A little comparison: Emirates Vs Turkish Airlines

A little comparison: Emirates Vs Turkish Airlines

'Sup lovelies!!! This blog is still breathing, yup! I didn't post in a long time because I was busy, then busier then just lazy, but couple days ago, I took Turkish Airlines from Tunisia to Japan and I couldn't help but compare every tiny detail with Emirates (that I have been taking for 3 years to travel between Tunisia and South Korea/Japan), and so I thought I'd share my results with you :D!

Before I start my totally unprofessional/very personal comparison, I would like to mention that according to World Airline Awards (http://www.worldairlineawards.com), Emirates fell down to the 4^th position in 2014 after it was ranked 1^st in 2013, while Turkish Airlines rose to 5^th position after being ranked 9^th in 2013. 

That being said, I personally do not care much about rankings and awards, I just used to fly with Emirates because it's cheaper, but this time my master scholarship included the plane ticket and they chose Turkish Airlines for some reason, so I got the chance to notice every single details about the flights, because after 3 years of very tiring long flights, you become picky!

And here goes my comparison, arranged in a chart for simplicity!

(please keep in mind that for the 1^st and the 2^nd questions, I am discussing Tunis-Narita flights)

Criteria	Emirates	Turkish Airlines
How much? (average)	1100$	1700$
How long? (average) (first flight + transit time + second flight)	6h + 4h + 9h	3h + 5h + 12h
On flight service (cabin crew)	3.5/5	4/5
On flight entertainment	4/5	2.5/5
On flight food	2.5/5	4.5/5
Seat comfort (economy class)	4/5	2/5
View from the air plane when about land (useless but I have something to say about that too)	3/5	5/5 (View of Istanbul at night is AMAZING)
Airport of transit (rest areas)	4/5	2/4
Airport of transit (food courts)	4.5/5	3/5
Airport of transit (duty free)	5/5	3/5
Airport of transit (staff)	4.5/5	2.5/5

So, for the food, it was just “gorgeous” (hi there Becky :p) on Turkish Air but just got worse on Emirates year after year.

For the seats, I have to admit that Emirates seats are quite comfortable. I'd even manage to find a comfortable position and get some sleep (which is very difficult for me usually) but with Turkish Airlines, the seats were small (and I don't need that much space, so for me to think they are small...) and very not helping to take even a short nap during the many hours of flight.

So to conclude, my personal choice (if anyone cares) is definitely Emirates, even if the food sucks. I'd rather have a sucky meal and a comfortable seat than good food and 12 hours of horrible back, shoulders, neck, everything pain.

Also because Dubai airport is huge and awesome, even if you don't buy anything, it's awesome enough to walk around and eye-shop (not like is shopping for eyes, but in like just look, not buy... I'm sure you know what I mean xD). 

Peace!