Originally Posted by
Kensterfly
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.
Anything higher than 24 degrees celsius is what crews set up and nothing related to any directive.
I also heard that the official directive is to keep the cabin at 24 degrees celsius ( 74 degrees Fahrenheit ), however, it's a cultural difference that people are not sensitive to 1 or 2 degrees in European countries especially compared to North America where people would complain about 1 or 2 degrees celsius of heat difference. Also compared to North America, we are not used to sleep with air-conditioning systems on, drink something with ice even at winter, etc...
For the crew part, the galleys and the crew areas are usually near exit doors, thus it's a bit cooler than the regular cabin so it would be fine for the crew.