Turkish Airlines globalizes its lounge concept
Turkish Airlines opened its first international lounge. The special thing
is that, despite being part of a global airline alliance
airline alliance where airlines help each other with such
facilities, Turkish goes its own way within the Star Alliance in terms of passenger
its own way in terms of passenger comfort.
"Having our own lounges, according to a concept as we envision it,
makes sense, especially in destinations where we fly several times a day,"
explains Temel Kotil, CEO of Turkish Airlines, during a recent exclusive
exclusive interview in Istanbul. The qualitative differentiation between the
between the different airline lounges is already corresponding due to the diversity of the airlines. The Turkish Airlines lounge in Istanbul, operated by Austrian entrepreneur Attila Dogudan as part of a joint venture with the airline under the Turkish Do&Co brand, has already been reported on in detail here. In terms of service and quality, it is certainly one of the most exceptional in the aviation industry today. Based on corresponding customer feedback, the airline has now opened its first lounge abroad at Moscow Vnukovo Airport.
Designed by Do&Co
"Lounge Istanbul-Moscow" brings a quality offensive to Russia. In
the huge country, the service concept can be classified as rustic.
is rather rustic. Located in Terminal A of Vnukovo International Airport and
designed by Turkish Do&Co, international Business Class passengers can enjoy
passengers have 635 square meters of comfort at their disposal 24 hours a day.
available. The standards meet the high expectations of Conoisseur
Circle, and as passengers know them from Istanbul Ataturk Airport, for example.
airport.
In Moscow there is capacity for 150 guests, a restaurant with chefs who prepare
fresh food, WIFI, billiard table, children's area,
prayer rooms, telephone conference section and much more is included in the
infrastructure.
The architecture is also similar to that of the Turkish Airlines lounge in Istanbul,
a successful concept of traditional and modern architecture.
"In the area of the operation of our medium-haul fleet to destinations with
up to five or six daily flights, or for overseas destinations with at least
with at least two daily frequencies, such as New York, we want to make such
lounges for our passengers in future," says Kotil. The airline
currently serves 246 destinations worldwide with 243 aircraft.
New York next
Turkish Airlines plans to open a similar lounge at New York JFK Airport next.
open a comparable lounge at New York JFK. Followed by London Heathrow, Frankfurt,
Paris Charles de Gaulle and Milan Malpensa. Access to this
Turkish Airlines Business Class passengers have access to this honorable area,
members of the frequent flyer program Miles & Smiles Elite, Elite Plus
status members and Star Alliance Gold status.
Kurt Hofmann
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