Originally Posted by
Romelle
FYI - Delta requires one to get to the Istanbul airport three hours early. The IST web site only says 2 hours for international flights, but maybe Delta has had to do quite a bit of re-booking?
Romelle
Delta's ticket office is barely open three hours before their 12:15 JFK flight. One can check in at the counters across from their office, but if any modification is needed to the ticket, it involves a visit to the T. O. At least that was the case in my recent experience.
IST was the first airport I had flown out of that required security screening just to enter. That can add up to half an hour too. IIRC there were three security screens before boarding. Lucky for me I was arriving on an overnight bus from Kas and was way early.