IST-YVR Route Launch
Jun 13, 2021, 9:51 am
#61
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,041
AFAIK hotel quarantine has been lifted for fully-vaccinated Canadians.
Jun 13, 2021, 10:10 am
#62
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/tr...ntering-canada
As we assess restrictions on international travel, we continue to consider:
No exceptions for vaccinated travellers
At this time, all travellers regardless of vaccination status, must follow testing and quarantine requirements (including the 3-night hotel stopover for travellers arriving by air).As we assess restrictions on international travel, we continue to consider:
- the capacity of our public health system
- provincial and territorial perspectives
- the level of vaccination in Canada
- our capacity at the borders
- the epidemiological situation within Canada and globally
Jun 13, 2021, 10:29 am
#63
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,041
Jun 13, 2021, 11:38 am
#64
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,896
Jun 14, 2021, 11:27 am
#65
Join Date: Jan 2011
Programs: BA Silver, Hyatt Discoverist, Hilton Gold, Mariott Gold
Posts: 83
YVR-IST in 7 hours?
Out of curiosity, looked at how their schedule is going so far.
On June 1 their flight was delayed over 4 hours, and made up for the time in the air.
The flight time is typically over 11 hours and they made it in 7, like East Coast to Western Europe. Wow. I'm pretty impressed.
Now if only the economics were good enough to operate like that every trip...
On June 1 their flight was delayed over 4 hours, and made up for the time in the air.
The flight time is typically over 11 hours and they made it in 7, like East Coast to Western Europe. Wow. I'm pretty impressed.
Now if only the economics were good enough to operate like that every trip...
Jun 14, 2021, 11:33 am
#66
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
Out of curiosity, looked at how their schedule is going so far.
On June 1 their flight was delayed over 4 hours, and made up for the time in the air.
The flight time is typically over 11 hours and they made it in 7, like East Coast to Western Europe. Wow. I'm pretty impressed.
Now if only the economics were good enough to operate like that every trip...
On June 1 their flight was delayed over 4 hours, and made up for the time in the air.
The flight time is typically over 11 hours and they made it in 7, like East Coast to Western Europe. Wow. I'm pretty impressed.
Now if only the economics were good enough to operate like that every trip...
If you check the map for that flight, you would realize that you could only track the actual route of the flight over Bulgaria and Turkey. The route for the majority of the flight including the Atlantic crossing and the departure is not available in Flightaware.
Jun 14, 2021, 2:12 pm
#67
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 15,345
East Coast to Western Europe? I think that perhaps you got that the wrong way around...............West Coast to Eastern Europe (yes Turkey is not normally called Eastern Europe, but in this case is beyond almost all the countries normally considered to be "Eastern" Europe.)
Jun 20, 2021, 8:06 pm
#69
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: YVR
Programs: AC MM
Posts: 1,478
I don't want to start a new threat and hope someone might be able to answer this.
I am planning to purchase a ticket in Business Class from YVR via IST to DXB with stop-overs in IST both ways for which TK has some great fares.
The only 'concern' I have is that the return from IST to YVR might have to be changed due the ever changing situations and I wonder how easy/difficult it is to make a date change with TK since I have never flown and dealt with them but really want to fly them out of YVR instead of the usual LH, AC etc.
I am planning to purchase a ticket in Business Class from YVR via IST to DXB with stop-overs in IST both ways for which TK has some great fares.
The only 'concern' I have is that the return from IST to YVR might have to be changed due the ever changing situations and I wonder how easy/difficult it is to make a date change with TK since I have never flown and dealt with them but really want to fly them out of YVR instead of the usual LH, AC etc.
Jun 20, 2021, 9:04 pm
#70
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
I don't want to start a new threat and hope someone might be able to answer this.
I am planning to purchase a ticket in Business Class from YVR via IST to DXB with stop-overs in IST both ways for which TK has some great fares.
The only 'concern' I have is that the return from IST to YVR might have to be changed due the ever changing situations and I wonder how easy/difficult it is to make a date change with TK since I have never flown and dealt with them but really want to fly them out of YVR instead of the usual LH, AC etc.
I am planning to purchase a ticket in Business Class from YVR via IST to DXB with stop-overs in IST both ways for which TK has some great fares.
The only 'concern' I have is that the return from IST to YVR might have to be changed due the ever changing situations and I wonder how easy/difficult it is to make a date change with TK since I have never flown and dealt with them but really want to fly them out of YVR instead of the usual LH, AC etc.
Jun 20, 2021, 9:08 pm
#71
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: YVR
Programs: AC MM
Posts: 1,478
So a ticket with a stopover means that you would be might need to book a multi city ticket if the stopover is over 24 hours and due to this you might need to make changes on the phone and the website change tool might not work. However, a hotline agent would be able to easily change your itinerary on the phone. Just a reminder that during changes, if there is any applicable fare difference, it would be charged to you.
Thank you again!
Jun 21, 2021, 9:47 am
#72
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: YOW
Programs: TK E+, AC 25K, A3 S, UA S, BoNVoY TE
Posts: 103
Quarantine requirements are changing for vaccinated Canadian citizens/residents (only) returning home as of July 5th.
The details are being discussed in the Canada destination forum:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cana...velers-62.html
The details are being discussed in the Canada destination forum:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cana...velers-62.html
Jun 21, 2021, 1:46 pm
#73
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 90
I am wondering what is the COVID situation in Istanbul, thinking of book a flight for late August, but it requires a 9 and 10 hours connection (inbound/outbound) at Istanbul. Is there a hotel within the airside that allows hourly booking or if there are sleeping rooms in the lounge?
Jun 21, 2021, 1:51 pm
#74
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
I am wondering what is the COVID situation in Istanbul, thinking of book a flight for late August, but it requires a 9 and 10 hours connection (inbound/outbound) at Istanbul. Is there a hotel within the airside that allows hourly booking or if there are sleeping rooms in the lounge?
Jun 28, 2021, 4:42 am
#75
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,934
Lovely trip and great service! Good views of Northern Canada and the Rockies enroute. Lots of Indian subcontinent passengers. And perhaps 10 or so also connecting to Alaska’s SEA service. There was no airport or TK guidance prior to the trip that this is supported airside without CBSA entry, but it works as you would expect.