Familly trip
May 23, 2015, 1:31 pm
#1
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Familly trip
Hello,
I travel next month with parents and brother.
I'm the online one *gold and was wondering about fast track / business class check in and lounge. Any feedback?
I travel next month with parents and brother.
I'm the online one *gold and was wondering about fast track / business class check in and lounge. Any feedback?
May 24, 2015, 3:32 am
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I assume that you are flying in Y.
If you have TK *G, I think you can bring your family in - but I'm not sure because I did guest someone at IST lounge when a guy travelling with his family + his adult brother (he is Turkish so as long as he said someone will guest him in then it's ok). I have seen they turn down an arrogant Swedish woman attempted to enter the lounge with 2 kids - she was more demanding the staff to let them in than asking them nicely - she has SK G - which allows her to bring her family in in SK lounge but not other *G lounge.
I was there and I could guest her child in - but I chose not to because of her attitude.
About Fast track, it's YMMV. You might not even have to go through security at transit.
If you have TK *G, I think you can bring your family in - but I'm not sure because I did guest someone at IST lounge when a guy travelling with his family + his adult brother (he is Turkish so as long as he said someone will guest him in then it's ok). I have seen they turn down an arrogant Swedish woman attempted to enter the lounge with 2 kids - she was more demanding the staff to let them in than asking them nicely - she has SK G - which allows her to bring her family in in SK lounge but not other *G lounge.
I was there and I could guest her child in - but I chose not to because of her attitude.
About Fast track, it's YMMV. You might not even have to go through security at transit.
May 28, 2015, 8:28 am
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-Check-in at Business Class counters: Check-in counters reserved exclusively for you: Elite members can complete their check-in formalities at the Business Class counters upon presenting their cards to the check-in agents for both domestic and international flights, even they fly on Economy Class
-Access to CIP lounges both on domestic and international flights: As an Elite card holder, you can use the CIP lounges at the airports both on domestic and international flights of Turkish Airlines with one of your guests, no matter which class of service you travel in. Your guest must depart on a Star Alliance member airline, but may travel on a different flight.
-Also Elite/Elite Plus card holders will from now on able to accommodate their fellow travelers with the same amenities against 50 TL(tax included) or in exchange for 4.000 miles
-Access to CIP lounges both on domestic and international flights: As an Elite card holder, you can use the CIP lounges at the airports both on domestic and international flights of Turkish Airlines with one of your guests, no matter which class of service you travel in. Your guest must depart on a Star Alliance member airline, but may travel on a different flight.
-Also Elite/Elite Plus card holders will from now on able to accommodate their fellow travelers with the same amenities against 50 TL(tax included) or in exchange for 4.000 miles
In the past I've had no problems with a group check-in as the sole status holder on other airlines and I expect the same to apply here.
Lounge access, the ruling is pretty standard for most airlines.
It says spouse and children, but parents and siblings? No harm trying to reason with them, but YMMV.
Jun 22, 2015, 2:51 pm
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My feedback :
- In IST : they don't care who is the father of who
We've entered all (i have to gold status maybe it helped), don't know.
- In IST : they don't care who is the father of who
We've entered all (i have to gold status maybe it helped), don't know.