always with your reports, another excellent one David 👌👌👍👍👍👍
The lunch looks fantastic! Looks like it was a very nice flight.
I'm flying with Turkish this coming Autumn from Kuala Lumpur to Basel via Istanbul. My 2nd time with them.
737MAX is such a nice plane! I’d love to fly on this amazing aircraft once. It’s weird that the modification of this aircraft wasn’t identified on this flight. But we all can differentiate 737MAX from the regular 737 😉💪✈️
In my opinion the A321NEO is better than the B737 Max. For example, those at Turkish Airlines have a wider body so it can support the 3-3 seating nicely, the cabin design matches the aircraft very well and it's very quiet.
It’s not very easy to differentiate the 737 Max from regular 737 specially those with split schimitar wingtips. (Engine is one differentiating factor)
@@sidv4615 Split scimitar and MAX winglets can easily be differentiated between each other. For example, the scimitars have sharp-points on both the top and the bottom.
The only "little flaw" of this flying coffing named MAX 8 is that if you get lucky enough you will witness that it locks its flying path in a straight line into the ground
@@atrovisy8109 old news, that is so 2019, live in the present. It’s now gotta be one of the safest aircrafts around. No other plane type has been so investigated and looked at in so much detail and checked out so many times, it’s now as likely or even less likely to be a coffin than any airbus product out there.
TK is a great airline for us, not top 1%
Airplanes are built to take us from A to B. TK does that with fair prices, acceptable comfort and relatively new planes. Delays and problems are rare. Crew is always friendly and nice.
Better than many European competitors and close to Emirates, Etihad and Qatar.
Down side is the new airport. Far away from İstanbul, huge airport you walk too much and taxi to runway takes 20 mins.
Forget about caviar and champagne, just relax and travel. TK offers a good value.
Traveling by plane can be a wonderful experience I've had that first hand years ago when I was a kid I guess they're right American tourists can fly to different countries around the world I just have to learn how to speak their language
Love from Turkey. Hope we can see you again!🇹🇷❤😇
3 star, c’mon skytrax
TK is really good, I encourage people to use them.
10:27 what an hard landing
Turkish Airlines should get a 5 star rating airline with full hot meal for such a short flight in Europe
David He just Arrived On A330-300
5:58 7 hours on a single aisles airplane is brutal but Garuda Indonesia also used its 737-800NG to regional cities between Asia like Guangzhou, which can take at least 5 hours to 6 hours. Unfortunately the situation with this Airline is not so good but I hope someday it will rebound and get better.
I know its just an opinion but BRUTAL?
This looks like some widebody-class comfort here.
Id be as okay on this at a long-haul flight as a Dreamliner.
On what basis did you conclude that it was bad? How many times have you traveled?
From Dubai to Istanbul was on an A330! The connecting flight to Vienna was on a 737. So only 2 hours.
What is going on with Garuda? The last time I flew with them (2018) they were brilliant.
@@waaahl debts, lot of debts.
Turkish Airlines' meals are the textbook definition of delicious-looking 😋😋😋
I love all your contents !
The quality of the video, the reviews. Thank you .
I’m actually wondering if you could do more review on flights connecting Africa to Europe/America in this post Covid times , please .
I’m about to travel for the very first time, since I’m a child . And I would like to have detailed information on planes and services.
Much love ❤️
Turkish economy is better than Lufthansa business class on single aisle planes :D
I love the fact every detail of airplane Service is spot on. Makes me want to go fly with airplane
0:21 smooth af
Turkish airlines is so amazing beautiful in the world.
I’m happy they finally got the 737 MAXes off the ground!
A step above the usual Economy offerings. A full hot meal, even if it was pretty basic. Metal cutlery. WiFi. Free earbuds. It's those little things that passengers appreciate.
Great report, but I'm surprised you thought the legroom was good.
I've flown their Max 8 quite a few times now on short haul and always had my knees buried into the seat in front (I'm 1.80m and don't have exceptionally long legs). I'm not sure but I have the suspicion the legroom in the front economy rows is 29 inch at maximum.... Maybe even less.
Flying this aircraft on a 7.5h trip to Kinshasa or similar would be a nightmare! To me this is the worst aircraft in TK's fleet.
Ever been in a turkish A321 TC-JM# plane ? 🥲🥲
Not every Max is configured the same. Some have more seats which is why the leg room on a lot of low cost carriers are typically horrendous. I’ve flown on the Max with United and it was terrible for legroom but flew on a max with Alaska airlines and the legroom Was noticeably different.
I miss flying and seeing the world.
5:24 I love this sound bro
Thank you so much. I'm going on a flight on exact plane and now I'm excited
I still dont understand why Skytrax rates Turkish Airlines as a 3-Star Airline.
Mostly becuase skytrax is a pay for stars serivce. If you go to commmets section like this one. You hear nothing but rave reviews about Turkish. I trust word of mouth reviews over skytrax everytime. Plus if Morgan Freeman is your spokesperson i will always give it a try. One of my favorite actors.
Because turkish Airline uses a 737-800 to do 7+ hour flights
@@LNYT-Aviation At least they hand out complimentary food and have IFE‘s on narrow body aircrafts. I wouldn‘t be bored if you have such a great service.
No way this is a meal on a 2 hrs flight. Impressive.
I am blown by how silent it is inside 🤯
4:46 Damn nice shot
Wow! This really impressed me. Great trip report too :)
I wish I can fly Turkish airlines.
But I already booked a flight to Guangzhou to visit my old house.
Maybe next time?
I was on a flight from Pristina to Antalya (on a 737-800). I didn’t like the seats, the cushioning was hard and the safety card would keep falling out the seat. Keep in mind the seat was broken. You couldn’t recline the SEAT! This is Turkish Airlines not Easyjet or RyanAir. if you can recline in other airlines such as British airways or Austrian etc (plus it was a night flight which makes it WORSE)you should in Turkish But the
Flight Attendants were nice. They gave us sandwiches that were okay…The tray table have seen better days,it was just so dirty. But does Turkish deserve to be best airline in Europe or 5 star airline. No, It should be a solid 3 for my experience. But I am remembering this is only 1 flight and I could’ve been unlucky. I hope my flight back from Antalya is better😄😄
😍
Thanks for your interesting flight review about this superb airline!
Thank you, Same to you David
10:30 oof what a hard landing:H
im gonna go to antalya in 4 days!
it's a joy to watch your videos
enjoy your flight with turkish airlines👍🙏
A useful and informative video!
really nice report
Turkish is really good :)
Everything is so good about Turkish Airlines catering. Better than most other airlines for a 2 hour flight, and includes metal cutlery. Too bad they have Max 8 aircraft, which I have no confidence to fly in. Istanbul Airport looks like hard work. Just too damned big.
That airport is so beautiful you won't even be tired of walking.
Do & Co the King of Catering..and has partnership with the airline
Amazing service; hot meal, wifi, IFE...On SAS you can fly basically all of Europe ( for instance Stockholm to Malaga ) and all you get is a free cup of coffee. And of course no IFE !
Nice simply aviation! Keep up the good work man.
the food always looks good on turkish airlines
Pls do a LAM Mozambique airlines trip report
Yay got asap but after a long time thanks
3:03 Red Seatbelt
Nice review ever enjoying your videos :)
I love this video already.
I love Turkish Airlines.
I love Simply Aviation.
You have to Pay for food ?
Nice video!
@@bernardking1 Yeah!
Nice flight report.
I wish to see the MAX fulfill its long haul potential, maybe more than 7-hour flight time with reduction in payload.
I think that could be possible with the -10!
10:29 if i'm not wrong, that would be a hard landing cuz i could see that the descend onto the runway is fast
These planes do usually land harder
It's a 737, which means it has a single bogie per main landing gear, unlike the A330, 777, 787, 767 & A350.... Which have double bogies
Ryanair approved👌👌
having just "accidentally" flown the max from AAL to CPH on the 10th, and the day after the Neo from LH, I, as a massive AvGeek but still nervousflyer when it comes to the Max, I honestly believe the Max flies better. Time will tell if im right, but for comfort at least. The resonant frequency or whatever it was, on the neo, made it a bad Experience. Max = totally smooth. Neo = felt like sitting on a washing machine at plane RPM. Vibrations and a bad feeling really. Am I the only one that has experienced this with the Neo on LH? I know the P&W that lufthansa have, could possibly be those types that had issues early on. Could be wrong. But Max felt heaps better.
Can I ask? Between an Airbus A320 series aircraft or Boeing 737 series aircraft, which would you choose? And why?
I really love my country’s airline bc they give tasty foods😂
Great flight.
Terminal 3 in Wien ist wirklich eine Dunkelkammer. Scheußlich was man hier gebaut hat stellenweise meint man durch eine Mausoleum zu gehen. Mit dem warmen essen auf einem 2 Stundenflug ist Türkis alleine auf weiter Flur. Ich wäre schon zufrieden wenn ich mehr als ein alkoholfreies Getränk bekomme.
Recently flew Turkish from CDG to IST in A320 neo in economy. Let me tell you it was a terrible experience. First off boarding was 45 mins late. They ran out of vegetarian food, forgot about drinks orders and crew did the bare minimum. Nobody was apologetic even.
10:26 do I have to say it 😂
Awesome!
I hope Turkish focuses on Airbus in their next aircraft orders. I have zero confidence left in Boeing. If it's a Boeing, I'm not going.
They operate and ordered both.
@@DHDAviation I know that, read again. I‘m talking about their next orders from now on.
@@emre05x ok, but for a large airline like TK, they'll go on a split basis between both.
Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 Flying From Istanbul IST to Vienna VIE.
Hello ! . Thanks for greate video .Can you try Azerbaijan Airlines ?
I boarded this plane at the same time as you did but i sat in the business class
Safe flight friend
I love this amazing flight report and it’s makes me want to travel this airlines because I love planes very much!
This is why i love this channel
Good flight
Can you fly e175 American?
like alwas u make good video,like it
What font do you use for the text in video?
Great video as always. This is nice trip video. Love it
Is 737 MAX jet safe to travel now, What do you think? @SimplyAviation Team
Good job
Aterrizaje suave.
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