Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Raleigh to Moldova
Entry restrictions
Moldova has restricted entry to most foreign travelers.
Travelers who have been in or transited through Albania, Andorra, Brazil, Czechia, Estonia, France, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, USA or UAE in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
Moldova's border only permits foreigners if they meet one of the following exceptions: immediate family members of Moldovan citizens; persons having a visa, residency permit, or other document issued by Moldovan authorities; persons traveling for "professional interest" in possession of a visa, residency permit, or other document issued by Moldovan authorities; diplomats accredited to Moldova and members of international organizations and their family members; personnel who can provide humanitarian aid; passengers in transit.
Transiting a red zone country could result in denial of entry into Moldova.
As of June 30, other categories of people are allowed to enter Moldova. These include:
people with a business visit visa, long-stay visa, residence permit or equivalent document, members and dependents of diplomatic missions, consular Posts and international organizations accredited in Moldova, personnel providing humanitarian aid, passengers in transit, people traveling for health and humanitarian reasons, cross-border workers, and drivers and service personnel, for the purpose of transportation of goods (aircraft, ship and train crew).
Entry requirements
All travelers must complete an epidemiological questionnaire ("fisa epidemiologica") at airports and other ports of entry when entering Moldova and sign a statement that they will self-isolate for 14 days.
Travelers must present a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued within 72 hours prior to departure. Children under the age of 5, passengers in transit, and holders of vaccine certificates are exempt from testing requirements.
Moldova will admit foreign nationals coming from red zone countries if they are in possession of documentation demonstrating that they have received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Quarantine requirements
Travelers from certain "red zone" countries are subject to a 14-day self-isolation, with exceptions including asymptomatic individuals delivering goods, crew members, students, people traveling for health care, work related travelers with visas, diplomatic corps accredited in Moldova, and passengers in transit. The Ministry of Health will update the list of countries on the red zone list every 2 weeks.
Moldovan citizens without a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued within 72 hours prior to departure will be required to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, regardless of the country from which they traveled.
There are currently 13,733 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in MD and 5,224 deaths as of Apr 7 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Cons: "Fod no good"
Pros: "New planes, good food, nice crew"
Cons: "Didnot like the airport in Istanbul 25 min of walk"
Cons: "Yes"
Pros: "Crew and service was wonderful even on a shorter flight"
Pros: "Movies and screen"
Cons: "Flight delayed. Crew doesn’t speak good English"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Food"
Pros: "Very good!!!"
Pros: "The recline and comfort of the seat is good, and the map and entertainment system is OK."
Cons: "The flight was delayed, then we sat in the airplane for an hour before we took off, with kids screaming and the cabin at seemingly sauna temperatures. Once we took off, drinks weren't even served until 2 hours after take-off (for a scheduled 6:15pm departure - actual was more like 7:45pm). Maybe it was due to some light turbulence along the way or something, but they should tell people that is the problem and the reason they are not serving food and drinks, if that is the case."
Pros: "Sweet crew members"
Pros: "Everything was nice"
Pros: "Service, flight and landing, exceptional!!!"
Cons: "No cons..."
Pros: "Absolutely everything. Food and hot towels!!! Changing reservations after missed flight very easy."
Pros: "Noghing"
Cons: "They didnt care about the damages caused to us"
Pros: "Every thing. Food travel and crew"
Cons: "long delay on the tarmac"
Pros: "Seats comfy. Turkish airlines rep came to collect passengers as previous flight delayed."
Cons: "TV/Movie/music database was empty for my seat. The temperature in the plane was very hot throughout flight."
Pros: "Will never use kayak again"
Pros: "they do really their best- they have a good standard."
Cons: "english is hard to understand"
Cons: "See volume issue from earlier."
Pros: "Very uncomfortable seat. Very narrow walk way to lavatory."
Pros: "Movie options and food"
Cons: "Not enough leg room"
Pros: "Nobody wants to sit on a plane for 10-14 hours but Turkish airlines made it enjoyable! Excellent customer service. We had plenty of beverages, sleeping kits, a wide range of entertainment on the screens, and they had my vegetarian meals ready. Always friendly and helpful."
Cons: "If there was about a foot more legroom, that would be awesome! But I would probably have to pay for first-class to achieve that. ;-)"
Pros: "Seatback entertaininment options were amazing. Food wasn't always designed for the American palette, but most of it was pretty good, and they put a good effort into it, unlike US carriers. Flight attendants were great. Boarding was organized and smooth."
Cons: "It's just hard to make a 14 hour flight in economy comfortable. Another inch or two of space would have helped, but I understand the tradeoffs involved in that. Baggage collection at IAH took about 30 minutes, but that may have been the airport's fault and not the airline's."
Pros: "Great Airlines"
Pros: "I was pleasantly surprised by quality of what i would call "domestic" flight..."
Cons: "I think Turkish airline need to bring a bit more organization in boarding (it felt like original Southwest boarding process -- first come/first served or get in queue and hurry up wait (depending on one's point of view)..."
Pros: "Very relaxing, excellent food, very good customer service, I love Turkish Airlines."
Cons: "The food on the flygh istanbul to New York was not as good as usual. It was a bit cold, but a part of this everything was excellent. Overall I am very happy!!"
Pros: "The planes I flew in were very clean, comfortable and in great condition. I enjoy the seat space and comfort, good entertainment options with great quality entertainment system. The meals were also decent and we were even fed sandwiches on a short flight."
Pros: "food is always good..crew too"
Cons: "why more spece in short hail flights then long haul??"
Pros: "Excellent service, staff and food. All flights ran smooth, food and beverages were great and service from the crew was beyond great. During the fight, besides the food and drinks, we had lots of entertainment and games in the tv devices. I will definitely fly with Turkish Airlines again in the future."
Pros: "food"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Flight canceled"
Pros: "Food, entertainment, and crew were great!"
Pros: "The entertainment choice and availability of USB port for charging was excellent."
Cons: "This leg of both of our flights (going and return) was quite cramped. Due to an unfortunate delay on our return flight, our overall day was extended from ~8 hours to 16 hours, and had us flying through the night--very unexpected and tiring. Additionally, although we requested kosher meals well in advance, the delay/cancellation of our flights and rebooking effectively cancelled our kosher meals and there was nothing for us to eat. This was very frustrating."
Pros: "Good food, nice crew, great entertainment system, and an overall fantastic value."
Pros: "Staff,food excellent. Very smooth take off and landing. Excellent pilots. As a Turkish citizen I'm proud of THY.,"
Cons: "Narrow seating area."
Pros: "Easy to get exit row seat, very nice crews, good food incl. free wine."
Cons: "Istambul Intl. Airport: Wifi requires a code to be sent to a working cell phone. It never worked for me (and that on 6hrs+ layovers there) and obviously people with only a pc or iPad/ipod/iphone without working sim card are screwed. If you offer free wifi, don't add ridiculous requirements that no one can fulfill."
Pros: "Food and service were great. Plane was super clean and economy seats were very comfortable."
Cons: "The in-flight entertainment system didn't work on the way back."
Pros: "So many movie choices and great food, wasn't hungry once!"
Pros: "Entertainment (movies) always helpful to pass the time."
Cons: "Hot in the plane during and after boarding - no cool air. I have come to expect more from Turkish Airlines, and I hope they make sure they improve this aspect."
Pros: "Food was excellent. And I love the care packages!"
Cons: "N/a"
Pros: "Clean, efficient."
Cons: "Inexplicably, food choices ran out and the crew were basically like tough luck...no explanation, aporigins or anything. My fiance who didn't eat meat was left eating bread and crackers."
Cons: "I couldn't get free Wi-Fi on Ataturk airport. When entering my phone number, to receive code for 2 hours of free Wi Fi it couldn't recognize my number 385 099 5744368, or 385 99 5744368. Nowdays, when Wi Fi should be for free without any passwords !!!"
Pros: "US airlines ought to take lessons on customer service and satisfaction!"
Cons: "Boarding was a bit chaotic. Ought to have better organization and identification for different boarding status .. A B C D etc."
Pros: "food, service and sea"
Cons: "There seemed to be no check in which confused me a little. The luggage pick up was more of a zoo than usual and plenty of suffocating dust from construction while we waited."
Cons: "Seat was very uncomfortable. Stiching placement is very bad and hurts. We had to turn back and switch plane after some technical issue. We landed in Budapest with more than 3 hrs delay."
Pros: "The food tasted good and I wasn't expecting a meal on a 2.5 hour flight."
Cons: "Temperature in the plane was about 40 degrees Celsius with no explanation. We needed better air flow and more water. Staff was a little bit cranky. There were no headphone adapters for the in-seat headphone jacks, only poor-quality, ill-fitting headphone sets. Boarding was chaotic and took way too long, delaying our departure."
Pros: "Comfortable seats"
Cons: "Really poor service. Stewards didn't seem like they wanted to serve."
Pros: "Generally speaking I love Turkish Airlines, my only concern was the tiny and shaky tables."
Cons: "The personal tables were tiny and could hardly hold the trays. I didn't have any drink with my food as I was afraid it would spill."
Airlines flying from Raleigh to Moldova have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Raleigh to Moldova
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from Raleigh to Moldova
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from Raleigh to Moldova
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from Raleigh to Moldova
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from Raleigh to Moldova