Ryanair to launch first-ever UK flights to Turkey this winter – with £30 fares
BUDGET airline Ryanair will be launching its first-ever flights to Turkey from the UK later this year.
Later this year, Ryanair will operate two new routes from London Stansted to Bodrum and Dalaman in Turkey.
The no-frills airline started flying to Turkey in 2018, with routes from Bratislava and Dublin.
Six years after first launching flights to Turkey, Brit holidaymakers will be able to fly to the country using the budget airline.
Flights for Bodrum will leave London Stansted at 6.45am before arriving in Turkey at 12.35pm local time.
Return flights will then leave Bodrum at 13.35pm, touching down in the UK at 2.40pm.
One-way fares will start from as little as £29.99, with flights launching on December 1.
Bodrum has been dubbed the “St Tropez of Turkey” because of the superyachts that bob in the city’s bays.
The Turkish city also has a pristine promenade as well as designer shops on every corner, making it a magnet for the rich and famous.
A-listers like Mick Jagger, Kate Moss, Tom Hanks and Bill Gates have all been spotted on holiday in Bodrum.
Arguably, one of Bodrum’s main draws is its 65 beaches, including Bitez Beach, Kumbahçe Beach and Central Bodrum City Beach.
The Turkish city also sits on the site of Halicarnassus, which once held the Mausoleum — one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Other archeological draws include a 15th-century castle and the Museum of Underwater Archaeology, which houses one of the oldest prehistoric exhibitions in the world.
And just outside, there is the village of Etrim, where families have been making traditional Turkish rugs for hundreds of years.
Ryanair services to Dalaman will begin one day later on December 2, 2024.
Flights to Dalaman will leave London Stansted at 6am, landing in Turkey at 12.50pm.
Return services will then leave Dalaman at 2.45pm, arriving back in the UK at 3.45pm.
One of Dalaman’s most famous attractions is the rock tombs of Fethiye, built into the huge cliff faces.
But just like Bodrum, Dalaman also has a beautiful coastline lined with beach hotels like the 4H Holiday Village AQI Turkiye and Sunway Hotel.
Next year, Sun Express will start flying from Newcastle to
Dalaman.
New Ryanair routes
BUDGET airline Ryanair has also added several other new routes to its network in recent weeks and months. Here are a few of the airline's latest offerings...
- The no-frills airline has added a new winter service from Belfast International Airport to Kaunas, Lithuania.
- Ryanair has launched four other new routes from London Stansted to Dubrovnik, Linz, Reggio and Sarajevo.
- Back in April, Ryanair launched its first flights from Cardiff, flying to both Tenerife and Alicante in Spain.
- Also in April, Ryanair’s first routes from Norwich Airport launched to Alicante, Faro and Malta.
- Other new Ryanair routes include Newcastle to Marrakech in October, in time for the winter season.
- Another new Morocco route from the budget airline is from Manchester to Tangier, which was named the best value flight destination.
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