Any experiences with Pegasus or Sunexpress?
Jun 22, 2012, 2:42 pm
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Any experiences with Pegasus or Sunexpress?
I will be doing some internal travel in Turkey and from what I have found these two airlines offer some of the best fares. Both have BOB catering and seem to operate on a LCC model. For those who have flown them before, are both equally the same or is one better than the other? Are these carriers very strict when it comes to hand luggage? I plan to bring a regular size carry on in addition to a messanger bag.
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Jun 26, 2012, 8:18 pm
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My wife and I flew Peg. back in 2010. It was a wonderful and safe airline- very modern 737. Wonderful crew etc etc. We fly from Istanbul to Central Turkey. If we ever find ourselves back to Turkey (and we hope we do we loved our trip) we would not hesitate for a second to fly Peg.
One tip...make sure you know what Istanbul airport as there are two. IST is the main one- the 2nd one is quite far from city center- not sure if that plays into your planning but wanted to share. have fun!
One tip...make sure you know what Istanbul airport as there are two. IST is the main one- the 2nd one is quite far from city center- not sure if that plays into your planning but wanted to share. have fun!
Jun 26, 2012, 8:35 pm
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Thanks everyone.
gogate99 - unfortunately I will use the second airport, Sabiha Gokcen (SWA) which is less convenient but has more "budget" flights. According to Pegasus' site, they suggest passengers to show up 2 hrs. before dept. Do you happen to know how strict are they with this? My flight is at 8:00A something so that means waking up really early to catch the bus from Taksim to the airport.
gogate99 - unfortunately I will use the second airport, Sabiha Gokcen (SWA) which is less convenient but has more "budget" flights. According to Pegasus' site, they suggest passengers to show up 2 hrs. before dept. Do you happen to know how strict are they with this? My flight is at 8:00A something so that means waking up really early to catch the bus from Taksim to the airport.
Jun 27, 2012, 11:16 am
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Jun 30, 2012, 5:03 pm
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My wife and I flew Peg. back in 2010. It was a wonderful and safe airline- very modern 737. Wonderful crew etc etc. We fly from Istanbul to Central Turkey. If we ever find ourselves back to Turkey (and we hope we do we loved our trip) we would not hesitate for a second to fly Peg.
One tip...make sure you know what Istanbul airport as there are two. IST is the main one- the 2nd one is quite far from city center- not sure if that plays into your planning but wanted to share. have fun!
One tip...make sure you know what Istanbul airport as there are two. IST is the main one- the 2nd one is quite far from city center- not sure if that plays into your planning but wanted to share. have fun!
Jul 19, 2012, 7:38 pm
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i used pegasus several times, i did not experince SunExpress, however i can say Both airlines are operated quite well, Pegasus is fastest growing LCC in Turkey, so their planes are new and they open so many abroad destination recently. SAW airport is reachable from Taksim (city center) by bus and yes SAW flights are generally cheaper than Istanbul Ataturk Airport. i prefer SAW because of that.
Jul 21, 2012, 5:21 am
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Pegasus affiliated to AB
As was already mentioned SunExpress is a 50:50 daughter of TK+LH.
What has not yet been mentioned is that Pegasus or their holding company are the second biggest shareholder in Air Berlin (now oneworld-member and Etihad-daughter). Pegasus and Air Berlin together own and run Air Berlin Turkey and some Pegasus flights are available as AB-codeshares. Although I doubt this will entitle oneworld frequent flyers to status points, this may be a possibility to earn bonus points.
What has not yet been mentioned is that Pegasus or their holding company are the second biggest shareholder in Air Berlin (now oneworld-member and Etihad-daughter). Pegasus and Air Berlin together own and run Air Berlin Turkey and some Pegasus flights are available as AB-codeshares. Although I doubt this will entitle oneworld frequent flyers to status points, this may be a possibility to earn bonus points.