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Turkish Airlines is one of the largest European companies with its head office in Istanbul. The company's headquarters is located at Ataturk Airport in Turkey's largest city.

In 82 years, Turkish Airlines has expanded from 5 to 298 aircraft, both passenger and cargo. In terms of growth indicators, the company is one of the world's leading air carriers. In 2013, a decision was made to purchase the largest airliner in the history of Turkish civil aviation. Turkish Airlines is constantly rejuvenating its fleet while improving the quality of service. The total fleet, estimated at the end of 2020, will be 421 aircraft. With the addition of new aircraft, the average fleet life will be 6 years.

Also, the production of aircraft seats specifically for Turkish Airlines aircraft has begun. This is the first manufacturer in Turkey in this area. Boeing 737-800, as well as Airbus A319-320 and 321 aircraft were the first to be fitted with the new seats.

The design of the new seats will take passenger comfort to a qualitatively different level.

Another undoubted innovation is the kitchen facilities designed specifically for the company. Kitchen equipment was developed by Turkish engineers, and the first aircraft are beginning to be equipped with these devices.

The company has been a member of the Star Alliance confederation since 2008. The quality of transportation has increased significantly. Our service standards have earned us many renowned awards in the airline industry.

Turkish Airlines awards include:

  • “Best Airline in Southern Europe” (2009, 2010).
  • 3rd place in the category “Best Airline in Europe” in 2010.
  • In 2017, we received the award for the best economy class food in the world.
  • In 2012, 2013 and 2014, the company received the title of the best in Europe, as well as the title of the best cuisine in the world on flights.
  • In total, it was recognized as the best company in Southern Europe seven times, and the company’s cuisine is still the best in the world.


The company provides 3 classes of passenger service: economy, business and comfort.

In economy class There is a lot of legroom, all seats recline. All seats are equipped with sockets, as well as a modern entertainment system. The company's free full meals are also considered the best in the world.

In business class Turkish Airlines provides seats with massage and a reading light. Passengers can be separated by a partition, and the seats can be transformed into a bed. All seats are equipped with an individual entertainment system. Complimentary welcome drinks are provided and the kitchen is rich in Turkish and world dishes.

In comfort class Comfortable and wide chairs with large monitors are installed. The choice of food and drinks is quite wide.

Check-in for flights

The company provides booking services both through ticket offices and online through the official website or intermediary agencies selling tickets.


Online check-in for a company flight becomes available one day before departure; check-in directly at the airport is possible no earlier than 2 hours.

Online check-in for Turkish Airlines does not require much time. This requires passenger data and seat selection. When purchasing tickets, you receive a confirmation by email, which, among other data, indicates the weather forecast at the final destination and the exchange rate between the ruble and the local currency. This email contains a link that takes the customer to the registration page.

Pulkovo Airport

When checking in for a Turkish Airlines flight at Pulkovo Airport, you can use the company's check-in counters and self-check-in kiosks, which are located in the departure area on the 3rd floor. To do this, you will need a passport, ticket details, bonus card number (if required).

Departure from Vnukovo

When registering at Vnukovo, you can use check-in counters 103-110 on the second floor of the terminal, self-service kiosks and online check-in via the website and mobile applications.

However, when registering online, you should remember that the information on the current website is not entirely complete and you should use the old version of the site.

It is also possible to book your ticket by phone using the company’s single call center number 8-800-700-6161 one day before departure for the flight.

Departure from Antalya

For those passengers flying from Antalya Airport, please remember that check-in for the flight occurs only through self-service terminals and check-in counters, online registration not available.

Charter flights

Charter flights by the company are a little more expensive than the budget option, but this is completely justified. The seats are very comfortable and comfortable for the flight. The kitchen meets all expectations from a company that is a leader in this segment. It is worth noting that on the screens of the electronic entertainment center, all information is either in English or Turkish. The staff also mostly speaks English. On a company charter you can freely request alcoholic European drinks for lunch.

You can register for the company's charter flights through leading tour operators online and through the hotline numbers of these companies.

The quality of service is in no way inferior to regular flights at a cheaper ticket price.

Turkish Airlines has its own loyalty program - Miles&Smiles. The age of participants is from 2 years. You can register both on the website and during the flight. Traveling with a company allows you to accumulate bonuses or “miles”. Partner airlines, as well as hotels and car rental stations participate in the program.

There are two types of bonuses:

  • Club miles - can be used to purchase tickets, as well as upgrade the level in the program.
  • Bonus miles are only for purchasing tickets.

Turkish Airlines (Turkish Airlines)


Code
IATA: TK
ICAO code: THY
A country: Türkiye

National airline of Turkey

Year of formation: 1933
Alliance membership: Star Alliance
Official website of the airline: www.turkishairlines.com
Address: Turkish Airlines General Management, Building Ataturk Airport, Yesilkoy, 34149 Istanbul, Turkey
Phone: +90 850 333 08 49
Fax: +90 212 465 21 21
Email: [email protected]
Address of the representative office in Russia: Moscow, st. Valovaya, 35, business center Wall Street
Representative office phone number in Russia: +7 495 980 52 02, +7 800 700 61 61
Fax office in Russia: +7 495 933 55 23
E-mail of the representative office in Russia: [email protected]
Base airports: Ankara Esenboga, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Istanbul Ataturk

Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, translated as Turkish Airlines) is the flag carrier of Turkey, based in Istanbul. Operates regular flights to 220 foreign and 42 domestic airports in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. The airline's main hub is Istanbul Ataturk International Airport (IST), with secondary hubs being Ankara Esenboga International Airport (ESB) and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW).

The airline has a staff of about 12,000 employees.

Subsidiary airlines include Anadolujet, SunExpress and B&H Airlines.

Turkish Airlines flies from 42 airports in Turkey. Turkish Airlines is the leader in domestic transportation, taking into account the low-cost division of AnadoluJet. Competitors include Onur Air, Pegasus, SunExpress (50% owned by Turkish Airlines) and Atlasjet.

Most of Turkish Airlines' international flights operate from Istanbul Ataturk International Airport, from where flights to 50 destination countries take no more than three hours. Turkish Airlines serves 220 destinations outside Turkey to about 108 countries. Flights are made across the Atlantic Ocean to North America - Atlanta, Boston, Washington, Los Angeles, Miami, Montreal, New York, Panama, San Francisco, Toronto, Chicago and Houston, to South America - Bogota, Buenos Aires, San Paulo.

The major destinations in Asia are Bangkok, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Osaka, Beijing, Seoul, Singapore, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, Ulaanbaatar, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).

Flights internal: Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Batman, Gaziantep, Denizli, Diyarbakir, Izmir, Kayseri, Kars, Kahramanmaras, Konya, Lefkosa, Malatya, Samsun, Trabzon, Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum.

Flights to CIS countries: Almaty, Astana, Ashgabat, Baku, Bishkek, Ganja, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Dushanbe, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Kiev, Minsk, Moscow, Odessa, Osh, Rostov-on-Don, St. Petersburg, Simferopol, Tashkent, Ufa

International flights: Abu Dhabi, Algeria, Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok, Bahrain, Basel, Barcelona, ​​Beirut, Belgrade, Berlin, Bodrum, Brussels, Budapest, Bucharest, Warsaw, Vienna, Venice, Hamburg, Hanover, Hong Kong, Dalaman , Damascus, Doha, Dubai, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Geneva, Zagreb, Cairo, Karachi, Casablanca, Cologne, Copenhagen, Kuwait, Lagos, Lyon, Lisbon, London, Ljubljana, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Mumbai, Muscat, Munich, New -Delhi, New York, Nice, Nuremberg, Osaka, Oslo, Paris, Beijing, Prague, Pristina, Riga, Rome, Sanaa, Sarajevo, Seoul, Singapore, Skopje, Sofia, Stockholm, Strasbourg, Tbilisi, Tabriz, Tehran, Tel -Aviv, Tirana, Tokyo, Tripoli, Tunisia, Chicago, Shanghai, Stuttgart, Zurich.

Airplane a park: Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A340-300, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 777-300, Embraer 190

As of June 2014, Turkish Airlines' fleet consists of 228 aircraft, not counting the fleet of its subsidiaries:

Aircraft type

Number- in

Ordered

Number of places

Notes

Total

Domestic flights, Europe

Domestic flights, Europe

Domestic flights, Transcaucasia

Europe, Middle East, Far
East, North America and Africa

Domestic flights

Domestic flights,
short- and medium-haul flights

Boeing 737-900ER

Singapore, London, New York, Chicago,
Hong Kong, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Beijing, Sao Paulo

Total

2 31

Turkish Airlines will provide its passengers with wi-fi internet and television on international flights. Passengers will be able to watch BBC World, BBC Arabic and Euronews. And the Internet (free) can be used from any device - mobile phones, laptops and tablets. This system is installed by Panasonic on 11 Boeing 777-300ER and 10 Airbus A330-200.

Business class on long-haul routes

Aircraft:
Services:

    Fully reclining luxury seats for passengers traveling on long-haul routes;

    Each chair is equipped with a personal monitor with an entertainment system;

    Wide selection of hot dishes and alcoholic/non-alcoholic drinks;

    Chef on board on routes: New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Tokyo;



Business class on medium-haul routes

Airplane: A321.

Services:

    Salon with a fixed configuration of seats;


Comfort class on long-haul routes

New York, Sao Paulo, Los Angeles, Toronto, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City.

Aircraft: A330-200, A330-300, A340-300, B777-300R.

Services:

    The comfort class cabin is located in the central part of the aircraft;

    The distance between the seats is 116 cm, width 49 cm;

    Each chair is equipped with a personal monitor with an entertainment system;

    Wide selection of hot dishes and alcoholic/non-alcoholic drinks


Economy class

Aircraft: A321, A320, A319, A310, B737-800, B737-900, B738.

Services:

    Convenient and comfortable chairs;

    Wide selection of hot dishes and alcoholic/non-alcoholic drinks.

    On flights Istanbul - Moscow - Istanbul TK415/416 on A321 aircraft, each seat is equipped with a personal monitor with an entertainment system (business and economy class).


* - the total sum of three measurements should not exceed 115 cm (55x40x23 cm).

** - you can additionally take a folding stroller with dimensions up to 115 cm.

With 24 partner airlines, Star Alliance offers the world's broadest route network, plus the benefits of a large, time-tested alliance such as coordinated flight schedules, common or compatible frequent flyer award programs, check-in privileges, preferential treatment for luggage transportation and much more.

Lufthansa Regional's network of regional carriers, connecting various regions of Europe, is an excellent complement to the Star Alliance route network. To complete the offer, there are additional partnership agreements with some other airlines.

At your service - 1293 destinations in 190 countries, 20500 daily flights, access to more than 950 lounges around the world and many other benefits.

check-in

The airline has created a loyalty program called Miles and Smiles for frequent flyers. By traveling with Turkish Airlines and its partner companies (American Airlines, Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, TAP Portugal), you can earn bonus points (“miles”) that can be used to purchase tickets or upgrade your level in the program.

In this article I want to clearly look at registration for Turkish Airlines aircraft. I recommend that you go through this process via the Internet, without any queues and in a relaxed atmosphere. This will not only save time at the airport, but also be one of the first to choose your favorite seats on the plane, which is very important, especially on long flights.

It is worth noting that, unfortunately, online check-in for a flight is not available at all airports. So, for example, when flying out of Sarajevo, I was not able to take advantage of this opportunity. In other cases, she helped me a lot: you don’t have to rush and don’t stand in line. This option can also be considered irreplaceable if you do not have checked luggage, but only hand luggage. Then, upon arrival at the airport, you need to immediately go to the check-in and security counter.

Okay, let's leave the theory for later, let's look at everything using a specific example.

1. Online check-in for regular Turkish Airlines flights begins 24 hours before departure. This is very convenient; you register at home, even if you then have to go to the airport by train or bus across the country. Slowly, in a calm environment, and not rushing around the nearest cafes in search of WiFi.

Attention! If the flight consists of several flights, check-in will become available 24 hours before the departure of the last one!

To begin the registration procedure, go to the TK website, where you will be asked to indicate the electronic ticket number ( E-Ticket Number) or PNR code ( Booking Reference), as well as name ( First Name) and last name ( Last Name) passenger, then click Next >> ( Continue).

In this case, pay attention to the “ To start online check-in only for mentioned passenger please click.“. This is a function for those who have several people on their ticket and want to complete the check-in procedure only for the passenger whose first and last name you just entered. By default, the checkbox is not checked, and in most cases we do not need it.

Please keep your booking reference and e-ticket number confidential for your own securityPlease keep your e-ticket number confidential. for your own safety.

2. If you entered all the data in the first step correctly, you will be directed to the next page. It is used to select a flight for check-in, indicate the bonus account number of Turkish Airlines or another airline member of Star Allians ( Frequent Flyer Card Number) and your nationality ( Nationality). Please note that the Turkey Card ID field ( Republic of Turkey ID Number) can only be completed by citizens of the Republic of Turkey. Then click the Next button.

Please note that flights for which check-in functionality is already available are marked as Available to Check-in.

3. A new inscription will appear at the bottom. You need to check the corresponding box in the green box indicating that you agree with their rules and click again Continue.

I accept the above conditions and would like to continue check-inI agree to the airline's rules and would like to continue checking in online.

4. We have reached the step where you need to specify a seat for yourself and the other passengers. You can read about which seat is best to choose on the plane in a separate article.

As you can see, we have a diagram of the plane and a schematic representation of all the passenger seats in our class. White, empty squares are free spaces, and we can choose them. We select, click on them with the mouse and the corresponding place will appear opposite your last name. After this procedure, click next. If the flight has connections, you will be asked to select seats on other planes. Do it.

Once we have secured our seat on all segments of the flight, we can move on to the next page.

5. This concludes our registration. At this step, you can still go back and change seats, but not until your boarding passes are printed.

So now you need to print ( Print) all boarding passes ( Boarding Pass) in the corresponding column. You will need to come directly to the flight with these sheets. Try not to crumple it, as I did, putting it in my trouser pocket; at the Donetsk airport during security, the scanner only read the security code from the boarding pass 5 times, I had to be nervous.

Please note that without a Boarding Pass you will not be able to board the plane! Please don't lose these papers. To be on the safe side, I recommend printing out several copies and placing them in different places, plus taking one with you on a flash drive in electronic form (I recommend studying this in my article on documents on a trip).

6. Printing your boarding pass is done in this way: after clicking on the Print button for the corresponding flight, a pop-up window will pop up (make sure that they are not blocked by your browser!)

Click here Please click here to print the boarding pass to send to the printer for printing, and be sure to save it on the computer with the item Please click here to download the boarding pass. We repeat for each landing flight.

If the passengers have made the ticket payment via internet or call center, main credit card is required to be presentes during the boarding timeIf a passenger purchased a ticket online or by telephone, they will be required to provide their credit card used for payment as proof of its physical presence at the time of boarding. I’ve never seen it in practice, but just in case, I don’t buy through a virtual credit card, but only pay with a physical one.

7. That's all, actually! Congratulations and have a safe flight!

Any questions? Ask in the comments!

Answers to frequently asked questions

What to do with your luggage?

If you have checked baggage, you will have to check it. As a rule, to do this you need to stand in line with those who are checking in for the flight (even if you have boarding passes). And only some airports have a separate counter and even a self-service baggage check-in machine for such passengers. If you only have hand luggage, go straight to boarding.

I checked in for the flight, but I can’t print out the boarding passes; instead of the print item, there is Info.

There are a number of reasons why the service does not allow you to print your boarding pass. In such cases, you will be able to receive them during check-in at the counter, along with everyone else.

I bought a ticket at a travel agency and online registration is not available to me. This is true?

Yes indeed. Travel agencies buy places in “blocks”. You will only be able to check in at the airport.

Can they ask me for the card with which I paid for the tickets?

Yes, but only if you purchased directly from that airline's website.

Turkish Airlines(Turkish Airlines) is the national carrier of Turkey. The company's headquarters is located in Istanbul, where its main hub airport, the international one, is also located. The airline's additional hubs are Ankara and Istanbul.

Initiative of the Turkish Ministry of Defense

The airline's history began in May 1933, when the country's Ministry of Defense established an air transportation management department called the State Airways Administration. At the time of its creation, the company's fleet included only 5 aircraft with a total number of seats equal to 19, and the number of employees did not exceed 24 (7 pilots, 8 mechanics, 8 office workers and 1 radio operator). Initially, the Turkish State Airlines Authority carried passengers between three cities: Ankara, Eskisehir and Istanbul. In 1938, the airline became part of the Ministry of Transport.

More planes - more destinations

Over the next few years, Turkish Airlines expanded its fleet and flight geography. So, by 1945, the company’s fleet already included 52 aircraft, and the number of destinations increased from 3 to 19. However, at that time these were only domestic flights. The first international flight took place in 1947. It was a flight from Ankara to Athens via Istanbul.

Modern name

Since its founding, the Turkish air carrier has been renamed more than once. It received its modern name - Turkish Airlines - in 1955. The following year, a major reorganization took place, resulting in the airline receiving corporate status.

New horizons for Turkish Airlines

The 1960s and 70s became a period of rapid development for Turkish Airlines. This was greatly facilitated by the transition to jet engines, which marked a new era in civil aviation. During this period, Turkish Airlines intensively expanded its fleet, acquiring the most modern airliners, and continued to increase the number of destinations served. With the acquisition of new long-haul airliners in the 1980s, the possibility of transatlantic flights opened up. In 1988, flights to New York appeared in the airline's route network.

Keep up with the times

In subsequent years, the airline responded sensitively to all changes and trends in the economy, society, and the world of new technologies. This is evidenced, for example, by the privatization policy launched by the government in 1990, when the first 5% of the company's shares were sold. Subsequently, the state parted with a total of 51% of the carrier's shares, which went into private ownership. In the early 2000s, keeping up with the times, Turkish Airlines introduced the sale of electronic tickets and online check-in for flights. The global economic crisis of 2008 prompted the company's management to decide to join the international aviation alliance, of which Turkish Airlines became a member in the same year. Particular attention began to be paid to flight safety. For this purpose, a set of measures was developed that include not only pre-flight preparation and monitoring the technical condition of airliners, but also care for the health of pilots and flight attendants.

For the high quality of service, safety and impeccable work of its employees, Turkish Airlines was recognized as the best airline in Europe for several years in a row (from 2011 to 2016).

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