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Offline nichola

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Re: Turkish airlines via Istanbul fantastic
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2017, 19:12:07 PM »
Just to clarify it is planned the new terminal will be open for international flights all year round - but I may have got ahead of myself about TA operating flights from Dalaman to the UK all year.


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Re: Turkish airlines via Istanbul fantastic
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2017, 22:11:32 PM »
Buy isn't the current terminal available for international flights all year round?  It's just the carriers have chosen not to operate them.

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Re: Turkish airlines via Istanbul fantastic
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2017, 07:09:15 AM »
But isn't the current terminal available for international flights all year round?  It's just the carriers have chosen not to operate them.

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Exactly what I was thinking.

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Re: Turkish airlines via Istanbul fantastic
« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2017, 19:21:46 PM »
They need to create something to do out of season to make it viable. Antalya did it with golf in Belek but what is there in Mugla?

When we lived there Steph used to play Monopoly with the kids, I doubt that would be enough to entice winter tourists though.

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Re: Turkish airlines via Istanbul fantastic
« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2017, 22:28:46 PM »
I’ve used Turkish Airlines on several occasions and always found them to offer great prices which include 23k hold luggage, 8k hand luggage and meals & drinks. Headphones, pillow & blanket and a newspaper, ALLincluded in the price.  Even getting an EasyJet deal doesn’t come close to them, even with their new luggge policy.  I certainly recommend them even with the change over at Istanbul.  No wonder they are rated the No.1 airline worldwide.

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Re: Turkish airlines via Istanbul fantastic
« Reply #15 on: November 25, 2017, 00:02:06 AM »
Always been great for me

And the food is brill



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Re: Turkish airlines via Istanbul fantastic
« Reply #16 on: November 26, 2017, 10:37:54 AM »
After some deliberation we have just booked for the October school holidays next year. £35 out from Gatwick and £106 return with Turkish airlines. So about £150 all in during school hols. We had to think hard on whether we wanted 3-4hrs sitting at Istanbul with a 5 year old but feedback here persuaded us

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Re: Turkish airlines via Istanbul fantastic
« Reply #17 on: November 26, 2017, 10:50:29 AM »
Just take the usual "occupy the child" for a few hours stuff and you'll be fine.  Its a big airport so plenty to explore  :)

If you have lounge access via credit card I'm fairly sure the primeclass has a kids play area with playstations etc.

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Re: Turkish airlines via Istanbul fantastic
« Reply #18 on: November 26, 2017, 10:52:17 AM »
I don’t but am looking into costs of the lounges

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Re: Turkish airlines via Istanbul fantastic
« Reply #19 on: November 26, 2017, 10:59:19 AM »
Primeclass is €40 a head if going pay as you go - probably not worth it on way out and you can see how the wee one deals with time.  If its a traumatic experience (    :) ) then shell out on return!

We've spent a few hours there with our two when they were young and managed to occupy them.  Admittedly they were 8 and 11 at that time.

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