connecting from Dubai to Doha through Istanbul?
Sep 22, 2017, 2:55 am
#1
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connecting from Dubai to Doha through Istanbul?
for a long-haul flight I booked months ago
QR has become far less accommodating than when they initially got shunned by the UAE, KSA.............
I agreed to this re-routing because I really needed to visit Doha and I got a one-night layover this way.
The first leg was on Turkish and was quite decent, on-board chef was cool but experience was not as good as QR or EK in J
Istanbul Ataturk Airport has become a complete 3rd world sh*thole since I have last flown there, filthy and chaotic. The lounge QR uses is an embarrassment.
The boarding of the IST - DOH flight was a total mess and the food on-board was sub-par. I will never route through IST again if I can avoid it.
The in-flight experience in J can be better than almost any other airline on QR but on the ground service + other factors hurt them, EK is better overall.
QR has become far less accommodating than when they initially got shunned by the UAE, KSA.............
I agreed to this re-routing because I really needed to visit Doha and I got a one-night layover this way.
The first leg was on Turkish and was quite decent, on-board chef was cool but experience was not as good as QR or EK in J
Istanbul Ataturk Airport has become a complete 3rd world sh*thole since I have last flown there, filthy and chaotic. The lounge QR uses is an embarrassment.
The boarding of the IST - DOH flight was a total mess and the food on-board was sub-par. I will never route through IST again if I can avoid it.
The in-flight experience in J can be better than almost any other airline on QR but on the ground service + other factors hurt them, EK is better overall.
Last edited by #1son; Sep 22, 2017 at 4:08 am
Sep 22, 2017, 6:23 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
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I did this a few weeks back.
TK, DXB-IST was sub-par, IME, The “chef” did pretty much nothing except (sometimes) serve food & try to rush me through each of the various courses
They also couldn’t make an even half decent bloody mary 
Connection at IST-DOH was very tight - late departure from DXB + bus gate + chaos in the IST terminal, meant I boarded within 5 minutes of getting to gate, although boarding was quite well managed
QR was superb IST-DOH, with a great crew & excellent food & service. Definitely 5* after TK.
TK, DXB-IST was sub-par, IME, The “chef” did pretty much nothing except (sometimes) serve food & try to rush me through each of the various courses
They also couldn’t make an even half decent bloody mary Connection at IST-DOH was very tight - late departure from DXB + bus gate + chaos in the IST terminal, meant I boarded within 5 minutes of getting to gate, although boarding was quite well managed
QR was superb IST-DOH, with a great crew & excellent food & service. Definitely 5* after TK.
Sep 23, 2017, 11:39 pm
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