Are flight delays common at Antalya Airport and how does it affect transfers?
Based on 1 discussion with 2 participants · Last activity: 6 days ago
TL;DR
Flight delays at Antalya Airport are common in summer — typically 2 hours, sometimes up to 8. A private transfer from the airport takes about 1.5 hours in the evening with no traffic.
What the community said
Recent checks of Aeroflot flights between Antalya and Sheremetyevo showed no major advance rescheduling: one flight departed on time, while the two previous days had delays of about 1 hour 10 minutes and 1 hour 20 minutes.
6 days ago Aeroflot / Sheremetyevo
Because of roadworks and possible traffic jams, hotel-to-airport transfers may be scheduled much earlier than usual: for a 19:50 flight, pickup was already at 12:00.
6 days ago 19:50 flight / 12:00 pickup
A flight from Vnukovo was rescheduled three times, resulting in a total delay of 2.5 hours.
6 days ago Delay 2.5 hrs (Vnukovo–Antalya)
A scheduled flight on June 18 was cancelled, but passengers were only notified at 13:00, despite a pickup scheduled for 07:30. They had to check out and wait until 15:30.
6 days ago Flight cancellation June 18 (notified 13:00, wait until 15:30)
Transfer from Antalya Airport took 1 hour 20 minutes including a ~15-minute shop stop, with the hotel being the second drop-off. The Sheremetyevo departure was delayed 20–30 minutes.
6 days ago Transfer ~1 hr 20 min (shop stop, 2nd hotel on route)
On departure from Antalya Airport, the hotel pickup was 5.5 hours before the flight; the ride to the airport took about 2.5 hours including stops at other hotels. Only 4 check-in desks served 360 passengers, making the process slow and leaving no time for duty-free shopping.
6 days ago Pickup 5.5 hrs before flight; ~2.5 hr drive; 4 desks for 360 pax
Delay compensation applies only to scheduled flights — charter flights are not covered by delay insurance. Based on multiple Antalya trips: one airline paid around 2,000 RUB for a delay of over 3 hours, barely covering the 2,200 RUB insurance cost. In another case, a delayed flight was diverted to an alternate airport; passengers received water and 600 RUB for food, waited about 4 hours, then were flown out on a replacement aircraft.
6 days ago Compensation ~2,000 RUB / meal voucher 600 RUB (charter)
A flight from Samara to Antalya was delayed by 3.5 hours: departure shifted from 17:30 to 21:00, with check-in rescheduled accordingly.
6 days ago Delay 3.5 hrs (17:30 → 21:00, Samara–Antalya)
An evening transfer from Antalya Airport to hotels near Kemer took about an hour due to city traffic. The same route at night took only 30 minutes with no congestion.
6 days ago Evening ~1 hr, night ~30 min (Kemer/Beldibi)
A flight from Antalya scheduled for 08:50 eventually departed at 13:45 — a delay of nearly 5 hours. Delays were announced incrementally, and check-in continued until around noon.
6 days ago Delay ~5 hours (08:50 → 13:45 departure)
During an 8-hour flight delay at Antalya Airport, travelers used a private transfer that took about 1.5 hours in the evening with no traffic.
6 days ago Private transfer ~1.5 hrs, evening
Flights to and from Antalya are regularly delayed by a few hours. To improve chances of at least one on-time leg, consider booking a daytime outbound flight and an evening return.
6 days ago Tip: daytime outbound + evening return