Originally Posted by ISTFlyer

Indeed yes, TK could not rely on these people on most of their routes but these people would be the recovery source of Turkish Airlines for a while. Not sure about ex-EU transfer pax but ex-EU O&D pax ( Gastarbaiter ) would also be the key this summer. Mostly, people coming to Turkey would be those people who are of Turkish descent, and they would be visiting their relatives and their village this summer.

However, as you mentioned, this does not mean that TK should stop focusing on transfer passengers, and yes, if they do not meet the demand of them in terms of amenity or food, they would lose a lot of customers in the future. And yes, LH group and A3 would be a huge alternative for those passengers who wish to have the pre-COVID standards, and yes LO has very competitive prices, if their IST schedule wasn't ridiculous ( long transfer times ) I would definitely take their $440 r/t offers to the USA or $500-600 r/t offers to the Far East. Plus, their PE product is generally the same price as TK Y ( especially in high season ).