You pack the box in and pull down the car boot but the glass smashes… this house mover should have asked Ilker Ayci, mastermind of Turkish Airlines’ 12-hour flit.
If you’re in the middle of a house move and wondering how you’ll get it all done in time then check out National Geographic’s documentary which showed this week.
And see how TA moved 5,000 workers and 47,300 tons of materials (that’s 33 football pitches) from Atatürk Airport to Istanbul Airport in 2019 in half a day.
Mega relocation
The national flag carrier paused all flights for 12 hours for the ‘Mega Relocation’.
Throw in 12,000 parcel and some 1,000 vehicles and what you have amounts to a military exercise.
I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying TA’s hospitality both at Ataturk and Istanbul Airports.
And had the privilege of being invited behind the scenes at TA HQ and even got to fly a plane myself.
The pilot episode
The simulator gave me the chance to fly in over the Hudson at JFK Airport in New York.
And to witness the rescue operation complete with slide and ice pool where the staff learn the drills.
In truth, if you’d been on my plane and had me as your pilot you’d have needed to know how to slide and plunge.
As I overshot the runway and skidded off it.
It’s always best to leave it to the experts.
TA is the business
And TA is the world’s fourth largest flight network and flies to 315 international destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
And that makes it the largest mainline carrier in the world by number of passenger destinations.
Anyone who has flown with TA will have enjoyed the experience thoroughly.
And particularly if you’ve treated yourself to their world-beating Business Class with its Flying Chef and sleeping booths.
You’ll appreciate it if you happen to be en route to one of their long-haul dream destinations like Kuramathi in the Maldives.
The layovers of layovers
And the airport layovers to beat all layovers.
The Turkish Airlines Business Lounge where you can drive on the range (I’m safer there), the model fast cars, go the cinema, have a nap and massage.
And eat, drink and be merry.
And to think they did all this on Turkish Airlines’ 12-hour flit.
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