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Old Apr 6, 2019, 3:58 am
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Some video of the new aiport with quite a few of the planes transfered, quite cool to see:

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Old Apr 6, 2019, 5:35 am
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First flights out of the new new airport just took of to Paris and Ankara!
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Old Apr 6, 2019, 5:48 am
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And the first flight to the USA had just took off.
So, this means that at least there is a temporary FAA/TSA license for Istanbul Airport.

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Old Apr 6, 2019, 10:02 am
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Still no reports about the new lounge?😋
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Old Apr 7, 2019, 6:12 am
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Just to tell you that as far as I've seen from the FIDS it's not true that TK has reserved C-D-E gates for themselves in the international concourse as they are the closest concourses to transfer security and regular passport control. Indeed, C and E gates are mostly used by foreign carriers and as well as concourse D is used by random carriers as well.

Also, just to mention, some airlines that wasn't assigned jet bridges at Atatürk Airport ( due to their long wait ) have been started to operate flights from jet bridges. The Singapore Airlines flight always operated from a bus gate at Atatürk ( for the last few years ) and for today's flight gate B18 is used which is not a bus gate. I would also check the nightspotters ( BA, PS ) this night.

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Still no reports about the new lounge?😋
Check the lounge thread in the Turkish Airlines forum.
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Old Apr 7, 2019, 6:28 am
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Just curious and got a look at at FR24, arrivals showing a high numbers of delays and divertions to ISL (now Ataturk) for the late afternoon and evening, is that happening?
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Old Apr 7, 2019, 6:31 am
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Just curious and got a look at at FR24, arrivals showing a high numbers of delays and divertions to ISL (now Ataturk) for the late afternoon and evening, is that happening?
Delays yes but please not that FR24 seams to note have updated schedules for the new airport yet...
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Old Apr 7, 2019, 7:33 am
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C-D-E gates for themselves in the international concourse as they are the closest concourses to transfer security and regular passport control
@ISTFlyer Do you know if there is segregated transfer routes for EU/US/Canada flights or everyone is dumped into the same arrival concourse?
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Old Apr 7, 2019, 8:13 am
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Originally Posted by schrodingerdog
@ISTFlyer Do you know if there is segregated transfer routes for EU/US/Canada flights or everyone is dumped into the same arrival concourse?
I have no idea
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Old Apr 7, 2019, 7:59 pm
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Still no reports about the new lounge?😋
Their website hasn't been updated but QR will using IGA lounge. Hopefully we'll get more photos of that lounge soon 😊
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Old Apr 7, 2019, 8:03 pm
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Originally Posted by mjddl
Their website hasn't been updated but QR will using IGA lounge. Hopefully we'll get more photos of that lounge soon ��
All non *A and non ST airlines ( except EK ) are using the IGA Lounge.
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Old Apr 8, 2019, 1:11 am
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Here's how the great move has been reported in the Australian press:
Turkish Airlines moves to the new $11 billion Istanbul Airport
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Old Apr 8, 2019, 7:20 am
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Originally Posted by criced
Still no reports about the new lounge?😋
We will have a few hour layovers at the new airport in a couple of weeks and just wonder about the lounges there too.
I just found this latest review by Running With Miles:
https://runningwithmiles.boardingare...l-new-airport/
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Old Apr 8, 2019, 8:14 am
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  • Still alot of delays on all departures today, what's the problem?
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Old Apr 8, 2019, 8:50 am
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Originally Posted by criced
  • Still alot of delays on all departures today, what's the problem?
According to flightradar24, the average delay today was 5 minutes.
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