TURKISH Airlines (THY) has announced the launch of a new seating class promising to combine the convenience of business class with the reasonable pricing of economy.
The new ‘comfort class’ will be introduced on trunk routes to Beijing, Shanghai, Narita, Bangkok, Sao Paulo and Toronto on the new Boeing 777 aircraft upon their arrival.
Depending on the delivery time of the new planes, comfort class will also be offered on flights to New York, Chicago and Washington DC.
The most important aspect of the new class is that the seats have been designed to allow maximum range with a seat pitch of 45.5 inches (116 cm) and an underseat leg rest.
And each seat will have an individual in-arm screen allowing comfort-class passengers to watch their choice of films, documentaries etc as well as being able to access their own files through personal USB devices or iPods.
Turkish Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance network which was established in 1997.
One of the world’s fastest growing airlines, THY became the 4th biggest carrier in Europe in 2009.