Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Flights, Airlines and Airports => Flights to Dalaman and Turkey, Airlines and Airports => Topic started by: keng38 on December 28, 2013, 19:42:33 PM

Title: Booking flights on Turkush websites
Post by: keng38 on December 28, 2013, 19:42:33 PM

Is it possible to book and pay for flights on a Turkish website and reap the benefits of the excellent exchange rates (pay in Lira) or does the TL price increase anyway?

Title: Re: Booking flights on Turkush websites
Post by: JohnF on December 28, 2013, 20:05:36 PM

Yes.

JF

Title: Re: Booking flights on Turkush websites
Post by: KKOB on December 28, 2013, 20:11:55 PM

Probably.

Title: Re: Booking flights on Turkush websites
Post by: Rimms on December 28, 2013, 20:27:55 PM

Ken, if the website is based in either the UK or Europe and would normally take your payment in either GBP or Euro but allows you to pay in lira, like Trivago or Travel Republic etc. they will simply use a currency converter and so you will pay more lira while the currency is weak. You might get a deal from Turkish airlines but because the currency is so weak, they could be getting hammered for fuel costs and landing charges in the same way that anything imported here will be costing a lot more money if paid for in lira.

Title: Re: Booking flights on Turkush websites
Post by: JohnF on December 28, 2013, 21:08:44 PM

I think he means AtlasJet, THY etc - which means my answer stands, yes.

JF

Title: Re: Booking flights on Turkush websites
Post by: Rimms on December 28, 2013, 21:17:04 PM

Agreed John, I think Ken is in the UK in which case he's got the full picture

Title: Re: Booking flights on Turkush websites
Post by: keng38 on December 28, 2013, 21:55:30 PM

I am in the uk yes.
Looking to fly over in January for a week so thinking of booking using a Turkish site and paying turkish lira from Turkish bank account.

Title: Re: Booking flights on Turkush websites
Post by: loz on December 28, 2013, 23:57:30 PM

Sky Scanner using TRY  worth a TRY.




http://www.skyscanner.com.tr/ (http://www.skyscanner.com.tr/)


I have just tried UK site and Turkish sites  UK site £159 and like for like using Turkish  580TL

Title: Re: Booking flights on Turkush websites
Post by: keng38 on December 29, 2013, 09:56:23 AM

It looks like they are all converting from GBP so holidays abroad must be very expensive if bought in Turkey.
Unless you have suitcases of cash hidden in your house.

Title: Re: Booking flights on Turkush websites
Post by: calvin 1949 on December 29, 2013, 10:45:34 AM

 Or a Shoe Box  :)  :)  ;)

Title: Re: Booking flights on Turkush websites
Post by: Rimms on December 29, 2013, 11:23:23 AM

Unless this currency is sorted out Ken, a lot of things are going to become very expensive in Turkey, everything imported for a start.

Title: Re: Booking flights on Turkush websites
Post by: Scunner on December 29, 2013, 11:36:02 AM

And they are bloody expensive already!