Turkish Airlines to be the largest airline on Earth

I am impressed that you have flown THY and lived to tell the tale!

You obviously have very low standards!

Avgas, I can asure you that I have high standards,

I take it that you obviously base your sure fire comments and experiences on having flown on the airline do you?

I would be interested to know what this comment is based on? I assume that you are a training captain of some sort? Which routes do you fly on THY?
I frequently fly THY and have done so for 30 odd years, I’m not a pilot but just a passenger and haven’t had any problems with this airline.

I am impressed that you have flown THY and lived to tell the tale!

You obviously have very low standards!

I would be interested to know what this comment is based on? I assume that you are a training captain of some sort? Which routes do you fly on THY?
I frequently fly THY and have done so for 30 odd years, I’m not a pilot but just a passenger and haven’t had any problems with this airline.

Other pilots, accident reports, people who choose pilots for training. Turkish airlines (not necessarily THY alone) do not fare well against European or North American. Emirates is technically an Arabian airline, actually it is a Euro-US mix of people in charge.

I suppose different people have different experiences on the same airline.
I flew Cathay Pacific once, which has a very good reputation. It was one of the worst flights I’ve ever taken, though much of this was to do with the cramped A340-300 and a number of passengers who were generally rude, aggressive and unfriendly.

Never fly THY.
Turkish Airlines is a notoriously crappy airline, crashing frequently, having bad reputation when it comes to pilot education (crew resource management is a catastrophe, English proficiency poor, airmanship not the best either).
If there is one airline that really shouldn’t grow, it is THY.

I would be interested to know what this comment is based on? I assume that you are a training captain of some sort? Which routes do you fly on THY?
I frequently fly THY and have done so for 30 odd years, I’m not a pilot but just a passenger and haven’t had any problems with this airline.

I can’t imagine that they are very good, though I’ve never had the ‘privilege’ of flying with them.
I found Alitalia appalling as well, while we’re on the subject; though only in the sense of cabin service and the frightful coffee.

In an interview with anna.aero at this year’s ACI Europe annual assembly in Milan, Turkish Airlines president and CEO Dr Kotil expressed his desire to make Turkish Airlines “the largest airline on Earth”.

Dr Kotil explains that the airline will increase its passenger volumes primarily from transfer. Unlike the airlines’ mid-east competitors, such as Emirates and Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines will focus on providing European feed with smaller 737-800 aircraft to serve more destinations. Besides, it will be offering 45″ seat pitch, rather than the typical 35″ European business class product.

Could Turkish Airlines’ growth strategy work, and make it the world’s largest airline, or it is just an unrealistic dream?

Never fly THY.
Turkish Airlines is a notoriously crappy airline, crashing frequently, having bad reputation when it comes to pilot education (crew resource management is a catastrophe, English proficiency poor, airmanship not the best either).
If there is one airline that really shouldn’t grow, it is THY.

What they need is more A380’s than Emirates. Then, they will be the largest airline.
However many B737’s you have, it would be difficult for the public to perceive you as the world’s largest airline, even if you are.

I maybe being a bit simple but I’m not understanding the business model he’s after? Just feeding Istanbul with as many European destinations as possible? Because that won’t work in building them up to be the biggest airline in the world…

Istanbul is just a bit too close to Europe (thus putting itself out of range) to make itself another Emirates with connections onto Asia and Oceania and simply would not work as a hub for connecting European passengers…

In a way your correct, however from what i understand, they believe they are positioned well enough to connect into Asia and the Sub-Continent well, but the main advantage is that they will be able to operate from IST to many smaller airports that would be unsustainable to the likes of EK. For example. TK could operate say BRS-BOM via IST with the BRS-IST leg being on a 737-800, making it far more sustainable than a daily 330-200. The smaller aircraft enables them to use the smaller airports, obviously and so yeah, thats where i believe they are coming from.

I maybe being a bit simple but I’m not understanding the business model he’s after? Just feeding Istanbul with as many European destinations as possible? Because that won’t work in building them up to be the biggest airline in the world…

Istanbul is just a bit too close to Europe (thus putting itself out of range) to make itself another Emirates with connections onto Asia and Oceania and simply would not work as a hub for connecting European passengers…

If one considers fleet size, they at least need to quadrapole what they have right now. It will be very very difficult and long run. So, basically if we consider 737 as standard, they will need something like 30 billion dollars 😀

However, I want to congratulate them for being official sponsor of FC Barcelona and Manchester United 🙂

This airline has expanded massively in the last decade, so never say never! Watch this space……….

I don’t think Turkish Airlines will be the sticking point, but rather IST as their hub.

Never say never.

I assume it’s a joke!

Careful now.
Yahoo laughed when Google offered themselves for sale to Yahoo a few years back.
Now Google could swallow up Yahoo.

Hahahahaha!

Could Turkish Airlines’ growth strategy work, and make it the world’s largest airline, or it is just an unrealistic dream?

What about the United Continental merger..what about the worlds fastest expanding airline Emirates..i think he should sleep with his hands above the covers