Onur Air: reviews about the airline

In this article, we will analyze the experience of cooperation and impressions of passengers from flights with the Turkish carrier Onur Air. The airline, whose rating is 3.3 out of 5 points (according to travelers' reviews), is in demand among passengers. Is it worth it to trust her with her safety, luggage, a good mood for quite a little money? This we now discuss.

A short digression into the history

Onur Air, which will be reviewed below, was founded in the spring of 1992. Already in May , the A320 aircraft belonging to this firm carried out its first flight to Northern Cyprus, to Erdzhan airport. Realizing the huge tourist potential of Turkey, Onur Air signed an agreement on the transportation of passengers to the resorts of the country with the leading company Ten Tour. And she did not fail.

This cooperation with the tour operator allowed the air carrier to enter new boundaries. Already three years after founding the company had nine liners. "Onur Ayr" successfully survived the crisis and since 2008 began to build up again.

Onur Air (airline): aircraft fleet

From the very beginning, the carrier decided to deliver passengers to Istanbul, as well as charter flights from Western, Central and Eastern Europe to the resorts of the Anatolian coast of Turkey. And to take precedence over other airlines, Onur Air purchases spacious airplanes. Thus, the flight pays off and brings profit, because the flow of passengers does not decrease. Together with eight Airbus A320s and nine A321, the airline bought four wide-body and roomy A330s. Thus, the fleet has twenty-one liners.

Aircraft Onur Air reviews are called clean and modern. But a tall or obese person will not be particularly comfortable here, because the rows of armchairs are close to each other. The reclining seat back causes inconvenience to the passenger in the rear. But the company does not make long-distance flights. Therefore, most passengers claim that they are ready to suffer these small inconveniences, since to fly to their destination in just a couple of hours.

Flight Schedule

The company is based in the Istanbul airport of Kemal Ataturk. Where do the regular flights of the carrier Onur Air go? Reviews mention routes from Moscow (Sheremetyevo) and Kazan to Antalya. But such flights are made only in the holiday season on a charter basis. Also, Russian tourists claim that they flew with the company to resorts in Turkey from Nalchik, Grozny, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara and Chelyabinsk. It is much easier to get with the carrier Onur Air to Istanbul, and from there to other cities in Turkey and Europe.

In general, the company makes regular flights in twenty-six directions. With the assistance of this carrier, you can get to Berlin, Dusseldorf, Amsterdam, Stuttgart. If you fly by Onur Air to Istanbul, its liners will take you to Izmir, Antalya, Gaziantep, Trabzon and other cities of Turkey. Popular flights from Istanbul to Odessa (Ukraine) and Dortmund (Germany) to Antalya.

Onur Air: Overview

This carrier has its own maintenance center for airliners at its airport base. Ataturk in Istanbul. Also in this hub are employees of the company who are registering for the flight. The cabin is divided into economy and business class. In the second compartment, the rows of seats are not so tight, and you can settle more comfortably.

In accordance with this for the passengers there are different standards for carrying baggage. Plane provides fifteen kilograms for domestic flights and twenty for international flights. A passenger flying standard class can carry up to thirty kilograms of luggage, and an exclusive one up to forty. Hand luggage is always eight kilos. Unfortunately, pets do not take on board the Onur Air (airline). Registration for the flight ends half an hour before the start on domestic flights and for forty-five minutes - in international flights. Chekin online starts a day before departure, and ends in two hours.

Reviews

What do travelers say about Onur Air? Reviews about it are mostly positive. Last summer, the company left the Russian field, and this was for many tourists who are accustomed to fly to the resorts of Turkey on the aircraft of this tour operator, a great loss. But already in the autumn "Onur Air" returned to Russia. More reviews mention that charter flights are often delayed, but regular departures are scheduled. Many passengers, especially those who travel the class standard and exclusive, praise meals aboard the Onur Air liners.

The airline, whose reviews are mostly positive, has bonus programs, encouraging its regular customers discounts. If you become a member of the OnurExstra club, then for each air ticket to your personal savings account, you receive two to eight percent of its value (the amount depends on the tariff). It is convenient for this company to travel with children. Babies up to two years fly for only ten percent of the cost. And for children under twelve there is a special tariff.