Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Flights, Airlines and Airports => Flights to Dalaman and Turkey, Airlines and Airports => Topic started by: Menthol on February 12, 2014, 13:42:38 PM
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I heard this from several people in Fethiye last week. However, because I only had internet access when we stopped off for a coffee in a wi-fi cafe, I couldn't really check until I got home to UK last night.
I cannot see anything online about flights to and from Dalaman in Feb or March. Even the transfer people that took us to and from Antalya said there were going to be one flight a week from Manchester and Gatwick to Dalaman starting this week and returning of course. Every Wednesday. This is scuppering my plans, big style ....... :(
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Flights from Gatwick start today,just 1 a week, don't think Tc start flights from Manchester till end march.
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There are flights to dalaman from london gatwick in february and they are very cheap at present just checked on there website.
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We have booked for DLM to LGW on 19th with them so I balleywell hope they are flying!!
TC ??? ???
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Ah - so no Manchester then ........ :-[
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Donnie starts in May at £134 currently -
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& Manchester starts at the very end of March. Otherwise, I know it's a bit of a trek from Sheffield (?) but you can get to Dalaman from Stansted via Istanbul with Pegasus
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Cheers Liz but I think I'm going to plump for Manchester to Antalya again. The transfer was excellent both ways - one in the pitch black night and the return in glorious sunshine with the most stunning views.
A return transfer Sheffield/Gatwick is £350. The cost of the three flight tickets is cheaper.
Just waiting to hear about the cost of the Antalya/Ovacik transfer (the last one was a special price arranged by the agent, so expecting a dearer cost this time) and I will be booking for 2nd week in March.
I miss my house so much already.
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Menthol, I can see why you miss your house....it's fabulous! If I had a house like that I wouldn't want to leave it. Hope things go well with your flights and transfers.
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Hi Menthol,
We are flying from Manchester to Antalya on the 18th March if you end up on the same flight and would like to share a transfer to ovacik please get in touch. I hv advertised this on Airport transfers to Fethiye, there will be two of us Karen
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Menthol if you book a few weeks in advance you can get the train from Sheff to Gatwick airport with just one change, I priced it from Chesterfield 12 weeks in advance on £25 each.
Mark
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Thank you Dennis!
DaveKaren - it looks as though we will be flying to Antalya from Manchester on the 11th March - but thank you very much for suggesting the transfer share. I think it's likely that between the 3 of us we will be bringing 5, possibly 6 suitcases too - I'm bringing stuff over for the house. So have just got a one way transfer price for a minibus big enough for everyone/thing. :)
Karaoke Mark - I did think about that option, but figured 6 suitcases on the train and between trains wasn't something we could manage. Cheers though.
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I used to go home in Feb every year when I lived over there, 2005 to 2009 always flew from Dalaman into either Manchester or B'ham and then back to Turkey from Stanstead to Dalaman about 3 weeks later, with TC.
Had those flights stopped altogether since 2010 and now being re-started again? I never had a problem getting a flight back to the UK in Feb.
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Ceni, unfortunately There have been no direct flights from Dalaman to Manchester in the winter since 2010. The last four times we have come back in January or February we have had to fly from Antalya.
Turkish Airlines fly Manchester to Istanbul and Istanbul to Dalaman but you have a lengthy wait for your connecting flight or even have to overnight in an hotel.
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Yes it's a real shame that Dalaman isnt open to Manchester/Midlands/Northern flights in the winter months but presumably the airlines don't think it's worthwhile as demand is low. However, for anyone who hasn't been to the Fethiye area in the winter, I can highly recommend it after seeing my first winter there. A completely different feel and it's so easy to get everywhere! You wouldn't believe how quiet the markets are and I never struggled to find a parking spot.
Mind you, as nice as The Harman Hotel was the first week we stayed before moving into our house, it would have benefitted from having the central heating actually switched on. The room warmed up a bit with air con heating on but the rest of the hotel was perishingly cold. And the hotel was full every night.