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Turkish Airlines wants to go toe-to-toe with its Middle Eastern rivals. See inside its luxurious new business class suites.

August 2, 20240
Qatar Airways’ QSuite Next Gen.

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Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways are known for their first-rate business-class products.

Qatar, which won Skytrax’s best business class and best airline awards, also unveiled its QSuite Next Gen at Farnborough.

Emirates was ranked fourth for its business class offering by Skytrax, while Abu Dhabi’s Etihad was 12th.

The new design for Crystal is notably sleeker than its current business-class offering.
A Turkish Airlines “Crystal” business class seat.

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However, the abundance of light colors might make it age quicker than the dark tones of its current product.

The suites looked spacious yet also offered privacy.
The seats are 23 inches wide.

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There’s more space in the footwell, and unlike the current product, each suite has sliding doors and a privacy panel.

They can also be transformed into lie-flat beds.
An overview of one of the rows.

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It looked like the cabin will be arranged in a classic 1-2-1 formation, so every passenger has direct aisle access.

The console position alternates so passengers can have more or less privacy.
Passengers can kick back and watch TV.

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The new monitors measure at 22 inches instead of 18 inches.

Several small details added to the glossy design.
There’s a wireless charging icon on the console.

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You can find USB-C outlets as well.

Business-class passengers also get a Lanvin amenity kit.
A Turkish Airlines Airbus A350.

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Last December, Turkish Airlines ordered 70 A350s.

Crystal will also be retrofitted on its existing Boeing 777 aircraft.