To get to the famous resorts on the Marmara, Mediterranean and Aegean Seas in Turkey, you do not need to fly to Istanbul or Antalya at all. It is enough to take a flight to Dalaman Airport.
It is to this international airport that flights are operated from various cities of the world: Moscow, Kyiv, Minsk, Milan, Rome, Hannover, Brussels, Vienna, Oslo and many others. More than 125 destinations, both external and internal. served here. Some of these air flights are seasonal and are carried out only during the holiday period - from May to October, when a large number of tourists flock to Turkey for recreation. Many large and small airlines enjoy the hospitality of Dalaman Airport. Usually these flights are charter flights associated with visiting Turkish resort places by vacationers.
Location and functionality of the airport
Dalaman Airport itself (photo attached) is located near the resort town of the same name, 6 kilometers away. This is a modern airport terminal with great potential. At the moment, Dalaman Airport can operate 35 flights simultaneously for both departure and reception. Every year over 3.5 millionpassengers use its services.
Now Dalaman Airport is a large modern aircraft service facility with two terminals and 24 check-in counters. Many years have passed since the opening of the terminal in 1987. Over such a long period, the airport has undergone several reconstructions. There is still some construction going on. Every year, thanks to the introduction of modern innovations, Dalaman Airport increases its estimated annual capacity. Already at the moment, this figure is, according to the organizers, 10 million passengers.
Service Infrastructure
The terminal building now has 4 floors, where the first and second floors are for passengers, and the rest are used for departure and arrival.
For the comfort of customers on the territory of the airport building operate:
- duty free shops;
- bars and cafes;
- ATMs and exchange offices;
- post office;
- payphones;
- wireless internet;
- pharmacy;
- press selling points;
- flower shop;
- bathrooms;
- mother and baby room;
- Luggage storage;
- children's room and playground;
- first-aid post;
- waiting and rest room;
- lounge for passengers with small children;
- travel agencies.
All this for convenience andDalaman Airport offers a comfortable pastime to its customers. Turkey is always glad to its guests and tries to provide them with a lot of services. The extensive passenger service infrastructure confirms this.
Like all international airports in the world, Dalaman has a well-developed structural network of duty free stores. There, for little money, you can buy goods of famous brands.
Special Services
Particularly religious passengers are not deprived of attention. For them, there are places on the territory of the airport where you can pray, regardless of religion. For this, the organizers allocated a place for a chapel, a mosque and a synagogue. Such an attitude towards people of different religions speaks of respect for them.
After landing at the airport, you immediately feel comfortable and confident. From the plane, passengers almost instantly get into the station building along the “sleeve”. At the same time, they are not disturbed by any weather surprises.
Mutually beneficial cooperation
Mutually beneficial cooperation between airlines, land carriers and travel companies has resulted in an established system of circulation of passenger flows, without delays and massive traffic jams. All passenger traffic from the airport is completely tailored to the schedules of flights of various destinations. Tourists get to and from Dalaman Airport by comfortable air-conditioned buses. If vacationers use the services of travel agencies, then a transfer in any direction from the airport is included in the price of the tour. Otherwise, the fare for a car is up to 10 US dollars. Trip in directionMarmaris - Dalaman Airport will take no more than an hour and a half, in Fethiye - about an hour. If necessary, at the request of passengers, the driver can make a stop at one of the gas stations.
For the entire period of operation of the airport terminal, there have been no overlaps, there have never been facts of luggage theft at the airport. The Lost&Found service will always come to the rescue, coping with any incident.
Sights of the region
More and more tourists are attracted to part of the Turkish Riviera in the Dalaman region. This is due to the development of new sightseeing destinations:
- Hippocombe. Rock ancient graves. The most popular attraction in the area.
- Kalinda. An ancient settlement on top of a hill from where you can admire the whole region.
- Kaunos. Ancient city with Roman baths.
- Sultani thermal natural healing complex.
- Sarsila, Kursunlu, Ekinik, Bungyus bays are nature protection complexes with picturesque places.
- Dalian River with a unique mud treatment complex.
- The turbulent Dalaman River is popular with rafting enthusiasts.
All these routes, combined with a beach holiday, make the Dalaman region attractive for tourists. Accordingly, an increasing number of holidaymakers visiting this region use the services provided by Dalaman Airport.
The slogan of all structural divisions of Dalaman Airport: We strive for an internationalsuccess!”
