I continue to be suprised, inspired and happy by Turkish Airlines' progress amongst the legion of the world's leading carriers. 

In other words, a lounge fit for a Sultan !

Looks like a winner !

Whatever gave you the ludicrous notion Gulf states stone people for holding hands with their spouses ? Dubai would not be one of the top ten visited cities worldwide if this were the case.

Istanbul Ataturk Airport is modern, user friendly and was remarkably clean back in 2005 when I used it. The basic problem is under capacity. The airport was built in 2000 with a capacity of some 20 million passengers per year, now it is operating almost three times as many due to Turkey's rise as...