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2012
13
June
Winnipeg to Istanbul, Turkey - from $777 roundtrip after taxes!
13
June
I've been waiting a long time for this! Turkey has always been near the top of my list of places on this planet that I want to check out (and it's a long list). Fares are *never* cheap though, and usually hover around a minimum of $1300-$1400 roundtrip after taxes.
I can't emphasize enough how rare an opportunity this is. If you've ever wanted to visit Turkey at an insane price, this is your chance. It's all due to a voting contest on KLM that sparked a fare war to Istanbul from across Canada on all major airlines.
You can find fares between $777-$830 roundtrip after taxes on Delta, Air France, and KLM.
From Winnipeg, I would probably look at Air France or KLM first.
On KLM you can get a free stopover in Amsterdam, and on Air France you should be able to get a free stopover in Paris.
To find them on KLM, you can just go to http://www.klm.com and search for flights from Winnipeg to Istanbul.
The cheap fare period is from mid October 2012 to May 5th of 2013 ! So it's a pretty wide date range that you can choose from. KLM has stated that the cheap fares will be in the system until the night of June 14th.
Personally, I would aim for October 2012 or late April 2013. Both would be great times to visit Turkey, with good weather and less tourists. Here's a link to historical weather for Istanbul.
Update: People have also reported booking with a multiple-day stopover in Amsterdam for pretty much the same price. 2 trips in one! For those that don't know how to do this, it's really easy. I've created a short tutorial, which you can find in the forums.
screenshot from KLM.com
I've already created a Google Map to outline the places in Turkey I want to check out:
Istanbul, Turkey
Cappadocia, Turkey
Pamukkale, Turkey
If you can't tell, I'm pretty excited about this deal! If anyone has any recommendations on places to check out in Turkey, please leave a comment.
See you in Turkey!
(NOTE: If you're interested in visiting Amsterdam, give it a try, you'll find it's a lot cheaper than usual as well, although not as good a deal as Istanbul.)
Example search on Kayak: https://www.kayak.com/flights/#/YWG-IST/2012-10-17-flexible/2012-10-31-flexible
If anyone needs help on planning their trip to Turkey, there is a great resource from the guy who literally wrote the book on Turkey (for Lonely Planet and others) - http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/
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2011
31
October
Huge fare war from Winnipeg to Amsterdam - $717 roundtrip after taxes - affecting fares up to May 2012
31
October
There's a huge fare war to Amsterdam (AMS) going on at the moment. It's extremely rare to see the major airlines drop a price to Europe like this from Winnipeg.
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2011
13
July
Late July flight to Iceland - $449 roundtrip after tax
13
July
Looks like Iceland Express has another one of those really cheap flights to Iceland near the end of July.
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2011
17
May
Winnipeg to Iceland, London, or Denmark in summer - $448 roundtrip after tax!!
17
May
Holy cow! Incredible deal. Iceland Express just slashed their summer fares, which were already ridiculously cheap, even further...
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2011
13
May
Winnipeg to London, UK - $602 roundtrip after tax
13
May
IcelandExpress has a flight from Winnipeg to London, UK for $602 roundtrip after tax.
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2011
1
May
Winnipeg to Copenhagen, Denmark - $765 roundtrip after tax throughout summer
1
May
In addition to their cheap flights to Iceland, IcelandAir is also showing some cheap flights to Copenhagen, Denmark throughout the summer.
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2011
26
April
Winnipeg to Iceland in June - $622 roundtrip after tax
26
April
Iceland Express has some really cheap flights to Reykjavik, Iceland in June.
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2011
22
March
Fargo to London, UK - $545 roundtrip after tax
22
March
Delta just dropped some of their April fares out of Fargo to London, UK down to $545 roundtrip after tax.
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2011
10
March
Fargo to Latvia - $637 roundtrip after tax
10
March
KLM has a flight from Fargo to Riga, Latvia for $637 roundtrip after tax.
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2011
19
February
Winnipeg to Rome, Italy - $863 roundtrip after tax
19
February
Flights to Europe from Winnipeg under $1200 roundtrip after tax aren't very common these days.
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