Direct flights from Italy to North Cyprus

cyprusman3



Joined: 09/06/2009
Posts: 297

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 09:31

Direct flights from Italy to North Cyprus have started Wowww let the party begin !!!

laptahall


Joined: 27/04/2009
Posts: 26

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 09:56

That's very good news. From where and which airline?

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 10:18

Is this direct as in stay on the plane at Antalya or change as at Istanbul? Any links available?

cyprusman3



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Posts: 297

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 17:00

well my daughter works min Oskar hotel as reception manager and she said direct as in no stop in turkey which was unbelievable news !!

YFred


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Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 17:07

Watch the my Greek Cypriot cousins in the south go into overdrive to try and stop it.

dogeared


Joined: 02/09/2010
Posts: 45

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 17:35

have you a link to the source in mess 1 please ??

cyprusman3



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Posts: 297

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 19:52

message 5, Our Greek cousins have no say in Italy, the monarchy there isn't getting shagged by a Greek



Message 6, it wasn't a link that i got the info from it was from the Oskar hotel reception department .

CJtill


Joined: 02/05/2008
Posts: 836

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 20:50

Call me a cynic if you like but, there are NO non-stop flights in or out of Northern Cyprus apart from mainland Turkey.

When the small print has been digested it will no doubt become apparent.

Michael

YFred


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Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 20:53

Cyprusman3 are you implying that my uncle Old Phillipo the Not so Great is shagging my ainty Liz. Surely not. Old people don't do that sort of thing.

While we are on the subject of Monarchy is anybody aware the Phillipo has a mistress with children?

ianwfs


Joined: 08/01/2008
Posts: 563

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 20:56

If your source is from within the travel industry, and they used the word "direct", the flight will be via Turkey.

If it was to come straight from Italy, they would have used the words "non stop".

Currently ICAO regulations do not permit non stop flights, and won't do till after a settlement or international recognition.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 20:56

It's the old 'when is a direct flight not a direct flight? conundrum...



Non-stop is not what the poster said.... direct without having to switch planes even if they do touch down in Istanbul is still regarded as a direct flight... I don't agree with this description but that's the industry standard.

cyprusman3



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Posts: 297

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 21:06

well direct is ok even if it stops for a bit , means easier to get here which is positive .

YFred


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Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 21:07

Sometimes they do continue without landing, especially when there are no passengers to get off or get on. I've been on one from Stansted that did not land in Turkey.

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 21:09

I don't believe there will be flights directly from Italy to Ercan otherwise there would be a little more response from the GCs

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 21:13

I really hope there will be sometime soon and why not we get flights from holland each week.

DutchCrusader



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Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 21:24

RE msg 15, Lilli: (...) we get flights from holland each week (...)

=> 1 : Flights starting in Amsterdam (Schiphol Airport) - and ending in TRNC - are not announced in the departure hall. People there only read Amsterdam -> Antalya. 2 : ALL flights from Holland land in Antalya before going on to Ercan (TRNC). There are no non-stop flights allowed although the Holland based Turkish carrier "Corendon" tried hard. And I personally find it hard to believe that any carrier would break the international rules with a non-stop flight to TRNC and that Turkey would allow such non-stop flights to arrive in TRNC.

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 21:26

thank you hans i was not sure.

YFred


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Message Posted:
12/09/2010 22:43

Lilli, do we have flights from Holland direct? Did I hear that right?

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
12/09/2010 22:49

This is great news. Will they be flying from Turin?

YFred


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Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
12/09/2010 23:15

Isn't that where the shroud is? It is going to be as real as the shroud then.

LaptaMike


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Posts: 1679

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 00:04

wonder when Michael O'leary will get on the bandwagon and announce non stop flights to ercan just for publicity sake?

YFred


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Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 00:11

I shall email him to see if he does it.

Blackbird



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Message Posted:
13/09/2010 00:16

Call me a cynical old sod if you like...I've heard stories and rumours about direct flight into Ercan for well over ten years. But none have proved true.

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 01:04

Blackbird



Okay - you're a cynical old sod



Seriously, I have been hearing about 'direct' or 'non-stop' flights for over 20 years.



Still waiting - oh well

Blackbird



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Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 01:29

Jeanie - I think you will be waiting for a quite a while........

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 01:50

Blackbird - I think you're right



Although, don't they say "everything comes to he who waits"?



Mind you, I was also told some years ago that if we bought a place in NC in 5 years time we would be rich. If I had a pound for every time I heard that, I'd be rich already



Jean

mmmmmm



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Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 10:16

Re msg 7



Your 'source' is almost certainly getting 'confused' with Ryannair saying they will offer a Milan - Larnaca service... ;)

stingrayno1


Joined: 03/02/2009
Posts: 58

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 16:15

Pegasus are doing cheap flights to Istanbul then change for Ercan.They fly to Fuimicino Rome and i think milan.



When we were there last month there are advertisments all over the place for Pegasus flights to Istanbul



prices from 45 euros one way to Istanbul.

stingrayno1


Joined: 03/02/2009
Posts: 58

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 16:21

Sorry thats 45 euros from Rome to Istanbul,i guess thats around 90tl from Istanbul to Rome.

malsancak


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Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 16:22

actually I've been on two direct flights Stansted-->Ercan (or was it Gecikale?) We arrived at Stansted and discovered there were 2 flights within 30 minutes of each other going to Ercan and were told we were being moved to the other one. We asked why and were told the other flight was for those going to Ercan. They said no more until we got on the plane when we were told we were going direct to Ercan. Loads of people were peed off because they'd arranged pickups and would have to now hang around for them.

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 17:32

i have know firends on 2 flight didnt stop in turk and landed in ercan



brill its coming neay year i can feel it