Originally Posted by
ISTFlyer
It's the industry standard in Europe for cabins to be 24 degrees celsius and it's pretty normal for us.
People from North America which are used to adjusted cooler temperatures from birth are likely not to be comfortable onboard TK flights.
Some crew on long-haul flights turning the heat to 27-28 degrees celsius so that people could go to sleep easier which would result them doing less work is another story and if your issue is that I would give you full credit.
28C is 86F. That is brutally hot. How can anyone be expected to endure that kind of heat for an extended period of time? How the crew, in their uniforms stand that kind of heat? I certainly could not sleep in that kind of heat. Even 76F is a little too warm.
of the cabin is a little cooler, people can always put on a sweater and/or use the cabin blankets. But the crew will only allow me to remove so much clothing!
We were booked VIE-IST-IAH a few years ago but changed to LH due to dread of the overheated TK cabins. And I was really looking forward to thE TK business lounge in IST.
For what it’s worth, a friend of mine who was Chief Pilot for TK (now retired) told me a couple of years ago that a directive had been issued to maintain the cabin at 73-74F. That would be acceptable, but I have doubts about its enforcement.