Pegasus flights to North Cyprus from Manchester 2012 ?

ClareW


Joined: 11/02/2009
Posts: 53

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 11:15

Does anyone know whether Pegasus will be operating flights from Manchester in 2012 ? There is no "Manchester" option on their list of departure airports but they had said that they would be flying from there mid May 2012 onwards.

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 12:16

Answered in Flights 2011 and 2012 thread a few days ago http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/77667.asp

TopTen


Joined: 15/04/2009
Posts: 1246

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 14:25

where in the other thread has this been answered, up until a month ago Manchester was shown in there options though no flights came up and as ClareW states the option has now gone

briggus


Joined: 25/07/2007
Posts: 161

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 14:44

I e-mailed them - finally getting aresponse no flights are currently scheduled from manchester and referred me to Stansted. It took them a month to reply despite a reminder. I have booked Turkish airlines - Pegasus loss 6 tickets.

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 15:00

The answers from http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/77667.asp

Msg 7 - What about Pegasus from Manchester not every one wants to travel for hours to reach an airport - everything seeems to be geared towards the london airports.

Msg 9 - Ken Msg 7 - Is that prejudice I detect, what about Birmingham, Glasgow, Belfast etc.

The trouble is that to make it work the airline has to pre-sell enough seats to tour operators to make the flight viable. So you need to help the tour operator by wanting to buy their package holidays but only from your best airport (Birmingham for me)!



If you want help talk top travel agents like us at flightholiday (0871 855 2925 / + 441594 544 077 or info@flightholiday.co.uk ) agents are always happy to help.

mozgor



Joined: 16/06/2010
Posts: 256

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 15:25

Totally agree 'flightholiday' we used to be able to fly direct from Glasgow to Ercan (via turkey of course), but KTHY stopped Glasgow flights in 2007, a year after we'd bought in TRNC!!! Now we fly from Glasgow to Stansted and get a connecting flight with whoever is cheapest. It takes up about 10 hours to get there which is rediculous. I know we could fly from Glasgow to Larnaca, but we choose to fly to Ercan to support the local community rather than the ROC. The weekly flight from Glasgow to Ercan was always full so don't understand why it stopped apart from perhaps Glasgow Airport is expensive for the airlines? Even Edinburgh would be great?



I know a lot of people complain about having to go via Turkey, but I would love it if that was the only 'detour' we had to do!!!!

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 16:08

Moyra Msg 6 - You must be one of the many travelers we sold to from Glasgow, Birmingham, Gatwick and Northern Ireland who were all stranded. KTHY tried to make the routes work but they did not have much success as many agents knew nothing of them (not that CTA did not let them know).

If there is a problem (or the client asks) we sell the south but like you we try to use and sell Ercan.

jfoggy


Joined: 23/12/2006
Posts: 260

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 18:21

We to have given up on Pegasus now Manchester to Ercan and have booked direct/online with TA again about three weeks ago. Thought the cost of the tickets was reasonable given the generous luggage allowance and food etc included. Transfer at Istanbul may put some folks off, but have done it once before and even though plane from Manchester was delayed by about an hour, the connecting plane was waiting for the transferring passengers. A bit of a rush through Istanbul but all ok in the end. Flights back no problems with connections and had sufficient time to look around Istanbul airport which I thougt was great. One of the best things is that TA fly in and out of Machester daily so more choice too.

Aljanyoung


Joined: 27/06/2007
Posts: 78

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 18:39

Msg 5

Flightholiday, do you know if it practical to fly Glasgow to Dalaman or Antalya with TA and then connect to Ercan with any provider?

Thank you

aljanyoung

Cyprusquest


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 428

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 21:20

Alan don't think that Turkish do North of Manchester Maybe best to give Tom / flightholiday your phone number by email with your request and I'm sure he will call you son enough try info@flightholiday.co.uk

John

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
19/11/2011 00:46

Alan Msg 9 - Email me with your name & number I will call and chat over some options. John in Msg 10 was correct - info@flightholiday.co.uk or Skype me from the web site http://www.flightholiday.co.uk

stockiefan


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 574

Message Posted:
19/11/2011 09:21

We have also booked with TA, can't be bothered waiting for Pegasus to come on line fir Manchester flights, 6 tickets lost to them, what a crap set up they have!!

BIllie Boo


Joined: 21/09/2008
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
19/11/2011 10:04

Yes, its a shame that the flights situation has got worse. I always fly to Ercan rather than Larnaca, but at time I am really tempted to land on the Greek side

TopTen


Joined: 15/04/2009
Posts: 1246

Message Posted:
19/11/2011 10:29

Totally agree msg 12 all our guests for next year have now booked with TA from Manchester and because of the daily flights they have been more flexible with their holidays ..........Pegasus loss

carian


Joined: 13/03/2009
Posts: 336

Message Posted:
19/11/2011 11:56

Its in today's Cyprus Today that Atlasjet are going to start flying to Stansted & Manchester next Spring. Will definitely be a good thing for the North of England passengers. Hope its true, been with Atlasjet to Turkey a few times and we were very impressed with them.