Delta to suspend Istanbul immediately
Apr 20, 2016, 9:33 pm
#33
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Cities that have had terrorist attacks have had trouble with attracting people, and therefore travel demand is down. UA cut the planned 2nd daily EWR-BRU flight for the summer, DL already suspended ATL-BRU until next year; this move is just following the trend.
A friend of mine was recently on an AF flight from JFK-CDG and said it wasn't very full at all, and pretty much everyone was connecting to somewhere else in Europe.
A friend of mine was recently on an AF flight from JFK-CDG and said it wasn't very full at all, and pretty much everyone was connecting to somewhere else in Europe.
Apr 20, 2016, 9:36 pm
#34
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Apr 20, 2016, 10:22 pm
#35
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So Delta suspends something IMMEDIATELY that they were to start in May !
Delta has taken the decision to suspend its New York-JFK-Istanbul service due to start in May 2016
In any event plenty of time for those with reservations to plan alternatively
and hope that the alternate flight arrangements will be in the same class or
perhaps better.
Delta has taken the decision to suspend its New York-JFK-Istanbul service due to start in May 2016
In any event plenty of time for those with reservations to plan alternatively
and hope that the alternate flight arrangements will be in the same class or
perhaps better.
Apr 20, 2016, 11:27 pm
#36
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http://turkey.usembassy.gov/sm_040916.html
Tie-ing in to the port warning - many US focused cruise lines have cancelled/rerouted cruise ship itineraries that were supposed to start or finish in Istanbul - which in itself will see a significant down-draw in tourist traffic from US into Istanbul.
Apr 20, 2016, 11:32 pm
#37
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To Europe (and notably - the Mediterranean, and particularly the Eastern Mediterranean) - travel is well down this year. The cruise season is shaping up to be a bit of a blood bath in the Med this year. An election year, security concerns, the migrant situation... Conversely, the Alaska cruise season is shaping up to be pretty robust in comparison.
Apr 21, 2016, 3:56 am
#38
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nothing much to say. DL lost market to TK . TK flies 3 times a day with A333's and will change all flights to 773ER during summer. I'm SKYTEAM Gold and Star Alliance Gold Elite Plus cardholder.
I have a flight with DL 272 from JFK to IST on 6/22 and interestingly if I log on to Delta.com it's still there with my seat booked without any changes. This means they suspended but may be till beginning of June.
who knows.
I have a flight with DL 272 from JFK to IST on 6/22 and interestingly if I log on to Delta.com it's still there with my seat booked without any changes. This means they suspended but may be till beginning of June.
who knows.
Apr 21, 2016, 5:48 am
#40
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There was actually a more recent warning issued by the US Embassy in Turkey just 10 days ago, and which specifically warns US Citizens of credible threats to public spaces, main tourist areas, and the port/docks in Istanbul.
http://turkey.usembassy.gov/sm_040916.html
Tie-ing in to the port warning - many US focused cruise lines have cancelled/rerouted cruise ship itineraries that were supposed to start or finish in Istanbul - which in itself will see a significant down-draw in tourist traffic from US into Istanbul.
http://turkey.usembassy.gov/sm_040916.html
Tie-ing in to the port warning - many US focused cruise lines have cancelled/rerouted cruise ship itineraries that were supposed to start or finish in Istanbul - which in itself will see a significant down-draw in tourist traffic from US into Istanbul.
Apr 21, 2016, 7:30 am
#41
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The Russian government months ago told its people not to go to Turkey. This was after the downing of a Russian military aircraft by a Turkish one.
Apr 21, 2016, 7:31 am
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When I went to AYT last Dec, I used FCO as my hub because ST D1 fares into IST were north of $6K (and ATH was about the same).
Apr 21, 2016, 8:42 am
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I'm seeing the cheapest D1 fares (advanced purchase, seven to ten days stay) on the MSP-CDG route around $9400 RT for summer. This is I class, not Z, which doesn't seem to be offered on the days I checked.
Apr 21, 2016, 9:47 am
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