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Mar 26, 2019, 8:33 pm

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Originally Posted by PiperAtGatesofDawn

It looks like TK has officially changed their hotel policy. Transit times now have to be 9 and 12 hours for J and Y respectively.

Damn... going to miss my hotel on my 7.5 hour layover!

https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-g...ice/index.html

Yes, they are changing their hotel policies. Probably, there would be more sleeping rooms in the new ISL lounges; that's why TK has increased the hours to qualify for the service. However, to benefit from the sleeping rooms; one of your flights should dure more than 8h.