Many Kayseri Özvatan to Çukurova Airport transfer bookings are made by grown-up children living far away rather than by the travellers themselves. Parents are in the village; the children are in Istanbul, Germany or another city. After the holidays the parents are flying out to see the grandchildren, the tickets are bought, and now the drive from Özvatan to the airport near Tarsus needs arranging. This page is for anyone planning from a distance: booking for someone else, medicines, assistance requests and the pickup time.
Booking From Afar: Whose Details Go Where?
You can fill in the form; your parents are the passengers. Put their names as passengers and, in the phone field, a number that will be with them on the morning of pickup. Add your own number in the notes. If a neighbour or relative is seeing them off, their number helps too. The people in the village know the way to the house far better than you do, so get directions from them and write those in.
Leave your parents a short note with the pickup time, vehicle class and flight time. Times given over the phone get forgotten. A note on the fridge door does not.
Set the Time by Counting Back From the Flight
For older travellers, rushing at the airport is the most tiring part. So keep the margin generous. From the departure time, subtract the check-in and bag-drop window the airline recommends. Add time for security and for any assistance request. Then add the long drive from Özvatan to Kayseri and on over the Taurus to the plain, plus the season. You enter the result in the form.
Getting from the village to the main road counts as well. Early winter mornings can bring icy roads, so bring the pickup forward a little in those months.
What Belongs in the Hand Luggage?
Whoever packs the suitcase, check the hand luggage together. It is a long journey, and once the case is checked in it is out of reach until arrival:
- Daily medicines and prescriptions, with a few days' spare.
- ID or passport and a printout of the ticket.
- Glasses, hearing-aid batteries and other small essentials.
- A cardigan, because the cabin can be cool even when the plain is hot.
- Some snacks and water.
- Your phone number and that of whoever is meeting them, written on paper.
Assistance Requests and Choosing a Vehicle
If your parents need a wheelchair or escort inside the airport, request it in advance from the airline that issued the ticket; that service is arranged through the airline. A folding wheelchair or walking frame travels in the car as luggage, so mention it in the notes and the vehicle class can be chosen accordingly.
Two people with a couple of cases fit a Business Sedan, Premium Sedan or Comfort Class car. With a wheelchair and large cases, a VIP Vito or Ultra VIP Vito gives more luggage room. If siblings are flying on the same plane, the eight-seat Mercedes Vito works well. Prices are per vehicle, not per person, and the form shows every class.
Booking and Changes
Choose Kayseri Özvatan as the pickup and Çukurova Airport as the destination. In the notes, include the village name, directions to the house, two phone numbers, the flight number and the departure time. If the flight changes, send a change request from the My Reservation page and tell your parents the new time. For more about the district, see our Özvatan transfer page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I book a transfer for my parents from another city or country?
Yes. Enter your parents as the passengers, use a phone number that will be with them on the morning of pickup, and add your own number in the notes. Get directions to the village house from someone local and include them. Since you made the booking, you can also send change requests from the My Reservation page.
My father uses a wheelchair. How should we plan?
Request wheelchair and escort assistance inside the airport from the airline in advance. A folding wheelchair travels in the car as luggage, so note it in the booking and choose a class with good luggage space, such as the VIP Vito. We also suggest a slightly earlier pickup to leave time for the airport formalities.
Should medicines go in the suitcase or the hand luggage?
Daily medicines should always be in the hand luggage. Once the suitcase is checked in it cannot be reached until arrival, and flights can be delayed. Pack a few days' extra supply and the prescriptions as well. For liquid medicines, check the airline's cabin rules beforehand.
The flight time has changed and my parents don't know yet. What should I do?
First send a change request with the new departure time from the My Reservation page. Work out the new pickup by counting back from the flight, allowing for the drive and the airport formalities. Then call your parents and leave them the new time in writing, so the note at home does not still show the old one.
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