Turkish Airlines

[JonnyR]

Anyone flown before with Turkish Airlines?

 

I can get a cheapo flight with them for the start of October for €650 Dublin-Istanbul Ataturk-Bangkok.

 

Everything else so far is €850 or so......Goddamn oil prices

[mondo]

Anyone flown before with Turkish Airlines?

 

I can get a cheapo flight with them for the start of October for €650 Dublin-Istanbul Ataturk-Bangkok.

 

Everything else so far is €850 or so......Goddamn oil prices

JonnyR

id say to you to hang tough for few weeks

Etihad out of dublin by far best way to travel to Bkk

they dear at the moment but it will come down to 7 750

never flown turkish air whats the stop over times over and back

 

mondo

[Mike056]

Turkis is ok. Check your waiting times in Istanbul.

[Kandinski]

I flown Turkish a couple of time from EU to Singapore, both on Economy and Business, and find them quit good. Foods allright, inseat entertainment acceptable and if the layover isn't that bad and price is right I'll say just go for it

[Guiness]

i have flown from dublin via istanbul a couple of years ago, and everything was perfect!

 

watch their prices as they can be either very reasonable or quite outlandish, there seems to be no inbetween !

 

also keep an eye on etihad, by far the best carrier !

[Chris P Bacon]

Anyone flown before with Turkish Airlines?

 

I can get a cheapo flight with them for the start of October for €650 Dublin-Istanbul Ataturk-Bangkok.

 

Everything else so far is €850 or so......Goddamn oil prices

 

I flew that route two years ago,and had no problems whatsoever,cheap and cheerful

 

JonnyR

id say to you to hang tough for few weeks

Etihad out of dublin by far best way to travel to Bkk

they dear at the moment but it will come down to 7 750

never flown turkish air whats the stop over times over and back

 

mondo

 

The stopover coming back for me was around 4 hours i think,and Etihad are by far the best to fly out of Dublin,im heading out in August with them and it was a bit dear but it will be worth it.

 

i have flown from dublin via istanbul a couple of years ago, and everything was perfect!

 

watch their prices as they can be either very reasonable or quite outlandish, there seems to be no inbetween !

 

also keep an eye on etihad, by far the best carrier !

 

Agreed Turkish are either very cheap or very expensive,Eitihad all the way these days for me

[JonnyR]

Etihad are looking for €920 at the moment. They were only looking for €750 about 2 weeks ago :(

 

I'd have used Aerlingus/China Airlines except the return journey which stops in Schipol has an extra 8 hr stopover, but the price was good.

 

Turks 8/10 - 23/10 €652 at the moment. Dont know whether I should wait and see if the Etithad prices come down or just book with Turkish now.

Edited June 23, 2011 by JonnyR

[Jack_41]

I'm looking at similar times to go either Dub or Belfast to BKK.

Turkish looks tempting but via BHD to BKK theres a deal on ebookers , BMI to LHR , then the direct Eva to BKK. 680 STG at the moment.

 

In 2009 used Eva and was impressed.

Flew Etihad last time, they would be my number one choice but their prices and the cost of parking at DUB is just too expensive.

Edited June 23, 2011 by Jack_41

[Benny10]

I used them in March 2010

 

Outbound:

Bangkok - Istanbul, Airbus A 340

short stopover in Istanbul

Istanbul - Berlin, small mid range Airbus = narrow seats

 

Inbound:

Berlin - Istanbul, small mid range Airbus = narrow seats

extremely long stopover in Istanbul of 8 hrs.

Istanbul – Bangkok, Airbus A 340

 

Service:

average

no restrictions on alcoholic drinks

some noisy groups of Turkish guys on the route Bangkok – Istanbul - Bangkok

[Arrian]

I used them once, no problems, nice staff.Istanbul airport is nice and modern.

[JonnyR]

Those dates in October increased by €60 overnight but I searched for last week Oct + 1st week November and bingo €652, so have them booked.

 

A little impulsive, yes, but fcuk it something to look forward to....now where did I put that countdown clock.

[Guiness]

Those dates in October increased by €60 overnight but I searched for last week Oct + 1st week November and bingo €652, so have them booked.

 

A little impulsive, yes, but fcuk it something to look forward to....now where did I put that countdown clock.

 

 

dont you just love it when a plan comes together!! :Party3: :GrinNod1: :Dance1:

[Crem73]

I travelled with Turkish Airlines just this May. Remember those shitty coaches used for school trips? Well the plane reminded me of one those coaches but with wings. Blue cracked plastic seats, crap inflight entertainment, generally a bit grotty. Would pay an extra £150 not to use em. Emirates for me if available.

[gizmo]

I'm flying with Turkish Airlines in about 5 weeks

from Dublin/Istanbul/ BKK.

got it for 720 euro, layover in Istanbul

is 2 hours going out, and 5 comin back

Etihad looking for 1100 now

[Crem73]

I'm flying with Turkish Airlines in about 5 weeks

from Dublin/Istanbul/ BKK.

got it for 720 euro, layover in Istanbul

is 2 hours going out, and 5 comin back

Etihad looking for 1100 now

I'd still go with em tbf mate. Just not as impressed with em as I was with Thai Air and Emirates. 400 euros too much off a diff to ignore, few bf's there chap.

Hope this helps - http://www.skyscanner.net/

[Chris P Bacon]

I'm flying with Turkish Airlines in about 5 weeks

from Dublin/Istanbul/ BKK.

got it for 720 euro, layover in Istanbul

is 2 hours going out, and 5 comin back

Etihad looking for 1100 now

 

I paid €1034 last night with Etihad flying out in August, believe it or not they were the cheapest with the quickest times.

 

Its the most i ever paid for flights,but it will be worth it

[Arrian]

I paid €1034 last night with Etihad flying out in August, believe it or not they were the cheapest with the quickest times.

 

Its the most i ever paid for flights,but it will be worth it

 

£767 here but that includes hanging about the airport for hours on end.

 

http://www.bargainflightdesk.co.uk/eT_FlightResults.aspx

Edited June 23, 2011 by Arrian

[Methos]

Arrived today and flew TK from IAD-IST-BKK with about a 3 1/2 hour layover in IST. I used points and flew business. It was pretty good all in all. Arrived in BKK about 45 min late so not bad. Food was really good. First leg was a A343 and second was a A332. From what I read on flyer talk they change equipment at the last minute often so I guess it can be inconsistent.

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[Chris P Bacon]

£767 here but that includes hanging about the airport for hours on end.

 

http://www.bargainflightdesk.co.uk/eT_FlightResults.aspx

 

Yeah i could of got them flights for €844,but its a 14 hour layover in Abu Dhabi on the way back,so fuck that id rather just pay the extra few quid.

[lovmore]

Last year i find 500 Euro to from Istanbul-Bangkok and this year it was 565 Euro ; Turkish Airlines has a speacial offers time time for several destinations, you can chack it before buying ticket:

 

http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-INT/corporate/news/offers/index.aspx

 

and for those who will use Turkish Airlines and want to see istanbul while flying to Bangkok in connecting flight , Turkish Airlines has a very nice free offer :

 

http://www.istanbulinhours.com/ ,

 

"Dive into the history of Istanbul with Turkish Airlines during your waiting time between your connecting flights."

 

 

[easyride]

Anyone flown before with Turkish Airlines?

 

I can get a cheapo flight with them for the start of October for €650 Dublin-Istanbul Ataturk-Bangkok.

 

Everything else so far is €850 or so......Goddamn oil prices

Turkish is OK in that its in the air and on the ground when its supposed to be. Food in cattle class is abysmal.

IST-BKK breakfast consisted of some sort of roti that looked like a McDonalds afterthought. timings are usually good

though as has been said check the layover times. Worst thing is staff attitude, most walk round like they've just been sacked.

Best thing is its not a 'dry' flight and the best air miles scheme by far. Having said all that I still use them a lot.

[irlguy1]

Turkish is OK in that its in the air and on the ground when its supposed to be. Food in cattle class is abysmal.

IST-BKK breakfast consisted of some sort of roti that looked like a McDonalds afterthought. timings are usually good

though as has been said check the layover times. Worst thing is staff attitude, most walk round like they've just been sacked.

Best thing is its not a 'dry' flight and the best air miles scheme by far. Having said all that I still use them a lot.

 

I was looking at using them from Dublin but after researching it a bit and finding no personal entertainment system and smaller seats I decided to stick with Etihad as they have it all.

[mermar]

im from turkey.

 

but turkish airline is very expensive for me.

 

turkish airline flights every night at around 23:45(turkish time) to bangkok.

 

i used turkish airline,emirates or etihad to fly thailand but i dont find any differences.

 

i always prefer to fly cheapest way.

[easyride]

I was looking at using them from Dublin but after researching it a bit and finding no personal entertainment system and smaller seats I decided to stick with Etihad as they have it all.

Turkish short haul have no in seat entertainment, just a 6" screen from the ceiling every few rows. Long haul has good at seat entertainment.

Didn't know about seats, what's the difference?

 

Etihad is very good, much better all round except you need 8 round trips to get a free flight. Turkish is only 6.