Weight allowance and excess baggage rates

chrisnay


Joined: 30/03/2008
Posts: 43

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 10:38

Hi,



Does anyone know the answer to the above. Is it possible to book excess prior to departure?



Thanks



Chris

brian24001


Joined: 23/03/2008
Posts: 606

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 10:41

CTA from STN - GBP 6 per kilo

CTA from IST - Eu 2 per kilo

no need to book

chrisnay


Joined: 30/03/2008
Posts: 43

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 10:50

Sorry being thick CTA?

orangekazzie



Joined: 31/07/2007
Posts: 1091

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 10:55

Cyprus Turkish Airways (Kthy)

chrisnay


Joined: 30/03/2008
Posts: 43

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 11:05

Thanks, having a blond day.



Having probs with internet, can only fing two flights a day leaving IST to ECn, thought there were more.



Thanks

chrisnay


Joined: 30/03/2008
Posts: 43

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 11:07

Sorry, whats the normal weight allowance



Ta

brian24001


Joined: 23/03/2008
Posts: 606

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 11:09

usually 20kg, if you are lucky you occasionally get 25kg, but they are usually ok up to 25 anyway

TimothyCadman


Joined: 13/12/2007
Posts: 1040

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 11:28

Chrisnay,



Checkout the following websites for flights from Istanbul Ataturk to Ercan



http://www.kthy.net

http://www.thy.com

http://www.atlasjet.com



For flights from Stansted via Istanbul Sabiah Gokcen to Ercan checkout:



http://www.flypgs.com



Their flights are Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday



For flights from the UK to Ercan via Turkey you need to look at:



http://www.kthy.net

http://www.thy.com



For change of plane and a layover from UK to Ercan then checkout:



http://www.easyjet.com for a flight to Istanbul, then,

http://www.flypgs.com for flights onward to Ercan

chrisnay


Joined: 30/03/2008
Posts: 43

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 11:37

Thanks for that, but can you find a website for



Nairobi/Dubai/Istanbul/Ercan



Travelling with two dogs and about 80kgs of luggage



Buy you a pint if you can



Chris

andre 514


Joined: 31/03/2008
Posts: 1163

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 11:38

hi tc,



always fancied easyjet to istanbul then get the next shuttle to the island

should be very reasonable, so can go more often!

have to check the terminals tho...

typically easyjet is from luton and the istanbul terminal is the one

for the shuttles to ercan, can anyone who used this route please advise?



also, on seperate flights you must allow plenty of time for the changeover

or is it a case of, cue for for a song:



"we've got all the time...in the world..."



wasn't that the james bond film set in istanbul? or not



andre

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 14:32

hi guys

another possiable option is if you are flying from london you can fly with easyjet to dalaman then only a couple of hours stopover and then get a flight to ercan with kthy, also another option you can fly with thomas cook to dalaman from anywhere in the u.k and again fly into dalaman and get a connecting flight to ercan using kthy and you will only wait in dalaman for a couple of hours tops!!!!



chrisnay

it will be pretty hard to find a direct flight from nairobi to ercan, your best bet is to fly from kenya to dubai using kenya airlines

http://www.kenya-airways.com/home/ then you can get a flight from abu dhabi to ercan with thy stoping off in istanbul http://www.thy.com/en-INT/index.aspx, one thing thou on this website cyprus comes under lefkosa

hope this helps

regards

ukturk

TimothyCadman


Joined: 13/12/2007
Posts: 1040

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 15:26

Andre,



Easyjet fly into Istanbul Sabiah Gocken. There is only 1 termianl building with 2 sections, International and Domestic. You arrive at International and depart from International. The only company to operate from Sabiah Gocken to Ercan is Pegasus ( http://www.flypgs.com ).

The lay over is around 8 hours coming to Cyprus and 2 hours upon returning, but think that the cost savings can outweigh the stop over times.

There is no transit lounge so you will have to buy a visa when you arrive, £10. Its valid for multiple visits in a 90 day period.

chrisnay


Joined: 30/03/2008
Posts: 43

Message Posted:
17/04/2008 15:51

Thannks for the info, the problem I am having is that airlines don't like to transfer responsibility of animal cargo to another carrier, before destination has been reached.



It's proving difficult, but am willing to look into any info received.



Thanks

carol



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 8

Message Posted:
19/04/2008 20:44

Hi, have just received email from kthy and they confirm that luggage allowance is definitely 25kg, with 5kg hand luggage. Carol

brian24001


Joined: 23/03/2008
Posts: 606

Message Posted:
19/04/2008 21:27

Just passed through ECN 2 hours ago, they have new hand luggage measuring frames, with 8kg clearly marked on them, needless to say they are nowhere near the check in desks, in fact they are by the gates so you only find out as you board!! .................. now there's a surprise! finding out after the fact!



This is outbound from ECN though, not neccesarily from UK as I doubt there will be consistency ............ unless there was a job lot offer on the frames.

Lemtich



Joined: 15/02/2007
Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
19/04/2008 23:31

XL fly London Heathrow or Gatwick to Larnaca, their baggage allowance is currently 20 kilos per person, after May 1st its 15 kilos! If you want an extra 5 kilos it will cost £7.50 per person. BA are best, they will allow you up to 32 kilos even though their website advises 23 kilos per person. You can actually buy multiples of 32 kilos baggage allowance for £24 a go. This all ends in November this year.



Lem