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Mikana51 · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 41 Location: Istanrubble

I'm new, new, new, new to operating in Istanbul, and I have a bad dose of Istanbelly, so I'm not functioning too well, but what's the best way to buy a ticket from IST to Washington DC for the end of Ramazan? I know, I know, go online, but I need to pay cash. I call the local BA number and get some woman who hangs up on me; call Swiss, same deal, call Lufthansa, the number doesn't work. Should i just rock up to an airline office? Or is there a travel agent in the Taksim area who speaks reasonable English and can do it all for me?

This is a bit urgent as the prices are going up as I write. Darn, I hate not being able to function effectively. Turkish classes, girl, Turkish classes.

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

You'll find travel agents in Sultan Ahmet who speak English. Just walk down the main drag there and you'll easily find them.

Going directly to an airline office could work but you'll pay full price, no deals.

In the meantime, 3 bad phone calls? Are you sure you're dialing correctly?

Mikana51 · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 41 Location: Istanrubble

I think I can still manage a mobile phone keypad and tried both with and without area codes Very Happy

I'll try the area you recommend --- thx

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

yaramaz · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:30 am Post subject:

Email oya90 at hotmail. She and her husband have been gettingme back to Canada cheaply for 5 years. They are at Campus travel, just before the Aya Sofia as you walk up the tramline past Topkapi. Really lovely folk. Good luck. And gecmis olsun.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

the Engl;sh-language dailies have ads from travel agents selling discounted tickets.

For backpackers, derelicts, students.......................and EFL teachers.

But then if you are an EFL teacher maybe you are too poor to buy a paper ?

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

derelict same same TEFLer

Mikana51 · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 41 Location: Istanrubble

hotncold · Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 7

Allo,

I would really like to find a discount or transferring airline (stopping in Germany or France would be fine) doing a return ticket to London from Istanbul on Oct. 21st, returning on the 26th? Anyone know of a decent airline for recommendation?

Please let me know, private message is fine

Thanks

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Buy waaaaaaay in advance. We bought tickets last week for Canada- July 2007. They cost 1500. Had we waited until after last friday they were almost double.

Baba Alex · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 2411

FGT · Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 762 Location: Turkey

Met someone today who just arrived from London with �81 return ticket (Gatwick-Izmir) with BA.

hotncold · Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 7

EasyJet - do they have an office at Ataturk airport, could I buy through there? I also found through searching a fairly cheap ticket going through SwissAir to Heathrow through Zurich, returning by Austrian airlines... if I don't have a credit card (by choice) are there other ways to purchase these tickets - the websites don't seem to offer other means than credit card (or debit), and most of my friends are doubtful about using credit cards online.