Turkish or Emirates into Europe from Bali

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For me, both J products are excellent so the choice would be which one gives more things to do on the layover. DXB is only good if you have enough time to grab the metro to the gold souk area for shopping. IST now has a metro but it would still take a long time to get to the interesting areas of Istanbul, doesn't seem like you have enough time. I would choose the longer flight to give more sleeping time, so TK. Their food is amazing for plane food! I find the Turkish FA's very friendly but I do speak a little Turkish so they seem to appreciate that.
 

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