Anyone flown Pegasus....Turkish LCC?

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Has anyone flown Pegasus? Looking at flights from TLV to IST....Pegasus is about $250 per person in Y....Turkish is about $450 per person in Y. Reviews on Pegasus on Trip Advisor are horrible...thoughts for this 2 hr flight?
 
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I flew them domestically from Istanbul to Izmir then returning to Sabiha Gokcen. They are a decent lcc. Outbound was about 20 minutes late, return was over an hour late and no free food except coffee, tea, water iirc. I didn't bother for the 1 hour flight. Staff were friendly, seats were ok, not too cramped. For short flights, they are fine.
 
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Have flown them twice, once Tirana to SAW (2018) and the other time from Nevsehir to SAW (2013). They were fine and on a par with other LCCs. Luggage arrived without any delays and flights were both OK.
 
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Ok I think I have decided. :)
Will probably go with Pegasus....checked price again...it was closer to $200 (with seat selection and checked luggage) per pax from TLV to SAW and Turkish is high $400s per pax....so will save over $500 for 2 pax!! Pegasus goes from T3 at TLV and I think we can access Dan lounge with Lounge Key / Priority Pass. Any thing we should know about T3 at TLV? Qs, security etc? Pegasus lands at Saw, not Ist and a taxi / Uber from Saw apparently costs about A$45 and takes an hour to downtown Istanbul
 
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May this year…

They were fine for the 1 hour flight AYT-ECN.
On time. 1 bag per person included in the fare ISTR. Golf clubs cost about AUD30 extra and I couldn’t find a way to actually pay for them online beforehand so was done at the ticketing window when checking in. No problems.

I’m a TK *G and still chose Pegasus due to the savings for the family Scarlett on the short flight.

Like most LCCs I suspect, 95% of the time it’ll be all okay and get you where you need to be. The other 5% are probably a horror show for one reason or another…
 
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kpc said:
Ok I think I have decided. :)
Will probably go with Pegasus....checked price again...it was closer to $200 (with seat selection and checked luggage) per pax from TLV to SAW and Turkish is high $400s per pax....so will save over $500 for 2 pax!! Pegasus goes from T3 at TLV and I think we can access Dan lounge with Lounge Key / Priority Pass. Any thing we should know about T3 at TLV? Qs, security etc? Pegasus lands at Saw, not Ist and a taxi / Uber from Saw apparently costs about A$45 and takes an hour to downtown Istanbul
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I think there are buses that run from SAW into the city as well if that’s your thing. When in Istanbul around the same time as my pic above I do remember reading about the train being built out to the airports. IST still a while away but maybe the connection to SAW was closer to completion?
 
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kpc said:
Ok I think I have decided. :)
Will probably go with Pegasus....checked price again...it was closer to $200 (with seat selection and checked luggage) per pax from TLV to SAW and Turkish is high $400s per pax....so will save over $500 for 2 pax!! Pegasus goes from T3 at TLV and I think we can access Dan lounge with Lounge Key / Priority Pass. Any thing we should know about T3 at TLV? Qs, security etc? Pegasus lands at Saw, not Ist and a taxi / Uber from Saw apparently costs about A$45 and takes an hour to downtown Istanbul
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The Havaist bus is around 45 TL iirc, takes roughly the same time as a taxi to Taksim as everyone gets stuck in the same traffic. Then you can get a taxi to your hotel. Uber was a bit dodgy, I tried it once and they cancelled on me and tried to charge me but I complained and got it reversed. Taxis have meters on the rearview mirrors but can also be in short supply at rush hours.
 
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The Havaist bus is around 45 TL iirc, takes roughly the same time as a taxi to Taksim as everyone gets stuck in the same traffic. Then you can get a taxi to your hotel. Uber was a bit dodgy, I tried it once and they cancelled on me and tried to charge me but I complained and got it reversed. Taxis have meters on the rearview mirrors but can also be in short supply at rush hours.
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We travelled Pegasus to Trabzon years ago, much better than Vueling (never do again). Took a bus to SAW which was a fair way out of Istanbul central. Rather convoluted getting there and would be better if there was a train.
 
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Bit late, but I flew Pegasus domestically a few years ago. I recall it as being completely uneventful. Thos is what I wrote in my TR:

The trip is no problems. I'm in 2C with adequate legroom and they serve a snack and a coke or juice & water for the 1hr 15min flight.

I couldn't help thinking that their logo 'Fly pgs' reads like "Flying pigs".
 
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Well on board my first Pegasus flight TLV to SAW...seated in 1C and flight departure seems to be (almost) on time so no complaints so far...

Edit : arrived SAW in one piece and 5 mins early :) ...and bag came out within 10 mins!
 
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kpc said:
Well on board my first Pegasus flight TLV to SAW...seated in 1C and flight departure seems to be (almost) on time so no complaints so far...

Edit : arrived SAW in one piece and 5 mins early :) ...and bag came out within 10 mins!
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Dodged a huge bullet as Departures from TLV were suspended today (Monday)!
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