moeser

Because they already cleared security in VIE.It is the same with FRA.
TK is considering some countries as safe so a security check for transfer passengers isn't required any more.

sliiide

Basically IST considers the security at some airports to be inadequate? It's not like the passenger exits the airport between screening at the departure airport and the security line for transit passengers at IST.

moeser

Wouldn't you either ?

aulrik

I believe you are right, but why isn't it consequent? For example when you fly from Scandinavia (ARN, OSL, CPH). Sometimes you have to go through security, other times you don't

sliiide

I trust the passengers

moeser

The explanation I got ( I have often flights to / from Helsinki ) is that you usually need a finger position i.e.FRA to enjoy the benefit.HEL is always bus transfer.

I'll have a HEL outbound beginning of June and will report back if some thing has changed.

aulrik

That might be a plausible explanation and I guess it makes sense too. If I think about it, the times I have avoided security at IST it has always been when the plane parked at a gate, while when being bused to the terminal you always have to go through security.

moeser

After TPJs experience they might have extended this to PAX with bus transfer as well.

moeser

HEL- IST-XXX.

No SECO.

Bus transfer to the 300 gates.BP check at the escalator than upstairs and in the Lounge 10 min.later.

I could get used to it

LP101

I flew JFK-IST-ATH and return this past month. On my way there, I was supposed to have a transfer of just 1 hour. But for some reason (never got an explanation why, IST-JFK was ontime) the JFK-IST flight was delayed for around 3 hours so I was re-booked on the next TK IST-ATH before I even got to the airport. This now gave me about a 5 hour layover. When I got to IST there was no one at the gate for transfers. Everyone was led to the same area. Went through security, but it wasn't busy at all at that time.

On my way back, I had about an hour and a half transfer. This time someone was waiting at the jet bridge from my ATH flight. There was a split in the jet bridge for baggage claim and international transfers. A woman stood in front of international transfers asking to see boarding passes. We didn't have to go through any additional screening when we went through the international transfers split.

fnaime23

security was in place after landing from LAX. finally saw the sign for business and *G so it was a quick going through this time.

Canada freak

Was very surprised to be dropped off at a gate at IST and straight into the terminal this weekend from a flight from BRU. All my flights with transfer at IST so far this year came from AMS or RTM and meant being bused AND a security check. From my point of view the security checks at AMS and RTM are a lot more strict than those at BRU...

HasteFlier

Same experience a few weeks ago, I've taken NCE-IST a few times, and was bussed to the terminal door beyond security just the last time. It seems it's really not systematic (though I sure hope it will become !), so coming from a "clean" destination such as Europe is probably a necessary condition, and not (yet) a sufficient one.

As a side note, i was in the smaller bus that leaves before, I am not sure whether the pax on the other bus got the security or not !

shuly

I concur. Arrived from TLV last night, gate 214, 16 minutes late, no shortcut to the transfer area. BUT security was a breeze.

Shuly

wyvern

LHR-IST-BKK

Ditto

Going BKK-IST-LHR on the outward there was full security, quite a queue and no priority lane.