Originally Posted by
nsoltz
Corollary question. Have a deliberate 13 hr layover in IST and going into the city for the day. To help time leaving city for airport, how accessible is the international departures check in from the left-luggage in the arrivals hall? I can't seem to make a lot of sense out of the online terminal maps.
You have to enter the airport through the departure level, take the escalator/elevator down to the arrival departure, take your luggage and go the same way back to the departure level.
Escalator/elevator is available just in front of the left-luggage-store.