Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Travel test
WHAT: Flights from Bodrum to Stansted via Istanbul on low-cost Turkish airline Pegasus. From £64.99 at flypgs.com EXPERIENCE: What’s extraordinary for regular British flyers is that both flights took off exactly on time.
Check-in staff were absolutely delightful as were the cabin crew who were all Turkish.
There were two in-flight services on the Istanbul–stansted leg (around 4 hours).
On offer were coffee, tea, wines and soft drinks alongside a limited snack service such as paninis and crisps, as well as complimentary antiseptic wipes.
The service began minutes after takeoff.
On the shorter Bodrum-istanbul leg (just over an hour), there was one service. Both planes were spotless with plenty of legroom.
I loved the fact that big carry-on cases are banned (due to Covid restrictions) which meant plenty of space in overhead lockers.
You can take either a handbag or small backpack on board with you.
Because of the limit on cabin baggage, the hold allowance has been upped to 28 kilos.
There was a two-and-a-half hour layover in Istanbul but the airport there is lovely with great shopping.
Covid precautions meant all crew and passengers wore masks.
QUIBBLES: There were none.
VERDICT: A very up-market, sophisticated low-cost airline.
10/10
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