Originally Posted by
flamingpanties
I departed IST on BA less than a year ago, and don't remember such extreme security or so many lines. It seemed like they set up another checkpoint everywhere there was room for another desk.
Don't get me wrong, my experience flying TA was very good while actually on the plane. They must have very poor on-time performance due to this issue.
If you departed on BA you were probably headed to London and not directly to the U.S....additional screening is usually for U.S bound flights only.