70 minute transit time
Mar 7, 2016, 11:00 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Accra
Programs: Skywards Gold, TK Elite +, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 222
70 minute transit time
Hi all.
Taking my first ever TK flight in a few days in Y (ACC-IST-JFK). My concern is that we only have 70 mins between flights. Will that be enough time to get through transit formalities and to our gate? What if we get a remote stand and we have to bus it to the terminal?
Thanks
Taking my first ever TK flight in a few days in Y (ACC-IST-JFK). My concern is that we only have 70 mins between flights. Will that be enough time to get through transit formalities and to our gate? What if we get a remote stand and we have to bus it to the terminal?
Thanks
Mar 7, 2016, 6:02 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: DTW
Programs: TK E+, WY, Radisson R
Posts: 2,360
It's like playing Russian roulette with this tight connection. From Asia/Africa/Middle East connecting North America/EU, just too risky, besides having to go through long queue at security again (I call IST 10 am to 1 pm time of hell, although that period is stretching), you'll be going through few more layers of securities just to get on US/Canada/UK bound flight.
In case you miss this flight (TK01 I believe), don't count on the TK customer service to bail you out, read all the horror stories about people missing connections at IST. You'll have to buy visa, enter turkey, and have tickets re-purchased/re-issued.
In case you miss this flight (TK01 I believe), don't count on the TK customer service to bail you out, read all the horror stories about people missing connections at IST. You'll have to buy visa, enter turkey, and have tickets re-purchased/re-issued.