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Air France vs Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines scores 8.8/10 against Air France at 8/10 on seat, screens, lounge and fare.

By Jon Miksis · cabin data verified · fares for travel November 8–14, 2026

Best product each one flies

Scored on what can be verified. Service, food and ground recovery are absent deliberately: they need someone in the seat, and they live in the reviews rather than here.

One caveat on the Value line, stated rather than buried: Value is computed from business fares, and a carrier with too few of them does not get a Value score at all. Where you see a dash, we have fewer than three priced business routes for that airline and did not want to invent a figure from one or two — so its product score is the mean of three dimensions rather than four, and it is not directly comparable to a score built on hundreds of fares. The airlines with the most fares behind them are named on the business-class ranking.

Air France

A350-900 / 777 (new Business Suite)

Seat
10/10
IFE
8/10
Lounge & bags
10/10
Value
4/10
Product score
8/10

Turkish Airlines

787-9 / A350-900

Seat
8/10
IFE
8/10
Lounge & bags
10/10
Value
9/10
Product score
8.8/10

Dimension by dimension

  • Seat: Air France

    10/10 on the A350-900 / 777 (new Business Suite) against 8/10 on the 787-9 / A350-900.

  • IFE: level

    Screens, connectivity and power: 8/10 against 8/10.

  • Lounge & bags: level

    What the fare includes before you board: 10/10 against 10/10.

  • Value: Turkish Airlines

    Median premium over the cheapest carrier on the same route: 4/10 against 9/10.

Where both were priced on the same dates

Every fare is November 8–14, 2026, so a difference between two rows is a difference between two airlines and nothing else. These are economy fares, while the cabin scores above describe the business product — read them as how each airline prices against its competitors, not as what its business seat costs.

RouteCabinAir FranceTurkish AirlinesCheaper
JFK → BUDeconomy$728$719Turkish Airlines by $9
BOS → VLCeconomy$1093$737Turkish Airlines by $356
IAD → VCEeconomy$1856$739Turkish Airlines by $1117
IAD → FCOeconomy$1866$740Turkish Airlines by $1126
ORD → SVQeconomy$937$744Turkish Airlines by $193
DTW → BCNeconomy$750$810Air France by $60
ORD → BODeconomy$751$866Air France by $115
DTW → ZRHeconomy$1246$755Turkish Airlines by $491
DTW → ARNeconomy$869$758Turkish Airlines by $111
DTW → VIEeconomy$880$760Turkish Airlines by $120
IAD → MXPeconomy$1790$760Turkish Airlines by $1030
BOS → MXPeconomy$1916$761Turkish Airlines by $1155
DTW → HELeconomy$1137$765Turkish Airlines by $372
IAH → OPOeconomy$768$897Air France by $129
IAH → BCNeconomy$771$845Air France by $74
ATL → LISeconomy$776$860Air France by $84
JFK → VIEeconomy$878$780Turkish Airlines by $98
JFK → VCEeconomy$847$781Turkish Airlines by $66
BOS → BODeconomy$785$934Air France by $149
IAD → HELeconomy$1097$785Turkish Airlines by $312
IAH → FCOeconomy$787$860Air France by $73
JFK → PRGeconomy$1244$790Turkish Airlines by $454
IAD → BUDeconomy$1190$790Turkish Airlines by $400
IAD → PRGeconomy$984$790Turkish Airlines by $194
DTW → VCEeconomy$1215$795Turkish Airlines by $420
DTW → OSLeconomy$1259$799Turkish Airlines by $460
DTW → MXPeconomy$1235$804Turkish Airlines by $431
IAD → VLCeconomy$1375$804Turkish Airlines by $571
ATL → SVQeconomy$936$815Turkish Airlines by $121
JFK → MUCeconomy$1900$820Turkish Airlines by $1080
JFK → SVQeconomy$931$822Turkish Airlines by $109
DTW → SVQeconomy$936$822Turkish Airlines by $114
DTW → CPHeconomy$1283$823Turkish Airlines by $460
IAD → OPOeconomy$1381$833Turkish Airlines by $548
SFO → VCEeconomy$1157$834Turkish Airlines by $323
SFO → VLCeconomy$856$836Turkish Airlines by $20
DTW → AMSeconomy$1315$838Turkish Airlines by $477
ATL → ARNeconomy$1009$838Turkish Airlines by $171
IAH → VCEeconomy$1062$841Turkish Airlines by $221
IAD → SVQeconomy$936$842Turkish Airlines by $94
DTW → FRAeconomy$1626$848Turkish Airlines by $778
SFO → BODeconomy$848$951Air France by $103
ATL → BEReconomy$975$848Turkish Airlines by $127
IAD → BEReconomy$970$848Turkish Airlines by $122
LAX → BODeconomy$849$1074Air France by $225
IAH → HELeconomy$935$849Turkish Airlines by $86
ATL → OPOeconomy$1221$849Turkish Airlines by $372
IAH → VIEeconomy$887$852Turkish Airlines by $35
SFO → VIEeconomy$887$852Turkish Airlines by $35
LAX → VLCeconomy$895$856Turkish Airlines by $39
SFO → CDGeconomy$856$931Air France by $75
IAD → NCEeconomy$1707$858Turkish Airlines by $849
LAX → ZRHeconomy$1962$859Turkish Airlines by $1103
IAH → MXPeconomy$1358$859Turkish Airlines by $499
SFO → BUDeconomy$908$860Turkish Airlines by $48
ATL → BUDeconomy$1246$860Turkish Airlines by $386
ATL → MXPeconomy$2000$860Turkish Airlines by $1140
ATL → PRGeconomy$969$860Turkish Airlines by $109
ATL → VIEeconomy$1228$860Turkish Airlines by $368
ORD → CDGeconomy$1200$861Turkish Airlines by $339
BOS → PRGeconomy$919$862Turkish Airlines by $57
DTW → PRGeconomy$1137$862Turkish Airlines by $275
IAH → PRGeconomy$898$862Turkish Airlines by $36
BOS → VCEeconomy$897$867Turkish Airlines by $30
IAH → VLCeconomy$1164$868Turkish Airlines by $296
BOS → BUDeconomy$929$869Turkish Airlines by $60
LAX → BEReconomy$898$869Turkish Airlines by $29
DTW → BUDeconomy$1147$869Turkish Airlines by $278
ATL → VLCeconomy$1082$875Turkish Airlines by $207
SFO → PRGeconomy$898$880Turkish Airlines by $18
IAH → ZRHeconomy$1310$881Turkish Airlines by $429
DTW → VLCeconomy$1153$882Turkish Airlines by $271
SFO → HAMeconomy$882$1011Air France by $129
IAH → OSLeconomy$1096$883Turkish Airlines by $213
IAD → BODeconomy$1707$885Turkish Airlines by $822
SFO → BEReconomy$925$889Turkish Airlines by $36
IAD → ATHeconomy$1860$889Turkish Airlines by $971
IAH → SVQeconomy$936$890Turkish Airlines by $46
MIA → BODeconomy$890$1024Air France by $134
IAH → BEReconomy$925$898Turkish Airlines by $27
LAX → VIEeconomy$901$950Air France by $49
LAX → SVQeconomy$975$902Turkish Airlines by $73
ORD → LGWeconomy$947$904Turkish Airlines by $43
SFO → MXPeconomy$1082$904Turkish Airlines by $178
IAH → CPHeconomy$906$934Air France by $28
ATL → ATHeconomy$2010$910Turkish Airlines by $1100
ATL → FCOeconomy$1612$910Turkish Airlines by $702
DTW → MANeconomy$1018$918Turkish Airlines by $100
IAH → HAMeconomy$929$918Turkish Airlines by $11
ATL → NCEeconomy$977$918Turkish Airlines by $59
ORD → EDIeconomy$1031$919Turkish Airlines by $112
ORD → MANeconomy$965$919Turkish Airlines by $46
IAD → LGWeconomy$927$923Turkish Airlines by $4
IAH → LHReconomy$928$970Air France by $42
JFK → BEReconomy$1037$929Turkish Airlines by $108
SFO → SVQeconomy$929$1047Air France by $118
DTW → LGWeconomy$1045$931Turkish Airlines by $114
IAH → LGWeconomy$947$931Turkish Airlines by $16
LAX → LGWeconomy$1034$932Turkish Airlines by $102
JFK → BODeconomy$1954$934Turkish Airlines by $1020
DTW → HAMeconomy$1169$934Turkish Airlines by $235
IAH → BODeconomy$1239$935Turkish Airlines by $304
ATL → BODeconomy$2056$935Turkish Airlines by $1121
IAD → EDIeconomy$1301$935Turkish Airlines by $366
DTW → NCEeconomy$1068$936Turkish Airlines by $132
IAH → NCEeconomy$1068$938Turkish Airlines by $130
SFO → FRAeconomy$943$938Turkish Airlines by $5
IAD → MANeconomy$1258$938Turkish Airlines by $320
SFO → HELeconomy$985$943Turkish Airlines by $42
MIA → SVQeconomy$1063$943Turkish Airlines by $120
SFO → LGWeconomy$967$948Turkish Airlines by $19
IAD → HAMeconomy$1351$954Turkish Airlines by $397
SFO → FCOeconomy$2046$961Turkish Airlines by $1085
IAH → LISeconomy$1360$968Turkish Airlines by $392
SFO → ISTeconomy$982$1301Air France by $319
DTW → BODeconomy$1281$983Turkish Airlines by $298
ATL → LGWeconomy$1089$983Turkish Airlines by $106
MIA → LGWeconomy$1047$983Turkish Airlines by $64
IAH → MANeconomy$1088$1002Turkish Airlines by $86
ATL → HAMeconomy$1298$1014Turkish Airlines by $284
IAH → EDIeconomy$1135$1093Turkish Airlines by $42
DTW → ISTeconomy$1129$1121Turkish Airlines by $8
IAD → ISTeconomy$1256$1121Turkish Airlines by $135
IAH → ISTeconomy$1130$1181Air France by $51
MIA → ISTeconomy$1567$1151Turkish Airlines by $416
LAX → ISTeconomy$1361$1201Turkish Airlines by $160
JFK → PRGbusiness$4052$3842Turkish Airlines by $210
JFK → VCEbusiness$8123$3996Turkish Airlines by $4127
BOS → BUDbusiness$10679$4003Turkish Airlines by $6676
ORD → OPObusiness$6210$4046Turkish Airlines by $2164
DTW → CPHbusiness$6035$4061Turkish Airlines by $1974
JFK → LGWbusiness$5205$4163Turkish Airlines by $1042
JFK → VIEbusiness$15287$4203Turkish Airlines by $11084
LAX → LGWbusiness$6355$4203Turkish Airlines by $2152
JFK → SVQbusiness$6060$4236Turkish Airlines by $1824
JFK → VLCbusiness$5968$4236Turkish Airlines by $1732
LAX → BERbusiness$6059$4297Turkish Airlines by $1762
LAX → HAMbusiness$6063$4302Turkish Airlines by $1761
ORD → CDGbusiness$10371$4322Turkish Airlines by $6049
LAX → FRAbusiness$7079$4332Turkish Airlines by $2747
BOS → BODbusiness$12006$4374Turkish Airlines by $7632
JFK → BODbusiness$12206$4374Turkish Airlines by $7832
ORD → LGWbusiness$6535$4393Turkish Airlines by $2142
ATL → SVQbusiness$6060$4402Turkish Airlines by $1658
ORD → HELbusiness$6058$4403Turkish Airlines by $1655
ORD → SVQbusiness$7940$4445Turkish Airlines by $3495
DTW → MANbusiness$6348$4488Turkish Airlines by $1860
DTW → ARNbusiness$5966$4492Turkish Airlines by $1474
DTW → LGWbusiness$6355$4493Turkish Airlines by $1862
ATL → PRGbusiness$4552$4500Turkish Airlines by $52
ORD → BODbusiness$10807$4502Turkish Airlines by $6305
LAX → PRGbusiness$5999$4511Turkish Airlines by $1488
LAX → VLCbusiness$5980$4516Turkish Airlines by $1464
ATL → MXPbusiness$12881$4527Turkish Airlines by $8354
ATL → ARNbusiness$5979$4532Turkish Airlines by $1447
BOS → VLCbusiness$8348$4536Turkish Airlines by $3812
DTW → OSLbusiness$10591$4537Turkish Airlines by $6054
ATL → LISbusiness$4795$4567Turkish Airlines by $228
ORD → VCEbusiness$11296$4571Turkish Airlines by $6725
DTW → SVQbusiness$8310$4595Turkish Airlines by $3715
ATL → CPHbusiness$5633$4601Turkish Airlines by $1032
ATL → VLCbusiness$5980$4606Turkish Airlines by $1374
ATL → VCEbusiness$12883$4631Turkish Airlines by $8252
ATL → FCObusiness$5993$4634Turkish Airlines by $1359
IAH → VCEbusiness$10023$4636Turkish Airlines by $5387
LAX → HELbusiness$6658$4643Turkish Airlines by $2015
IAH → HELbusiness$7058$4643Turkish Airlines by $2415
ATL → HELbusiness$9133$4643Turkish Airlines by $4490
ATL → BUDbusiness$7414$4650Turkish Airlines by $2764
IAH → FCObusiness$5606$4691Turkish Airlines by $915
LAX → VCEbusiness$4943$4696Turkish Airlines by $247
MIA → HAMbusiness$9930$4702Turkish Airlines by $5228
BOS → LGWbusiness$5892$4723Turkish Airlines by $1169
ATL → CDGbusiness$12711$4732Turkish Airlines by $7979
JFK → HAMbusiness$6050$4762Turkish Airlines by $1288
ATL → OPObusiness$6564$4768Turkish Airlines by $1796
ATL → ATHbusiness$12887$4788Turkish Airlines by $8099
LAX → OPObusiness$6514$4805Turkish Airlines by $1709
ATL → BODbusiness$12826$4814Turkish Airlines by $8012
IAH → VIEbusiness$10388$4843Turkish Airlines by $5545
MIA → SVQbusiness$7791$4852Turkish Airlines by $2939
DTW → BODbusiness$10706$4872Turkish Airlines by $5834
IAH → SVQbusiness$7460$4876Turkish Airlines by $2584
LAX → SVQbusiness$7500$4926Turkish Airlines by $2574
IAH → VLCbusiness$10008$4926Turkish Airlines by $5082
BOS → FCObusiness$6701$4961Turkish Airlines by $1740
LAX → FCObusiness$7241$4961Turkish Airlines by $2280
LAX → BODbusiness$6137$4964Turkish Airlines by $1173
DTW → PRGbusiness$5038$6350Air France by $1312
IAH → PRGbusiness$7389$5045Turkish Airlines by $2344
IAH → BODbusiness$10507$5064Turkish Airlines by $5443
IAH → CPHbusiness$7435$5066Turkish Airlines by $2369
IAD → ATHbusiness$14211$5101Turkish Airlines by $9110
MIA → OPObusiness$5875$5105Turkish Airlines by $770
MIA → PRGbusiness$6169$5150Turkish Airlines by $1019
MIA → BODbusiness$11257$5167Turkish Airlines by $6090
DTW → ISTbusiness$7408$5251Turkish Airlines by $2157
MIA → LGWbusiness$7305$5303Turkish Airlines by $2002
IAH → ISTbusiness$8044$5341Turkish Airlines by $2703
IAH → LISbusiness$11062$5376Turkish Airlines by $5686
ATL → EDIbusiness$7548$5396Turkish Airlines by $2152
IAH → CDGbusiness$7820$5398Turkish Airlines by $2422
ATL → LGWbusiness$6355$5403Turkish Airlines by $952
DTW → MXPbusiness$10361$5467Turkish Airlines by $4894
DTW → BCNbusiness$5476$6297Air France by $821
IAH → BCNbusiness$7390$5486Turkish Airlines by $1904
MIA → ISTbusiness$8044$5491Turkish Airlines by $2553
LAX → MXPbusiness$8625$5535Turkish Airlines by $3090
IAD → ARNbusiness$7366$5612Turkish Airlines by $1754
LAX → LISbusiness$6822$5616Turkish Airlines by $1206
IAH → NCEbusiness$7527$5617Turkish Airlines by $1910
LAX → NCEbusiness$6127$5637Turkish Airlines by $490
BOS → NCEbusiness$12007$5677Turkish Airlines by $6330
IAD → CPHbusiness$5830$5681Turkish Airlines by $149
ATL → ISTbusiness$5993$5691Turkish Airlines by $302
IAD → MXPbusiness$11661$5717Turkish Airlines by $5944
BOS → PRGbusiness$7379$5737Turkish Airlines by $1642
DTW → ZRHbusiness$10558$5746Turkish Airlines by $4812
IAD → ISTbusiness$8044$5771Turkish Airlines by $2273
BOS → HAMbusiness$8916$5812Turkish Airlines by $3104
IAH → MXPbusiness$11145$5825Turkish Airlines by $5320
DTW → MUCbusiness$12368$5876Turkish Airlines by $6492
BOS → MXPbusiness$12261$5895Turkish Airlines by $6366
IAD → BODbusiness$14237$5922Turkish Airlines by $8315
IAD → HAMbusiness$10181$5952Turkish Airlines by $4229
DTW → VCEbusiness$5983$5953Turkish Airlines by $30
DTW → VLCbusiness$5967$6346Air France by $379
IAD → EDIbusiness$7748$5977Turkish Airlines by $1771
DTW → HELbusiness$5978$6341Air France by $363
IAD → MANbusiness$7749$5978Turkish Airlines by $1771
IAD → LGWbusiness$6035$5983Turkish Airlines by $52
DTW → BUDbusiness$5998$6351Air France by $353
DTW → VIEbusiness$6007$6081Air France by $74
DTW → HAMbusiness$6050$6363Air France by $313
IAD → SVQbusiness$7460$6095Turkish Airlines by $1365
IAD → VLCbusiness$10098$6096Turkish Airlines by $4002
IAD → ZRHbusiness$14279$6149Turkish Airlines by $8130
IAD → OPObusiness$7672$6158Turkish Airlines by $1514
DTW → NCEbusiness$7580$6202Turkish Airlines by $1378
IAD → VCEbusiness$14393$6221Turkish Airlines by $8172
DTW → BERbusiness$10625$6358Turkish Airlines by $4267
IAH → LGWbusiness$6360$6918Air France by $558
IAD → NCEbusiness$14237$6570Turkish Airlines by $7667
DTW → CDGbusiness$12610$6572Turkish Airlines by $6038
IAD → PRGbusiness$10219$6650Turkish Airlines by $3569
IAD → BUDbusiness$10129$6651Turkish Airlines by $3478
SFO → ISTbusiness$6682$8891Air France by $2209
IAH → EDIbusiness$7736$6796Turkish Airlines by $940
IAH → MANbusiness$7749$6798Turkish Airlines by $951
IAH → ZRHbusiness$10379$6844Turkish Airlines by $3535
SFO → HELbusiness$7068$9568Air France by $2500
LAX → ISTbusiness$8544$7291Turkish Airlines by $1253
SFO → SVQbusiness$7460$9601Air France by $2141
SFO → LGWbusiness$7495$9808Air France by $2313
SFO → MADbusiness$7621$8390Air France by $769
SFO → VCEbusiness$9967$9611Turkish Airlines by $356
SFO → BODbusiness$10507$10139Turkish Airlines by $368

What happens if the aircraft swaps

Both carriers are paying-the-same-fare-either-way propositions on some frames. The worst product each one flies:

Air France

A350-900 / 777 (new Business Suite)

Seat
10/10
IFE
8/10
Lounge & bags
10/10
Value
4/10
Product score
8/10

Turkish Airlines

777-300ER (legacy)

Seat
5/10
IFE
8/10
Lounge & bags
10/10
Value
9/10
Product score
8/10

Air France: The new Business Suite with a closing door is rolling out across the A350 and select 777s. Frames not yet done keep a 1-2-1 seat without a door, so direct aisle access is constant and privacy is not.

Turkish Airlines: The cabin the retrofit is replacing, on the aircraft Turkish flies most from the US.

Common questions

Is Air France or Turkish Airlines better to Europe?
Turkish Airlines scores 8.8/10 against Air France at 8/10 on seat, screens, lounge and fare. On the four dimensions we can verify, Air France wins 1 and Turkish Airlines wins 1. Service and food are not scored here because they cannot be read off a spec sheet.
Which is cheaper, Air France or Turkish Airlines?
On the 257 routes where both were priced for the same week (November 8–14, 2026), Air France was cheaper on 31 and Turkish Airlines on 226. Every pair of fares is the same departure and return date in the same cabin, so the difference is the airline rather than the dates or the cabin.
Does the aircraft change the answer?
Yes. Turkish Airlines scores 8/10 on the 787-9 / A350-900 and 5/10 on the 777-300ER (legacy). Check the equipment on your date before deciding.
Has Jon flown either of these?
Neither, so this page is product facts and fares only. Any review we publish of either will be labeled Researched until that changes.

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