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Wed, 7 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct
Air Arabia Logo
10:00 - 23:30KUL  Kuala Lumpur Intl-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen
18h 30m1 stop Sharjah
Air Arabia Logo
01:25 - 02:20SAW  Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl
19h 55m1 stop Sharjah
RM 1,885Air Arabia
Fri, 23 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct
Gulf Air Logo
20:00 - 05:25KUL  Kuala Lumpur Intl-IST Istanbul
14h 25m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl
Gulf Air Logo
06:30 - 15:30IST  Istanbul-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl
28h 00m2 stops Manama Bahrain Intl Singapore Changi
RM 1,889Gulf Air
Fri, 9 Oct - Fri, 23 Oct
Qatar Airways Logo
19:20 - 11:55KUL  Kuala Lumpur Intl-IST Istanbul
21h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
Qatar Airways Logo
20:05 - 15:10IST  Istanbul-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl
14h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
RM 1,889Qatar Airways
Tue, 6 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct
Gulf Air Logo
20:00 - 05:25KUL  Kuala Lumpur Intl-IST Istanbul
14h 25m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl
Gulf Air Logo
06:30 - 15:30IST  Istanbul-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl
28h 00m2 stops Manama Bahrain Intl Singapore Changi
RM 1,889Gulf Air
Sun, 20 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct
Air Arabia Logo
03:15 - 23:30KUL  Kuala Lumpur Intl-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen
25h 15m1 stop Sharjah
Air Arabia Logo
01:25 - 02:20SAW  Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl
19h 55m1 stop Sharjah
RM 1,889Air Arabia
Wed, 21 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct
AirAsia X Logo
10:00 - 16:05KUL  Kuala Lumpur Intl-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen
11h 05mdirect
AirAsia X Logo
17:20 - 08:40SAW  Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl
10h 20mdirect
RM 1,893AirAsia X
Wed, 21 Oct - Wed, 28 Oct
Qatar Airways Logo
09:30 - 18:35KUL  Kuala Lumpur Intl-IST Istanbul
14h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
Qatar Airways Logo
20:10 - 14:40IST  Istanbul-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl
13h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
RM 1,901Qatar Airways
Sun, 25 Oct - Mon, 2 Nov
AirAsia X Logo
09:35 - 16:05KUL  Kuala Lumpur Intl-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen
11h 30mdirect
AirAsia X Logo
17:20 - 08:40SAW  Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl
10h 20mdirect
RM 1,914AirAsia X
Thu, 29 Oct - Sun, 8 Nov
Oman Air Logo
21:35 - 17:40KUL  Kuala Lumpur Intl-IST Istanbul
25h 05m1 stop Muscat Seeb
Oman Air Logo
18:30 - 08:05IST  Istanbul-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl
32h 35m1 stop Muscat Seeb
RM 1,958Oman Air
Mon, 2 Nov - Thu, 12 Nov
Oman Air Logo
21:25 - 17:40KUL  Kuala Lumpur Intl-IST Istanbul
25h 15m1 stop Muscat Seeb
Oman Air Logo
18:30 - 08:05IST  Istanbul-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl
32h 35m1 stop Muscat Seeb
RM 2,003Oman Air
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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Southeast Asia to Istanbul

 
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3657 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Food
8.4Crew
8.0Comfort
8.2Entertainment
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Everything was great except the boarding experience. After the check in, they "packed us" in a small area, very hot there. It would be nice to be aware of this, I'd wait on the outside area

10.0 ExcellentDiego, Feb 2026
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Everything was great except the boarding experience. After the check in, they "packed us" in a small area, very hot there. It would be nice to be aware of this, I'd wait on the outside area

I liked everything: the service, the food, the cleanness. I flew last year with Qatar Airways, so I can compare. Emirates did much better! Especially their meals and service.

Food was excellent. Leg room in economy, not so good; I’m 6’-1”.

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

We arrived in line for check in at 6:15 p.m. but did not check in until 8:00 p.m. The line for economy check in was very long, and all of the desks 03-13 were not open, although most of them opened sporadically. The crew on board were very nice and helpful, friendly and kind. It has been many years since we flew Emirates (at least 17 years), and we notice that foot rests are no longer available in economy, but we were lucky enough to fly in the upper deck and appreciate your opening some of your flights to economy passengers in the upper deck. We will definitely fly on emirates more often! Thank you.

Thay crew was so nice.Air hostess il ham was so nice.my mom was little scray with airplan turbulence she help us alot.

On this flight, about the last 2 hours the captain kept the cabin too hot. It appeared like the ac was off.

We boarded via a mobile gate in Dubai. I don't care for the bus ride from the gate to the plane

Dirty plane. Urine on floor of lavatories, food was not cleaned from previous leg of flight prior to boarding, lavatories only cleaned once inflight. Boarded by group number, but did not inform passengers in terminal. So standing in line for ~40min.

My first time in business class The in flt staff was outstanding in every aspect of service, the food was amazing, the business seat space made the 11 hour journey easy peazy

It was good, but always can be better. The airplane was old.

I am a US citizen coming from Uganda to IST to LAX I was to be rerouted to Houston for Ebola health screen at no extra charge per TA app. At IST Turkish counter 4, they refused to reroute me to Houston unless I paid $1000. Finally, they said they would route me to Houston at no charge but not to LAX. SO I PUT OUT AN EXTRA $300 for Delta to LAX. IF THE US HAS A MANDATORY HEALTH SCREEN, THE AIRLINE NEEDS TO COMPENSATE THE PASSENGER NO EXTRA CHARGE TO FINAL DESTINATION

I always travel on Turkish Airlines but seriously I am I am considering to change because this is not the first time that the flight attendant are rude and they dont help. I asked for cold water with ice 5 times and I got water with no ice and this is not the first time to ask for something and you dont get it. Also I noticed this behavior only towards people who are not turkish.

Will be better if the flight will be on time

There were not enough extra leg room options to purchase. Also the seat Infront of mine was broken and the gentleman literally laid back into my lap for the whole trip. This was the most uncomfortable trip I have ever been on

A lot of things can be done to improve in flight experience

My flight was diverted to a different airport, not my intended destination. My initial flight was scheduled to Chicago Airport, but they changed it to Washington with just under 8 hours before my departure. As a result, I had to pay an additional $700 to book a new flight to my final destination. I tried contacting Kayak, but they were unable to assist me, even after purchasing travel insurance.

late arrival on a TK flight meant I missed my next TA flight. Had to wait a day to get a flight and they would not reschedule me all the way back to Denver. I had to buy a last-minute ticket from Washington Dulles to Denver on top of paying over $6000 for a business class ticket. I don't think I would ever fly Turkish Air again.

It was great. Left the gate left and my television didn’t work but it was great otherwise.

In my return flight they couldn’t identify my ticket or boarding pass, I had to go to 3 different counters until I was able to get my boarding pass. The food was on, it was the bear minimum. They didn’t even recognise that I was a Muslim and can’t eat meat, chicken or pork. In one of the trays I believe they served me pork. The staff were very pleasant, but they need to be aware of their surroundings more carefully, one of them stuck her lower belly right into my face! I was shocked and very uncomfortable.

Wow very impressed by the quality and attentiveness of service of China Southern. Lived the blankets! Will definitely fly with them again. Despite language barriers, a few attendants know enough English to understand our rudimentary Mandarin and respond to basic questions. Although they don’t explain the beverage and meal service on the website or ticketing documents, they offered regular beverage cart and snacks during the beginning hours and end hours of the long, transoceanic flight. A full meal at the beginning and end of the flight as well, and a midflight small sandwich (dinner roll sized) but we weren’t hungry and didn’t try that one. The expectation is that every sleeps during the middle of the flight. We were on a “redeye” departure from LAX with a morning arrival in China, so I don’t know if this service pattern is the same for other flights. The domestic flight we took from Guangzhou to Harbin offered conventional refreshments and meals like a US flight service. Note that they didn’t offer diet sodas. If you like to stay hydrated, I recommend bringing plenty of your own. It is served in small cups like any other drink. You can ask for a bottle but they’re tiny - about 6 ounces.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

No wheelchair service at all ( I did request that service and also purchased the priority assistant bundle) , what a waste of money

Food was terrible. Fish was equal to a sausage and scrumbled eggs were terribly green with a quite weird fllavour. Everybody with me hated all options. The best food was the bread with butter.

I love flying Chinese airlines in general but China Southern is probably the worst of the lot. The service is poor and food is below par.

Had some luggage loading delays but it was still a good experience

1. I got very poor check in experience with the counter lady . This is the first airline I ever experienced that no combine check in weight allow . Even we have 4 of us but weight counter by piece . So we wasted lot of time argue and repack . This is super crazy 2. Next I left my Samsung tablet on the plane . And I started to escalate and finally spoke to southern airline lost and found in Malaysia and the amazing answer she give is : system nothing found and please try to call southern airline in china 🧐 . I have been flying many other airlines but this is my first encounterment with such irresponsible airline response and no empathy given to customer . My feeling is nobody bother whether how customer like me feel and I’m just too small for the management to take note .

The food was perfect. The boarding process is a bit long. Given the late boarding time, I felt very tired by the time I was seated.

Quality flight from start to finish. Customer service is evidently very important to this company. The staff really exceeded expectations.

I have paid extra money for my special meal service but I received the the local food. Which is not acceptable.

The Senior Flight attendant was just amazing on our Flight GF 284 on 30/11/25. She was so attentive, helpful and caring not just to us but to all in our cabin.

The boarding was late. The check-in board said boarding closed but the boarding hadn't even started. I have spine issue but not eligible for wheelchair since I can walk. But we were taken to a plane with stairs to climb. I requested support with the handcarry and was told that I shouldn't have booked this flight without wheelchair. Instead this information should be public if this plane has sky bridge or stairs. The infotainment system did not work either. And the plane was very loud with very less legroom in economy.

Very poor experience, passengers and were not social and started a troubled with other passengers and a fight erupted

Food could have been better Entertainment was absent even in Business Class

The boarding at Heathrow is chaotic. That's partly due to the lack of space and seating at gate 8, and a Qatar flight from gate 9 at the same time. That's down to Heathrow rather than Gulf Air. I've had a similar experience here before. Another problem which isn't specific to Gulf Air or Heathrow is announcements, and those for boarding in particular. They are difficult to hear with all the other noise and for me with hearing problems it's even worse. A simple tv screen would help, so long as it's updated of course.

This itineray had to be cancelled as the connection time in Paris was only 55 min which is below the 90 min required by Paris airport. Nether Chat deal/Kayak, nor Gulf air nor American Air picked on that. I called American Air for unrelated question was then told that boarding would be denied due to the short connection time. This should have been an automatic notification from Chat deal/ Kayak or Gulf air and itinery cancelled. What is the point of inconveniencing the passenger?? The return has still not be refunded. Shame on Gulf Air, very poor customer service for an airline that has so good flight crew!

The flight was a transit and I had my boarding pass from the departure. I have talked to the check in person to set me up close to my family seats and ended up with my wife in one seat, 3 years old son in different seat and myself on different seat. very disappointing and overwhelming.

all good. crew wasnt attentive to the announcements they were making about the flight. made several mistakes at several tines while announcing destination, arrival time. first officer made this mistake too.

New aircraft, new and modern. Crew could be a little more smiling.

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