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saloma
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Have you ever been upgraded or "bumped up"? I have - 3 times!
Though not from fighting or nasty behavior! 
A friend of mine was about to be bumped up in Singapore, but when they saw her boyfriend's grubby attire, they decided to upgrade someone else! |
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basiltherat
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| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:49 am Post subject: |
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i would but i need to get into stansted.. not heathrow or gatwick cos theyre an absolute nightmare. stansted is much nearer home n much less congested. Turkish Airlines seem to offer the cheapest fares from damascus to stansted; approx $540. other airlines quote in thousands of dollars. nuts !
thnx for the comments. i think i'll take it.
regards
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Mark Loyd
Joined: 13 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Only 540 dollars which is half what the others are charging and it goes to the airport of your choice and you post a thread about whether the food etc. is any good. As if a TEFLer is in any position to take any flight except the cheapest. |
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basiltherat
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks again for all constructive and informative messages.
regards
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basiltherat
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well, i had no complaints so comments above seem to be pretty valid. great way to get back to east england. stansted was a breeze to get thru, too.
thanks again for views
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emypie
Joined: 27 Nov 2005
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Location: Riding the TEFL wave across the globe
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| Basil -- Turkish Airlines is one of the more reliable ones in Turkey for domestic flights (compared to Atlas Jet for example) which is why it is more expensive. If you ask me, it is TOO expensive. You can find cheaper flights to the UK with Air Italia or Lufthansa. Check some online websites and if you have a credit card book it online. Found some decent prices, like around 150 pounds. |
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phoebe caulfield
Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Bilkent, Ankara
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject: flights to lisbon |
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So, I want to go to Madeira for the x-mas holiday and i will be flying from Ist. So far all the flights I have found are ridiculously expensive and LONG. I mean, does it really take 9 HOURS to fly to Portugal????
Please, anybody, give me some suggestions of other airlines that might fly from Istanbul to Portugal DIRECTLY. |
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billybuzz
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
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Location: turkey
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:27 am Post subject: |
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So on the subject of this christmas ,anyone found cheap flights to the uk yet ?
Hopefully my place will let me go home for the first time in more than a decade . Then again if past performance is anything to go by maybe not ! |
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dagi
Joined: 01 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:46 am Post subject: |
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| I like TA a lot! They are not fussy about excess luggage, good aircrafts, nice service. |
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basiltherat
Joined: 04 Oct 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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I have similar views. I've been using only Turkish for travel for the last year and a half or so; both between UK/Syria and UK/kazakhstan.
I have had no complaints, and if you have to transit, Istanbul's airport is as good as any to get left at for a couple of hours (despite the snacks/drinks being ridiculously overpriced). IMHO, it is also very efficient. If only it could provide some sort of public internet cafe/service in the depature/arrival area.
Turkish are also good for flying back to or from the Uk cos they dont only fly into/from one UK airport. They offer Stansted (pefect for me personally), Heathrow, Manchester.
best
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dmb
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Basil, say good things about TA- they still won't sponsor Colchester Utd.  |
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angelacakir
Joined: 25 May 2007
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I flew home last Christmas and went with Easy Jet. Also booked my flight back to the UK this summer and got it really cheap and ı am flying from Adana- Ist-Luton-Glasgow. 120 pounds return. Also pegasus fly to Stanstead now. A friend bought a ticket for 61 pounds one way!
Easy jet start taking bookings for christams from August! |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 8:22 am Post subject: |
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I have often used THY but my argument about using them from Bahrain is the timing of the flight
03.00
Yuk !
Otherwise no complaints. Good way to get from Gulf to Western Europe or USA. With stopover in IST |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
Joined: 04 Dec 2005
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Location: Melo Drama School
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Only around 115 shopping days left ... unless we're talking Christmas 2008 ... |
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scot47
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I think next time I will try the Turkish Airlines flight into Otopeni (Bucharest). Closer to Chateau Scot47 than Sofia is ! |
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