Review of Pegasus Airlines flight Istanbul Rome in Economy

Airline Pegasus Airlines
Flight H9 535
Class Economy
Seat 23F
Aircraft Airbus A320
Flight time 02:50
Take-off 11 Jul 15, 11:50
Arrival at 11 Jul 15, 13:40
PC   #6 out of 22 Low-cost airlines A minimum of 10 flight-reports within the past two years is required to appear in the rankings. 39 reviews
Yonatan Paz
By 3702
Published on 8th August 2015
Hello! Salut! Hola! Ola! Halo! Shalom! Marhaba!

Welcome to my 2nd flight in my journey from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Italy on Pegasus Airlines via Istanbul (Sabiha)!

Flight TLV-SAW on board Pegasus's Boeing 737-800: chttp://flight-report.com/en/report-11106.html

The Airside of Sabiha Gocken Airport:
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We'd got a small delay on our flight:
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Our plane (Airbus A320(WL), TC-DCC) arrived from a domestic flight from Mersin, Turkey, Plane changed from 737-800 to a brand new A320 with Sharklets!!! This is my 1st flight on board Airbus A320 with sharklets!

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Safety instructions were published on the tray table again, instead on a card:
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The seat pitch was better than the 737-800:
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For comapring, here is the seat pitch on the 737-800:
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The tray table was dirty for a 1 year old plane:
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A full house for today's flight:
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Starting pushback for the 2 hours and 5 minutes flight to Rome (It's too short!!!)
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Taxi:
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An old Boeing 707:
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That's true, I paid only 165$ for TLV-SAW-FCO ticket!
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Istanbul!
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Take off!!!
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Miss u Turkey!
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Flying over Thessaloniki, Greece:
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I've decided to buy those 2 models (A320 and 737-800, each one for 13 EUR, total 26EUR, 1/100 Scale!)
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Crossing the South - Albanian coast!
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The most beautiful winglet ever!
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Cabin view, seats look like as United Airbus A320 (The new seats). Please try to find what is strange on the alise (A clue: Kid):
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I've decided to buy this chicken sandwich for 5 EUR, it was OK:
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Bari Airport:
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Descending started 20 minutes before landing:
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Rome!!!!!!
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Almost there!
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Landing!
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Ukraine Air Internatioal Boeing 737-800 arrived from Kiev:
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You can't listen to music on Pegasus's flights or even watch something on the shared TV'S on the A320, because there aren't screens on the A320!
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Terminal 3 for non-schengen flights:
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Air Transt Airbus A330-200 and American Boeing 767-300ER(WL):
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Croatia Air Dash 8-Q400 arrived from Zagrev, Croatia. What a nice livery!
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Alitaia Airbus A320-200:
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British Airways Boeing 767-300ER arrived from London - LHR:
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British Airways Boeing 767-300ER, Turkish Airlines (old livery) Boeing 737-800 arrived also from SAW and Ryanair Boeing 737-800:
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Our Neighbors 2XA320 of Saudia and Royal Jordanian:
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Bye Bye beautiful winglet!
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My seat, 23F after the flight:
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Disembarking the plane:
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Verdict

Pegasus Airlines

5.4/10
Cabin8.5
Cabin crew8.0
Entertainment/wifi0.0
Buy-on-board menu5.0

Istanbul - SAW

8.8/10
Efficiency10.0
Access8.5
Services7.0
Cleanliness9.5

Rome - FCO

7.4/10
Efficiency8.5
Access7.0
Services7.0
Cleanliness7.0

Conclusion

It was a nice journey with Pegasus Airlines at all. I've reached one more Airline and Airport!

(+): Seats were comfortable
(+): The price of the flight was cheap
(+): Plane was brand new
(+): You can send a suitcase without any charge (max 20 kg)

(-): Water cost money (2.5EUR per 0.5L bottle, UP by El Al gives water for free)
(-): Flight was bit boring
(-): Flight departed on a delay
(-): My seat and tray table were dirty
(-): The sandwich was small and not good for 5 Euro
(-): Boring layover at the airport

Dest. that flew with Pegasus:
SAW
FCO

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