Originally Posted by
Palal
This is strictly my personal opinion:
I love <24 hour layovers. It gives you a taste of the place and lets you come back later if you want.
However, for a flight like this, I would prefer as non-stop of a flight as possible, as I would not be able to fully enjoy the layover (my mind will be elsewhere).
*I* would prefer as direct a routing as possible in this case.
Transfers in IST are quite cheap, so prebooking one is probably not a bad idea.
Agree completely. I wouldn't care what city I was in if my major concern was getting to the hotel and crashing for a bit. I'd prefer the direct flight to pull off the bandaid all at once.