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coffeespoonman
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 Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:52 pm Post subject: cheap airfare to Istanbul from the US |
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| I promised my friend I would fly him to visit me in January, but I've a bit of a problem... After my visa run, rent, and bills, I've got very little money left. Can anyone suggest a good airline or website to get cheap tickets from the Midwest USA (Cincinnatti, Chicago, Indianapolis, or roundabout), to Istanbul and back? Thanks in advance. |
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foukan39
Joined: 22 Nov 2005
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Location: Ankara
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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i'm new, so don't eat me, but...
using yahoo fare chase (or something like that) about 3 weeks ago i found airfare from NY to Istanbul for $543 through Italian air.
cheap enough? |
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Mark Loyd
Joined: 13 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:22 pm Post subject: honeymoon is over |
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| coffeespoonman wrote: |
| I promised my friend I would fly him to visit me in January, but I've a bit of a problem... After my visa run, rent, and bills, I've got very little money left. Can anyone suggest a good airline or website to get cheap tickets from the Midwest USA (Cincinnatti, Chicago, Indianapolis, or roundabout), to Istanbul and back? Thanks in advance. |
Not such a great job then, is it?   |
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baksana
Joined: 23 Nov 2005
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Location: istanbul, turkey
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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I recommend checking your options at
http://www.itasoftware.com
You can search for the lowest fares on many different
airlines.... can't book it on there, but it's really helpful
if you are flexible and can search for fares within a 30-
day period.
That said, I am looking at fares to come back to IST
at the end of this month. The best fares I have found
were on Expedia.com, Orbitz.com, and then Travelocity.
Good luck! |
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Mark Loyd
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:29 am Post subject: |
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| cheap again |
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coffeespoonman
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Actually, on one month's salary, I can afford to pay rent, pay bills (including student loans), go to Greece for 2 days, eat and live well, and fly my friend from the states to visit (though, admittedly, that last one is a bit of a strain). I'm totally fine with that, thanks. Yes, I still love my job.  |
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Hector_Lector
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:21 am Post subject: |
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| You lend money to students? |
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coffeespoonman
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, but with a 20% APR. With the general stabilization of the YTL, I turn a tidy profit. |
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Mark Loyd
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| Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| No poncing off the students. |
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casab22
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| Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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Try Kayak.com. I got a flight from Boston to Istanbul roundtrip for under $600 in February.
Hope this helps. |
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CECTPA
Joined: 18 Oct 2005
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Henry_Cowell
Joined: 27 May 2005
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| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| coffeespoonman wrote: |
| Actually, on one month's salary, I can afford to pay rent, pay bills (including student loans), go to Greece for 2 days, eat and live well, and fly my friend from the states to visit (though, admittedly, that last one is a bit of a strain). I'm totally fine with that, thanks. Yes, I still love my job. |
Mark/31 is wrong once again. |
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Mark Loyd
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Wow Henry, he can pay the rent on a crap flat he shares, eat out which is dirt cheap in Turkey, pay the electric, go on a bus trip to renew his tourist visa and wow struggle to pay one air fare and he is teaching:
40 hours a week
I was right his job is crap. Holidays are soon so a big drop in pay. Lets hear him say how great it is next month when he cannot do all of the above. |
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Henry_Cowell
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| You were wrong. You were simply thinking of your own sorry lot in life. |
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Mark Loyd
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