fezoff

As long as you have your onwards bp you would only have to go through transit security

miamiflyer8

Others say that US and EU flights are considered safe and don't require to be transit cleared. It's a hit or miss situation though.

tuono07

And transit security is 30min?

kiyotaka

I have OTP to NAV via IST on TK, original flt had IST transit time of 1:35 but schd change gives only 1:15. I called TK for change to a later flt out of IST but was told that my flt meets the min req transit time in IST so no change is necessary. Should I call again?

miamiflyer8

Since your flights are on the same ticket, should you miss your connection at IST, TK will rebook you to the next and best available option. It's up to you if you want to call again. I wouldn't.

miamiflyer8

It can vary whether or not you are transiting on peak hours. There is a Fast Track lane for Star Gold which is a time saver. As I explained before that US arrivals generally do not need to be cleared.

fezoff

Keep in mind also that quite often TK push their arrival time by 30min from actual arrival time so you would probably still have 1:45 min. But 1:15 should be enough to to make your connection, but I am also a brisk walker

Wuxia

Does anyone know what is the minimum connecting time recommended at IST airport for separately ticketed flights? I would like to book the appropriate schedule with Turkish Airlines. The other airline I am using is Asiana. Will 1 hour and 20 minutes cutting it too close? I would rather book this schedule rather than book the next flight, which will make my layover close to 5 hours.

Also, if Asiana cannot check my baggage through, or if Turkish Airlines will not check it through on the return trip, it is not immediately clear if I have to pass through passport control. I have found the Turkish Airlines guidelines (http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-in...ger-procedures), and it says here explicitly that Turkish Airlines passengers with connections to foreign airlines do not need to complete passport procedures. It says retrieve your baggage and go to the transit desk. Is baggage retrieval before passport control at IST airport? For foreign airlines or just Turkish Airlines? Because baggage claim is after passport control in almost all airports I have been to. Or better, do they have baggage transfer service (retrieve and change baggage claim tags) in the airport without passengers needing to go through the baggage carousel at IST airport?

PVDtoDEL

TK will not interline bags on separate tickets.

1 hour 20 mins is far too short of a connection on separate tix - IST is very congested and delay prone.

Baggage claim is behind immigration.

duvin

TK has (at least for me) interlined bags on separate tickets (even three separate tickets). Also SQ has done the same the other way.

Of course one cannot relay 100% on this, but should plan for entry to Turkey & fetching and re-checking baggage.

PVDtoDEL

Every outstation has received a notice from TK HQ which says that they are not to interline bags on separate tickets under any circumstance. The same notice has been shown to me in ICN, SFO, BKK, and TIA, so it seems to be a pretty uniform policy. At ICN and BKK, the DCS can't even handle interline baggage tagging even if the agent wanted to ignore policy.

aulrik

I had a bag interlined from SGN to KKN earlier this week . I don't doubt what you are saying, it's just like always with TK - There is a difference between policy and practice.

purelywasted

I have interlined as well

BEG-IST-SFO & SFO-YVR on AS

smellme

I interlined NRT-IST-FCO just 2 days ago.

PVDtoDEL

Well, I also have had success stories with getting TK to break policy and interline (including a TK-JP connection through TIA where the airport was not equipped to interline), but this type of anecdotal evidence is not enough for OP to plan a 1 hour connection.

Additionally, TK's official policy is to allow onward interlines in Vietnam and Philippines, although I'm not sure why.

It certainly doesn't hurt to ask about interlining (I still do), but it should not be a surprise if the answer is "this document says no."