We are planning on a 10-day trip to Turkey and are looking for advice on booking flights. Our search in the net yielded nothing but standard fares that were over $1,000 for each roundtrip including fees and taxes. We don't mind making a convenient stop at London or Amsterdam if it saves on fares. Thanks in advance.
Posted by
Des Moines, IA
2193 posts
When? $1000 total RT each isn't unreasonable for peak season travel. Turkish Airlines is your only non-stop option...everyone else connects somewhere. Try www.skyscanner.net and www.kayak.com and watch fares for a period of time.
Posted by
OP
NYC, NY, USA
22 posts
Sorry folks, we are planning this trip in the Spring of 2010.
Posted by
Atlanta
3262 posts
When I did a search at www.kayak.com for mid-week flights in May I saw $785. on Iberia and $813. on Air France. It's hard to tell what airfares will be like for spring 2010 but that still seems high to me from NYC. I'd set up the e-mail "Fare Alerts" as Michael suggested and watch them for awhile.
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
If you're going to get the airfare monitoring websites to send you e-mail alerts, do it now,....don't wait. Air fare sales can happen at any time, and there's no guarantee you'll get a better deal 90 days out. Actually, about $750 in May sounds pretty good!
Posted by
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
Have you tried airberlin.com? Also Singapore Airlines sometimes offer really low fares from JFK to Frankfurt and from Frankfurt there are plenty of cheap options to Turkey, like Air Berlin, Condor, SunExpress, TUIfly.com and others...
Posted by
Seattle, USA
990 posts
Given the fact that your trip is a comparatively short one, you might prioritize convenience in travel over savings on airfare. If a cheaper fare ends up costing you an extra half day in connections and transit, it probably isn't worth it unless the savings are substantial. Having that half day for touring is valuable on a short trip.