Must admit I struggle to understand why you would take an extra 3-5hrs each way with a stopover on the middle of the night to save £150.
I can absolutely understand doing this to fit in a couple of days in Istanbul though
I'll go and dig out my hard hat now.😁
Ian.
No need for a Hard Hat Ian, i am not throwing anything heavy
I can't speak for others as to why they prefer TA via Istanbul route to Dalaman, but for me it's totally as mentioned above. Not just £150 cheaper, but better service, Better aircraft (Often Wide Bodied Jet half full), FREE Inflight food and entertainment, more leg room, FREE 23Kgs Luggage, Free seat choice, Often(Not always) better arrival/Departure time (Not 02:00, but daylight hours flying and UK arrival time).
I just prefer it, and would do that route even if the saving was minimal, but as mention i fly 3-4 times a year so thats a saving of say £600 a year!!
If your going just for a once time Holiday a year, then yes, go QueasyJet and 'Enjoy' all that they don't have to offer, to get there 4-5 hours sooner.
Like i also said, it's horses for courses, but to throw this back at you 'I can't understand why, if you fly 4 times a year why you would not want to save over £500+ per year, and have a better experience'
Fly Safe Ian