Transferring/Transit at Istanbul Atatürk airport
Sep 27, 2018, 5:22 pm
#946
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: Accor PLT,Thai Silver, HH Dia, SPG Titanium (LT Gold), Aegean Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 5,120
IST can be a Zoo but 2 hours should be enough unless you are flying Business and want to avail of more time in the lounge.
Sep 28, 2018, 8:44 pm
#947
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: NYC, NY
Programs: United | Delta | MileagePlus, Marriott
Posts: 40
Sep 29, 2018, 12:22 pm
#948
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 4
Transfer in Istanbul 2 different tickets
Hallo !!
planning to travel from Phuket to IST with Tk, only hand bag.
Transfering in Istanbul to a defferent airline, 2 different tickets
I have Bp for the second international flight
Can I go directly to transit area ,or do I have to go to passport control and costume in order to check in for my next flight?
Thank you
planning to travel from Phuket to IST with Tk, only hand bag.
Transfering in Istanbul to a defferent airline, 2 different tickets
I have Bp for the second international flight
Can I go directly to transit area ,or do I have to go to passport control and costume in order to check in for my next flight?
Thank you
Sep 29, 2018, 11:42 pm
#949
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,100
Hallo !!
planning to travel from Phuket to IST with Tk, only hand bag.
Transfering in Istanbul to a defferent airline, 2 different tickets
I have Bp for the second international flight
Can I go directly to transit area ,or do I have to go to passport control and costume in order to check in for my next flight?
Thank you
planning to travel from Phuket to IST with Tk, only hand bag.
Transfering in Istanbul to a defferent airline, 2 different tickets
I have Bp for the second international flight
Can I go directly to transit area ,or do I have to go to passport control and costume in order to check in for my next flight?
Thank you
Sep 30, 2018, 12:08 am
#950
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 4
If we are 5 passenger , can 2 of us exit to arrivel terminal and take their lugage ,and the rest of us go to transit?
Sep 30, 2018, 1:51 am
#951
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,100
1. the passengers exiting the terminal are entering Turkey and therefore they could need a Visa (on arrival or obtained before the flight depending on nationality).
2. these passengers can't check-in bags of other people, only their own luggage. If they have to check bags of the other people in the group they have to do so under their own name, so there is the risk that they go over their bags allowance and consequently have to pay for excess luggage.
Oct 13, 2018, 3:37 pm
#952
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 2
Minimum Connection Time
Have a UA award booked XXX-AMS-IST-TLV in J. The last two segments on TK. After a schedule change the IST layover is now 45 minutes. Hard to find concrete info, but it seems the minimum international to international connection time at IST is 60 minutes? I guessing, especially with extra security to TLV that 45 minutes is a no go.
Oct 14, 2018, 12:01 am
#953
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Denmark
Programs: TK Elite
Posts: 11,848
At some stage UA or TK will pick that invalid connection up and UA should/will contact you for rebooking. 45min at IST is a no-go.
Oct 14, 2018, 5:03 am
#954
Join Date: Jun 2018
Programs: TK Elite
Posts: 246
Have a UA award booked XXX-AMS-IST-TLV in J. The last two segments on TK. After a schedule change the IST layover is now 45 minutes. Hard to find concrete info, but it seems the minimum international to international connection time at IST is 60 minutes? I guessing, especially with extra security to TLV that 45 minutes is a no go.
Oct 14, 2018, 4:03 pm
#957
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: NYC, NY
Programs: United | Delta | MileagePlus, Marriott
Posts: 40
I'll be in transfer for a few hours in IST and was thinking about visiting the city... but the eVisa is just too much!
Some of the EU, NZ: $0 (no visa required)
USA, UK: $20
Canada, Australia: $60
I guess there is no way around it?
I'll be less than 10 hours in IST so no free visa from TK
Some of the EU, NZ: $0 (no visa required)
USA, UK: $20
Canada, Australia: $60
I guess there is no way around it?
I'll be less than 10 hours in IST so no free visa from TK
Oct 16, 2018, 7:07 pm
#959
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: NC
Programs: AAConciergeKey/1MM, DL DM/2 MM, UA Gold,Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 11,978
I want to update much of the info on FT (common now with so many newbies joining ). Despite reports, food and drink are available in the lounge overnight at least through 2am. At that time food and wine stations are dismantled for a few hours to be cleaned but alcohol and some snack stations remain. It’s of why they do this; there is no notice or warning. But at least it’s better than what is being reported on here that it ends around midnight.
Nov 11, 2018, 12:55 pm
#960
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,224
Flying into IST from US to transfer internationally to Rome...have a 2 hour layover Friday evening. Any chance we are going to have time to hit a lounge before our flight to Rome? Assuming we don't go through Customs/Immigration...but based on what I'm hearing in this thread, it could take an hour to go through security check-points at IST?
It's a 13 hour flight into IST so I was hoping to hit a lounge before heading to Rome...
Thanks in advance!
It's a 13 hour flight into IST so I was hoping to hit a lounge before heading to Rome...
Thanks in advance!