Turkish Airlines : Dublin - Istanbul

lc180 · 02-09-2014 9:53am #1

Hi, I am flying to Japan in October with Turkish airlines and the first leg is Dublin to Istanbul Ataturk airport.

I checked on SeatGuru to see what kind of in-flight entertainment to expect and it says there is shared overhead monitors and no seat back screens. It's a 4.5 hour flight so no big deal really but I want to know do they actually show films or not?

Has anyone flown that route recently that can provide any in-sight into what set-up to expect.

cheers!

JIdontknow · 02-09-2014 11:51am

Hi, flew with T.A Dublin - Istanbul in May/June. They had all individual screens built into the headrest in front of you, and a decent choice of entertainment. Tv Series, discovery documentaries, movies, games, etc. The headphones have two prongs and clip into the armrest too. Found the food decent too and think Turkish Airlines are decent to fly with, always found them helpful.

lc180 · 02-09-2014 1:24pm

JIdontknow wrote: »

Hi, flew with T.A Dublin - Istanbul in May/June. They had all individual screens built into the headrest in front of you, and a decent choice of entertainment. Tv Series, discovery documentaries, movies, games, etc. The headphones have two prongs and clip into the armrest too. Found the food decent too and think Turkish Airlines are decent to fly with, always found them helpful.

That's great! Cheers for the info

Ed_Stephens · 02-09-2014 8:48pm

They're offering very competitive prices in both business and economy lately, I think they won a best European airlines award recently enough. I'm tempted to try them for my next trip to Asia.

lc180 · 03-09-2014 10:46am

Ed_Stephens wrote: »

They're offering very competitive prices in both business and economy lately, I think they won a best European airlines award recently enough. I'm tempted to try them for my next trip to Asia.

I got open-jaw flights from Dublin into Tokyo and back from Seoul for about €680 which I thought was pretty great. The only downside is the route via Istanbul is a few hours longer than if you go BA, KLM, Air France or SAS and their hub airports but I get to get a glimpse of Istanbul with my layover so I'm happy with that.

killbillvol2 · 03-09-2014 5:12pm

Their economy class is very good and their business class is excellent. The new lounge in Istanbul is top class. They're taking on Etihad and Emirates with their hub at Istanbul and they compare very favourably.

jonnybravo · 03-09-2014 5:31pm

Fares were very competitive when we went to Africa last year. The only issue I had with them was the heat in the economy section was killing on all the flights.

Ed_Stephens · 03-09-2014 8:51pm

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Their economy class is very good and their business class is excellent. The new lounge in Istanbul is top class. They're taking on Etihad and Emirates with their hub at Istanbul and they compare very favourably.

Thanks, I have been thinking Etihad's business was getting a bit dated although the lounge in Dublin is nice, I wasn't sure if it was a regular flight to Istanbul and then you get the proper business from Istanbul but if it's all the way then at about 1700 to SE Asia it's a great price.

killbillvol2 · 03-09-2014 11:59pm

Ed_Stephens wrote: »

Thanks, I have been thinking Etihad's business was getting a bit dated although the lounge in Dublin is nice, I wasn't sure if it was a regular flight to Istanbul and then you get the proper business from Istanbul but if it's all the way then at about 1700 to SE Asia it's a great price.

Business from Dublin to Istanbul is very, very good. Great seats and excellent service. You're stuck with the sh1tty lounge in T1 in Dublin but that's not enough reason not to go with it.

feargale · 04-09-2014 12:09am

I did Dublin - Istanbul twice with Turkish Airlines - very friendly crew, nice food, absolutely no complaints. A very nice airline.

JIdontknow · 04-09-2014 2:57pm

feargale wrote: »

I did Dublin - Istanbul twice with Turkish Airlines - very friendly crew, nice food, absolutely no complaints. A very nice airline.

Completely agree, very friendly and helpful, decent food too.

jadie · 05-09-2014 12:52pm

I flew went them earlier in the year to Kathmandu via Istanbul. Istanbul is a headwreck of an airport, queues are massive, staff rude and unhelpful, was 2 hours in the queue through immigration and that was with a pre-purchased e-visa. The whole system of that is a complete joke. As for the airline itself, grand until Istanbul but shabby enough service to Kathmandu and the entertainment system wasn't working on the way back at all. I looked online and this happens quite often apparently on their flights back from Asia. I wouldn't fly with them again if I could help it. The food was good though!

smurfjed · 06-09-2014 9:47pm

Flew into Dublin with them in March, looked at them for my next trip, but the cost had DOUBLED.... I did like them and their connection times were excellent, but I'm not paying 1300 each for two 4.5 hour trips.

dingding · 06-09-2014 11:56pm

Also be careful, I was waiting for a flight to Dublin and they changed the gate. Some of us almost missed the flight as there were no announcements.

killbillvol2 · 07-09-2014 1:12pm

dingding wrote: »

Also be careful, I was waiting for a flight to Dublin and they changed the gate. Some of us almost missed the flight as there were no announcements.

That's an airport issue and can happen with any airline.

Swampy · 07-09-2014 1:17pm

Best airplane food I have ever eaten.

Yamanoto · 07-09-2014 9:01pm

May be worth signing up to Aegean Airlines 'Miles & Bonus' program in advance of that trip OP.

Depending on your fare class, that itinerary could go a long way toward earning you Gold status across Star Alliance carriers for the next 3 years (Lounge Access +1 guest / Priority Boarding /Extra Baggage Allowance / Dedicated Check-in etc.).

http://millionmilesecrets.com/2014/06/10/star-alliance-gold-status-aegean-airlines/

killbillvol2 · 07-09-2014 9:29pm

Yamanoto wrote: »

May be worth signing up to Aegean Airlines 'Miles & Bonus' program in advance of that trip OP.

Depending on your fare class, that itinerary could go a long way toward earning you Gold status across Star Alliance carriers for the next 3 years (Lounge Access +1 guest / Priority Boarding /Extra Baggage Allowance / Dedicated Check-in etc.).

http://millionmilesecrets.com/2014/06/10/star-alliance-gold-status-aegean-airlines/

I think you mentioned that on another thread recently. Pity you can't do it retrospectively - I've thousands of miles across various airlines that would be worth a lot more on the Aegean card.

Yamanoto · 07-09-2014 10:07pm

killbillvol2 wrote: »

I think you mentioned that on another thread recently. Pity you can't do it retrospectively - I've thousands of miles across various airlines that would be worth a lot more on the Aegean card.

Yep, I feel that killbill.

Aegean's qualifying terms are extraordinarily generous by industry standards, as you've effectively 2 years to post 20k miles & you'll extend your gold status indefinitely by taking a qualifying flight on a Skyteam carrier once every 36 months. Bear the Aegean thing in mind if you've anything upcoming that would credit to it.

lc180 · 08-09-2014 10:47pm

Yamanoto wrote: »

May be worth signing up to Aegean Airlines 'Miles & Bonus' program in advance of that trip OP.

Done - great tip, cheers Yamanoto!

dingding · 08-09-2014 11:22pm

Yamanoto wrote: »

May be worth signing up to Aegean Airlines 'Miles & Bonus' program in advance of that trip OP.

Depending on your fare class, that itinerary could go a long way toward earning you Gold status across Star Alliance carriers for the next 3 years (Lounge Access +1 guest / Priority Boarding /Extra Baggage Allowance / Dedicated Check-in etc.).

http://millionmilesecrets.com/2014/06/10/star-alliance-gold-status-aegean-airlines/

You can go back several months, possibly a year for flights. Also you can add booking.com reservations also.

Turkish Airlines : Dublin - Istanbul

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