So now, they're running ads for Turkish Airlines?

[Ken Burch]

Didn't know the Super Bowl was a big thing in Istanbul.

[NightWatcher]

1. Those ads remind me how much I fucking hate Ben Afleck

[unc70]

2. Flights to Gotham City and Metropolis

Fairly clever movie tie in.

[Ken Burch]

4. I wonder if anybody will go to the Turkish Airlines website

and actually try to book those tickets?

[JackInGreen]

5. Part of me wants to book a flight to Gotham

Then I remember that would be bad for....really anyone.

[Ken Burch]

6. I wonder if Arkham Asylum has an airport shuttle. n/t.

[cascadiance]

29. I wonder if Batman airport is big enough to have a direct flight to Gotham on Hava Yollari?

Though there's a travel advisory for many of us not to travel to southeastern Turkey now with ISIS activities there.

I wonder if Batman will take a few shots at ISIS in the movie?

[Bucky]

30. Oh, is THAT why they're using Turkish Airlines for the ads?!

I'm wondering how much Turkish Airlines is defraying the cost of DC's ads.

[cascadiance]

31. Conjecture on my part, but it might be related, as I note in another post in this thread...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7594185

There is a history of that town suing the film makers back in 2008 for the use of the word "Batman" that they claim they had rights to before those creating Batman did. I'm wondering if the film makers this time around made an effort at least through these ads, and perhaps even in part of the film(?) to mend fences here.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. this is one weird, awkward after game celebration. From the fondling of the trophy

to Goodell's weird speech....

guess I just don't care for these big odd ceremonies.

[1939]

16. Same as last year and the year before.

Seems to be a tradition that every player on the winning team touches the trophy on its way to the presentation. They used to do the presentation in the locker room.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. The superbowl is big outside the US

you could google it, but I can tell you personally in Mexico City people have had parties since I was a child.

[Ken Burch]

8. OK. But then shouldn't the ad have been in Turkish?

(would have been funny if they dubbed it into Kurdish by mistake, then).

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Qatar Airlines had adds during the World Cup

you pay enough, you get your add.

[Atman]

10. Turkey has bullet trains. In the U.S. we still can't get Amtrak to run on time.

We are #1 HEY! We are #1 HEY!

[Ken Burch]

11. Wasn't dissing Turkey there.

It just seemed random that an airline for a country that is thousands of miles away from the U.S. would be running ads on American TV.

Pretty sure you can't fly Turkish from L.A. to Chicago.

[a la izquierda]

13. But you can fly Turkish Airlines from the US

To...pretty much anywhere in the world?
Maybe it's because it's 230am, but I don't get this OP.

[DFW]

15. As long as you're willing to change planes in Istanbul

Merhaba!

[Rocky the Leprechaun]

18. Call me when Turkish Airlines flies to say, Denver from Istanbul

on a daily non-stop

[Jake Stern]

27. If it did I'd fly it.

Have wanted to visit Turkey since childhood.

[mwrguy]

12. Turkey has a lot going for it

[Blue_Tires]

14. You never heard of the Star Alliance?

[dembotoz]

17. i liked that ad over many of the others

and i think it must have been effective cause here we are talking about them

[mainer]

19. I've flown Turkish airlines. It's wonderful.

I flew from Boston to Istanbul, direct. Kindest flight attendants with friendly service. Terrific food. A "chef" wearing a jaunty toque who circulates through the cabins, making sure everyone's meal is OK.

It's considered one of the favorite airlines in Europe.

Within Turkey, I've flown between cities and somehow Turkish Airlines manages to serve a full meal, even on an hour and a half flight.

(btw, it beats awful Alitalia by a mile.)

[COLGATE4]

20. We lfew Turkish from Chicago to Istanbul and our

experience duplicates yours. New, clean colorful plane, well equipped even in Tourist class, GREAT food, excellent flight attendants who look after your every wish. The best airline I've flown in 50 years of flying internationally.

[CTyankee]

22. I consider Turkish food to be some of the world's best. We have a couple of Turkish

restaurants near me and the food is divine and they letyou bring wine. It's very fresh and extremely tasty.

[mainer]

23. I miss Turkish breakfasts. I spent several weeks there,

traveling throughout the country, and gorged on fresh fruits and veggies. Nothing like a platter of mezes to end the day. And lots and lots of raki!

[CTyankee]

24. You'd like it around my city. There is a Turkish community nearby and that is where the

restaurants are. I've had a Turkish breakfast and it was superb!

Usually, I go for dinner. I so enjoy kebabs (and never get them) so we get a variety of apps. Their soups are fabulous also. It is a fine cuisine.

[Orrex]

21. But not in Constantinople.

[jberryhill]

26. But I have a date in Constantinople!

[MineralMan]

25. I've flown on Turkish Airlines.

Only within Turkey, though. Pan Am to and from Istanbul from Los Angeles, and then Turkish Airlines to and from Samsun on the Black Sea. It was almost 50 years ago, though, I haven't been back to Turkey since 1968.

[cascadiance]

28. I used to fly Hava Yollari a bit when I was living in Turkey as a kid... This is Batman folks!

I guessed they missed me as a target customer though, since I didn't watch the super bowl yesterday. I guess I was a customer more recent than you having probably flown some in the early 70's. Though when we took a trip from there to Egypt as one of the first American tour groups to travel there then after Nasser, we had to take the Soviet Union's Aeroflot instead of either a Turkish airline or even any American air lines such as Pan Am, etc. then.

From the looks of this the ads in question were promoting the new Batman vs. Superman movie? It sounds like they were pushing that Turkish Airlines (Hava Yollari) were flying in to Gotham City and Metropolis.

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/turkish-airlines-highlights-flights-gotham-city-and-metropolis-super-bowl-pregame-ads-169492

I wonder if part of the movie takes place in Turkey then. Haven't studied it much yet. Coincidentally, there really is a town named "Batman" in Turkey as noted here. And there was even a lawsuit over the comic book character named "Batman" and this town's name. Hmm... Perhaps this issue was the source of the airline commercial being placed in the Super Bowl?

http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2013-04-01/batman-turkey-maphead-ken-jennings

An article from back in 2008 on when this lawsuit was started:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/12/batman_city_sues_batman/

Batman airport...