Turkish Airlines

[Mackadown spotter]

Turkish Airlines Winter 24/25

Istanbul:14 weekly

 

[thunderchild]

What’s happening with Turkish? Have noticed a few of the days now when there should be three flights there have been only two with the new lunchtime service operating over the late afternoon flight?

 

[IanFarquharson]

What’s happening with Turkish? Have noticed a few of the days now when there should be three flights there have been only two with the new lunchtime service operating over the late afternoon flight?

Afternoon flight canx today !
Really strange as flights are well loaded, so not sure where the pax are going when canx ?

 

[Mackadown spotter]

Afternoon flight canx today !
Really strange as flights are well loaded, so not sure where the pax are going when canx ?

My guess is Pegasus are covering Turkish airlines with 5 weekly until October?

 

[gulftraveller]

My guess is Pegasus are covering Turkish airlines with 5 weekly until October?

Pegasus and Turkish are completely separate. They do not cover for each other. Probably just a short term scheduling aberration.

 

[Matt995]

I suspect the Pegasus flights are taking passengers away from Turkish Airlines due to the pricing strategy of both airlines?

example below is the fares from Birmingham to Istanbul on the 22nd August.



unless you are connecting onto another Turkish Airlines flight, most passengers would book the cheaper option with Pegasus, and save £100!

 

[thunderchild]

I suspect the Pegasus flights are taking passengers away from Turkish Airlines due to the pricing strategy of both airlines? unless you are connecting onto another Turkish Airlines flight, most passengers would book the cheaper option with Pegasus, and save £100!

I’d imagine the majority of passengers are transferring on with TK rather than terminating in Istanbul. The actual numbers would be interesting to read.

 

[mullion]

I really don`t think Pegasus working with Turkish AL as they are competition and both airports are miles apart with IST in Europe and SAW in Asia

 

[jfy1999]

I suspect the Pegasus flights are taking passengers away from Turkish Airlines due to the pricing strategy of both airlines?

example below is the fares from Birmingham to Istanbul on the 22nd August.



unless you are connecting onto another Turkish Airlines flight, most passengers would book the cheaper option with Pegasus, and save £100!

If i am reading that graphic correctly the Pegasus basic fare doesn’t include hold luggage. I’d have been interested to see how they compare once hold luggage is added.

Unfortunately the website is taking too long to load for me to compare them.

 

[Mackadown spotter]

Be interesting to see if they will do 18 weekly this winter.At the moment it’s B737 Max 9 for both morning and Afternoon flights.We need a third Daily flight in my opinion

 

[mullion]

Looks as if the expected loads are not wonderful otherwise they would have gone for A321 or at least a mix

 

[IanFarquharson]

Looks as if the expected loads are not wonderful otherwise they would have gone for A321 or at least a mix

169 on MAX9
182 on A321

 

[Mackadown spotter]

A330-200 due on the 24th October.
Few 737 maxes before winter.

Really surprised that it’s not 18 weekly during winter