Amenity Kit Review: Turkish Airlines Comfort Class (Premium Economy)

I tend to only review business class and first class kits, but Turkish Airlines provides its premium economy “Comfort Class†passengers a substantial offering worthy of a detailed inspection, and I offer my critique below in this installment of Amenity Kit Reviews. Also, a special thanks goes out to Inflight Feed for sending this kit my way. For a better description of each category and the 7-point scale for scoring, please review my introductory post.

a brown bag with a variety of items on it

Turkish Airlines' Comfort Class Amenity Kit

Bag/Container: Formia manufactured this brown/beige zipper bag that features a single interior compartment, along with a separate zippered side pouch exteriorly lined with a suede-like treatment. A dual-sided Turkish Airlines logo tag compliments the case. Reusability in my mind is just average given its overall smallish size, but for a premium economy amenity it certainly impresses. For that reason alone, I’ve scored it a half-point higher from where I’d rank it if it were a business class kit. Score: 5.5 out of 7

a brown pouch with a zipper

Turkish Airlines' Comfort Class Amenity Bag Designed by Formia

Skin Care: Turkish partnered with Bogner to provide the lip balm and body lotion for this kit. The lip balm is effective and nearly “tasteless,†though I do detect a hint of almond. And the slightly masculine-smelling body lotion is gel-like, but absorbs fairly rapidly and is less greasy than the Crabtree & Evelyn Jojoba Oil hand cream found in Turkish’s business class kit. Score: 4 out of 7

Oral Care: The same medium-bristled plastic toothbrush with case as in the business class kit appears again here, though the Colgate toothpaste (regular flavor) got a downgrade in size for premium economy passengers – it’s a teeny tiny tube. In any event, they’re basic airline-issue oral care items for an amenity kit and get the job done. Score: 4 out of 7

Comfort Items: Identical to the business class kit are standard one-size-fits-all elastic eyeshades and socks with rubber grippers on the base (which I like as they reduce slippage on cabin carpeting). I found “Do not disturb†and “wake me for meal†stickers inside the side pouch after taking the pictures above. Other items include a folding comb/brush, shoehorn and deformed earplugs (they never regained a normal shape after “breathing†for a while) with an accompanying plastic case. As this is a premium economy kit, Turkish absolutely excels here even though these are the same items found in their business class offering. Score: 6 out of 7

Intangibles: This amenity kit beats a lot of business class kits that I’ve reviewed, and it’s definitely a unique and elite offering to provide premium economy passengers. It truly sets Turkish apart from other airlines. Score: 7 out of 7

Total score & comments:

a yellow and blue rectangular box with numbersFrom the impressive case to the significant amount of comfort items, Turkish Airlines sets the bar for premium economy amenities with its Comfort Class kit. Final score: 5.03 out of 7.00.

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Comments

  1. Not much different from their amenity kits offered in coach (color of the pouch is beige with the same items inside)

  2. They do! On both day/night flights.

    Although what they give out is not consistent. If you are interested, I can post/email you a picture of the 3 different kits i have received recently

    • @PAB: Another reader will be sending me the economy kit after having read this post and your initial comment. If you have the time, however, I’d love to see a pic of the three different kits you received.

  3. While unusual to any ‘kit’ for the back and class, something is better than nothing – I guess. As SLC, I’d trade the shoehorn (unit cost about $0.03?) for a one-swish container of mouthwash (unit cost about $0.06?), but that might break their budget. The most costly item in the lot, by far, seems to be the ho-hum bag itself. Frankly, I think it is a waste for those of us that sometimes fly in the arse end; when we do, we are generally well prepared with our own, specialized ‘kit’ of essentials. If Turkish wished to do their Economy Plus pax a favor, they’d make bottled water easier to find and even push it. Just my two cents…

  4. @Cook: I wonder if anyone actually uses the shoehorn (I never do!). And yes, I’d much rather see a swish of mouthwash in EVERY amenity kit. I travel with my own makeshift kit (as it sounds like you do) and never use the ones I collect onboard. But for the non-prepared, they are certainly a handy and welcome amenity.

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