Originally Posted by
ISTFlyer
Izmir is unlikely to restart for a long time. They would probably restart Ankara and Istanbul-SAW first, before Izmir and Adana.
I concur. I flew from ADB twice last year as I could not resist the insane cheap business fares to Asia (despite the inconvenience of having to position in/out ADB -/+ 1 day - but the Doubletree is really nice, cheap and only 5 min from the airport with a free shuttle). Even before COVID-19 ADB was operated 3-4x per week with some of the oldest A320s and when I flew the flights were rarely more than 50% full. That being said, if they do not restart ADB, you have the right to be rebooked (if you so wish) - either from an alternative airport or if I remember well QR was routing passengers on PC to SAW but with the inconvenience that you have to collect your luggage at SAW and re-check it there with QR.