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SAS vs Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines scores 8.8/10 against SAS at 8.3/10 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.

SAS

A330-300 / A350-900

Seat
8/10
IFE
8/10
Lounge & bags
10/10
Value
7/10
Product score
8.3/10

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: level

    8/10 on the A330-300 / A350-900 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: 7/10 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.

RouteCabinSASTurkish AirlinesCheaper
JFK → HELeconomy$589$713SAS by $124
ATL → ARNeconomy$660$838SAS by $178
ORD → KRKeconomy$665$745SAS by $80
JFK → VIEeconomy$670$780SAS by $110
ATL → HELeconomy$677$845SAS by $168
ATL → KRKeconomy$682$824SAS by $142
ORD → MUCeconomy$698$798SAS by $100
BOS → MLAeconomy$713$702Turkish Airlines by $11
ORD → BEReconomy$705$848SAS by $143
SFO → MXPeconomy$706$904SAS by $198
ORD → HAMeconomy$707$934SAS by $227
LAX → ARNeconomy$713$786SAS by $73
SFO → PRGeconomy$714$880SAS by $166
LAX → VIEeconomy$717$950SAS by $233
SFO → FCOeconomy$717$961SAS by $244
ORD → BUDeconomy$718$760SAS by $42
JFK → BUDeconomy$840$719Turkish Airlines by $121
JFK → PRGeconomy$721$790SAS by $69
MIA → KRKeconomy$723$824SAS by $101
MIA → BUDeconomy$725$949SAS by $224
ORD → VIEeconomy$727$760SAS by $33
ORD → CDGeconomy$730$861SAS by $131
SFO → VIEeconomy$731$852SAS by $121
BOS → PRGeconomy$738$862SAS by $124
ORD → SVQeconomy$932$744Turkish Airlines by $188
BOS → VIEeconomy$748$782SAS by $34
ORD → MLAeconomy$884$759Turkish Airlines by $125
ORD → ZRHeconomy$969$759Turkish Airlines by $210
BOS → MXPeconomy$760$761SAS by $1
ORD → MXPeconomy$772$760Turkish Airlines by $12
ORD → PRGeconomy$818$760Turkish Airlines by $58
ORD → ATHeconomy$795$761Turkish Airlines by $34
BOS → ATHeconomy$769$1033SAS by $264
JFK → BEReconomy$778$929SAS by $151
BOS → HAMeconomy$783$839SAS by $56
ATL → MXPeconomy$790$860SAS by $70
ORD → LISeconomy$811$825SAS by $14
MIA → MLAeconomy$811$952SAS by $141
ATL → VIEeconomy$814$860SAS by $46
MIA → HELeconomy$819$907SAS by $88
JFK → MUCeconomy$837$820Turkish Airlines by $17
LAX → BEReconomy$825$869SAS by $44
SFO → MANeconomy$831$1023SAS by $192
BOS → BUDeconomy$836$869SAS by $33
BOS → MANeconomy$836$924SAS by $88
JFK → MLAeconomy$837$852SAS by $15
ATL → PRGeconomy$840$860SAS by $20
ATL → FCOeconomy$844$910SAS by $66
ORD → AMSeconomy$861$847Turkish Airlines by $14
ATL → BEReconomy$932$848Turkish Airlines by $84
SFO → ATHeconomy$855$860SAS by $5
ATL → ZRHeconomy$925$855Turkish Airlines by $70
LAX → ZRHeconomy$887$859Turkish Airlines by $28
SFO → BUDeconomy$882$860Turkish Airlines by $22
ATL → BUDeconomy$998$860Turkish Airlines by $138
ATL → LISeconomy$952$860Turkish Airlines by $92
MIA → SVQeconomy$861$943SAS by $82
ORD → EDIeconomy$865$919SAS by $54
SFO → BEReconomy$871$889SAS by $18
SFO → EDIeconomy$872$985SAS by $113
MIA → ATHeconomy$882$922SAS by $40
ORD → MANeconomy$893$919SAS by $26
SFO → MUCeconomy$893$918SAS by $25
ATL → FRAeconomy$920$898Turkish Airlines by $22
ATL → ATHeconomy$901$910SAS by $9
LAX → SVQeconomy$1104$902Turkish Airlines by $202
SFO → FRAeconomy$903$938SAS by $35
SFO → AMSeconomy$953$904Turkish Airlines by $49
SFO → HAMeconomy$904$1011SAS by $107
LAX → MANeconomy$911$954SAS by $43
ATL → LHReconomy$912$1022SAS by $110
ATL → MUCeconomy$1038$912Turkish Airlines by $126
ATL → NCEeconomy$983$918Turkish Airlines by $65
ATL → HAMeconomy$936$1014SAS by $78
LAX → HELeconomy$1049$943Turkish Airlines by $106
SFO → HELeconomy$943$943level
SFO → MLAeconomy$1218$961Turkish Airlines by $257
ATL → MLAeconomy$972$968Turkish Airlines by $4
SFO → SVQeconomy$1012$1047SAS by $35
JFK → MUCbusiness$5963$3785Turkish Airlines by $2178
JFK → PRGbusiness$5551$3842Turkish Airlines by $1709
BOS → BERbusiness$5942$3857Turkish Airlines by $2085
ORD → ZRHbusiness$5974$3929Turkish Airlines by $2045
ORD → BERbusiness$5436$3957Turkish Airlines by $1479
ORD → MUCbusiness$6038$3975Turkish Airlines by $2063
BOS → BUDbusiness$6373$4003Turkish Airlines by $2370
ORD → FRAbusiness$5467$4017Turkish Airlines by $1450
JFK → BUDbusiness$6023$4034Turkish Airlines by $1989
JFK → VIEbusiness$5569$4203Turkish Airlines by $1366
JFK → SVQbusiness$5190$4236Turkish Airlines by $954
BOS → KRKbusiness$5896$4256Turkish Airlines by $1640
LAX → BERbusiness$5436$4297Turkish Airlines by $1139
BOS → HELbusiness$5344$4303Turkish Airlines by $1041
ORD → CDGbusiness$5181$4322Turkish Airlines by $859
LAX → FRAbusiness$5467$4332Turkish Airlines by $1135
ATL → HAMbusiness$4332$5602SAS by $1270
ATL → DUBbusiness$5386$4337Turkish Airlines by $1049
ORD → MADbusiness$5975$4347Turkish Airlines by $1628
JFK → MLAbusiness$5574$4363Turkish Airlines by $1211
ORD → EDIbusiness$5719$4386Turkish Airlines by $1333
ORD → MANbusiness$5721$4388Turkish Airlines by $1333
ORD → ARNbusiness$4756$4392Turkish Airlines by $364
ORD → VIEbusiness$5417$4395Turkish Airlines by $1022
LAX → KRKbusiness$5896$4396Turkish Airlines by $1500
ATL → SVQbusiness$5408$4402Turkish Airlines by $1006
ORD → HELbusiness$8412$4403Turkish Airlines by $4009
ATL → AMSbusiness$5415$4406Turkish Airlines by $1009
ORD → OSLbusiness$5290$4437Turkish Airlines by $853
ATL → ZRHbusiness$5974$4444Turkish Airlines by $1530
ORD → SVQbusiness$5988$4445Turkish Airlines by $1543
ORD → CPHbusiness$8200$4461Turkish Airlines by $3739
ORD → HAMbusiness$8906$4462Turkish Airlines by $4444
ATL → PRGbusiness$5979$4500Turkish Airlines by $1479
ATL → MLAbusiness$5139$4504Turkish Airlines by $635
LAX → PRGbusiness$5000$4511Turkish Airlines by $489
ATL → MXPbusiness$5393$4527Turkish Airlines by $866
ATL → ARNbusiness$4851$4532Turkish Airlines by $319
ORD → MLAbusiness$5030$4544Turkish Airlines by $486
ATL → OSLbusiness$5430$4577Turkish Airlines by $853
ATL → CPHbusiness$6819$4601Turkish Airlines by $2218
ATL → MADbusiness$5395$4607Turkish Airlines by $788
LAX → ARNbusiness$5389$4632Turkish Airlines by $757
LAX → HELbusiness$5809$4643Turkish Airlines by $1166
ATL → HELbusiness$5167$4643Turkish Airlines by $524
ORD → KRKbusiness$5386$4649Turkish Airlines by $737
ATL → KRKbusiness$5386$4649Turkish Airlines by $737
ORD → PRGbusiness$5979$4650Turkish Airlines by $1329
ATL → BUDbusiness$5446$4650Turkish Airlines by $796
ORD → BUDbusiness$5801$4651Turkish Airlines by $1150
BOS → MANbusiness$6084$4658Turkish Airlines by $1426
LAX → MANbusiness$5721$4698Turkish Airlines by $1023
LAX → CPHbusiness$8399$4701Turkish Airlines by $3698
MIA → HAMbusiness$5179$4702Turkish Airlines by $477
JFK → OSLbusiness$4865$4707Turkish Airlines by $158
JFK → HELbusiness$4719$4803SAS by $84
ATL → CDGbusiness$5289$4732Turkish Airlines by $557
JFK → KRKbusiness$5247$4756Turkish Airlines by $491
JFK → HAMbusiness$5946$4762Turkish Airlines by $1184
ATL → ATHbusiness$5393$4788Turkish Airlines by $605
BOS → ARNbusiness$5239$4792Turkish Airlines by $447
MIA → KRKbusiness$5125$4841Turkish Airlines by $284
LAX → BUDbusiness$8854$4851Turkish Airlines by $4003
MIA → SVQbusiness$5689$4852Turkish Airlines by $837
ATL → BCNbusiness$5394$4857Turkish Airlines by $537
MIA → BERbusiness$5175$4897Turkish Airlines by $278
LAX → SVQbusiness$5895$4926Turkish Airlines by $969
MIA → HELbusiness$5677$4943Turkish Airlines by $734
MIA → BUDbusiness$8554$4950Turkish Airlines by $3604
LAX → FCObusiness$5489$4961Turkish Airlines by $528
MIA → OSLbusiness$5390$4977Turkish Airlines by $413
MIA → PRGbusiness$4982$5150SAS by $168
LAX → EDIbusiness$6129$4996Turkish Airlines by $1133
LAX → VIEbusiness$5018$6743SAS by $1725
ORD → NCEbusiness$5679$5071Turkish Airlines by $608
LAX → DUBbusiness$5896$5086Turkish Airlines by $810
MIA → ATHbusiness$5132$5386SAS by $254
JFK → EDIbusiness$5502$5156Turkish Airlines by $346
MIA → MANbusiness$5245$5298SAS by $53
BOS → OSLbusiness$5311$5827SAS by $516
ORD → BCNbusiness$5394$5997SAS by $603
ATL → EDIbusiness$5719$5396Turkish Airlines by $323
ATL → VIEbusiness$5417$5743SAS by $326
MIA → EDIbusiness$5458$5796SAS by $338
ATL → FRAbusiness$5467$5632SAS by $165
LAX → MXPbusiness$5479$5535SAS by $56
BOS → VIEbusiness$6056$5603Turkish Airlines by $453
BOS → PRGbusiness$5979$5737Turkish Airlines by $242
BOS → HAMbusiness$5946$5812Turkish Airlines by $134
SFO → MLAbusiness$5866$9378SAS by $3512
BOS → MXPbusiness$5901$5895Turkish Airlines by $6
SFO → DUBbusiness$5896$9271SAS by $3375
BOS → ATHbusiness$5901$8428SAS by $2527
SFO → ATHbusiness$5901$8968SAS by $3067
BOS → MLAbusiness$6289$5963Turkish Airlines by $326
LAX → MUCbusiness$5963$6275SAS by $312
SFO → FRAbusiness$5973$8012SAS by $2039
SFO → HELbusiness$5975$9568SAS by $3593
LAX → LHRbusiness$8945$6042Turkish Airlines by $2903
SFO → MADbusiness$6325$8390SAS by $2065
SFO → MXPbusiness$6422$8935SAS by $2513
SFO → KRKbusiness$6425$8265SAS by $1840
SFO → MUCbusiness$6488$8495SAS by $2007
SFO → SVQbusiness$6898$9601SAS by $2703
SFO → EDIbusiness$7626$9671SAS by $2045

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:

SAS

A330-300 / A350-900

Seat
8/10
IFE
8/10
Lounge & bags
10/10
Value
7/10
Product score
8.3/10

Turkish Airlines

777-300ER (legacy)

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

SAS: Thompson Vantage XL in a staggered 1-2-1 on both widebodies, so the product does not change with the frame.

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

Common questions

Is SAS or Turkish Airlines better to Europe?
Turkish Airlines scores 8.8/10 against SAS at 8.3/10 on seat, screens, lounge and fare. On the four dimensions we can verify, SAS wins 0 and Turkish Airlines wins 1. Service and food are not scored here because they cannot be read off a spec sheet.
Which is cheaper, SAS or Turkish Airlines?
On the 184 routes where both were priced for the same week (November 8–14, 2026), SAS was cheaper on 79 and Turkish Airlines on 105. 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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