Originally Posted by
petter2
Anyone tried getting into any of the lounges when arriving in C with TK from a domestic flight and connecting onto BA (separate ticket)? Got 5 hours to kill so wouldn't mind checking out the TK lounge in addition to the non-TK lounge. Also, is there a BA transfer desk if I manage to get my luggage checked through to get the tag added?
A small reminder that you need to have a BA Silver, BA Gold ( respectively OWS and OWE ) or a British Airways Club Europe ticket, in order to access the IGA Lounge which BA contracts. Unfortunately, your domestic TK ticket would not give a lounge benefit in Istanbul so forget about the TK lounges at IST, unless you decide to buy a refundable TK Business Class ticket and refund it after using the lounge.
There is a British Airways transfer desk at Istanbul at the central transfer area for international to international transfer passengers. However, as you're arriving from a domestic flight, you won't be able to access the BA transfer desk and you would need to proceed to the BA check-in counters which would open 3 hours before scheduled departure time.