Interline: TK to TK on separate tickets
 

Will TK allow checking baggage through Istanbul when the two segments are on separate tickets? Connection time is legal. If it matters, departure is from JFK.

Thank you,

Shuly

From the subject title, it seems both flights are on TK? If so, just request the check in agent at your departure airport to check you in for the second segment and print up the ticket. Should be able to check your bags straight through to arrival airport with no issue. Just did that myself back in November NYC-IST-AMS and back after booking IST-AMS separately.

If your next flight is domestic, no problem. Some check-in agents may say no. Ask for a supervisor. Have your details or your ticket printout ready; flight no, date, PNR

Not sure about int-int as I've never experienced it as I live in Turkey.

I doubt this will cause any issues. TK check-in agents have done this for me in the past without hesitation. Int to Int. connections.

Great, thanks a lot. This will be int-int, both on TK. I'll report in case I have any issues.

Shuly

Hi All - extension to this question..

I have a return ticket: MNL-IST-BOG-IST-MNL and have put in a 2 day layover on the return leg in Istanbul (in order to get my bags out and not fly to MNL).
Assume it would be no issue if i have a visa to go through immigration, get my bags and then go back to depatures and head straight back in and board my next flight, (skipping the final IST-MNL leg), if my next flight was a different airline...

My question however, is if I've booked my next flight on a separate itinerary from IST to LHR with TK; is there the possibility that I will have trouble going through immigration then trying to check straight back into TK to fly to London, committing a no-show on the final leg of my ticket due to depart 2 days later? Could their systems talk to eachother and figure out I will be a no-show since I'm boarding another flight?

Thanks in advance.

Furthermore, could I potentially have the TK agent in Bogota link my two tickets so i don't have to go through immigration in IST at all? The IST-LHR leg is OW so while unusual, I could claim that I have a separate ticket on another airline back to IST after a 2 night stay in London so they won't know for sure that I'll be missing my final leg.

I see no problem whatsoever: I've done that before (granted, with a layover of several months, not just two days, but the principle is the same).
In fact, that's exactly what I'm doing now, too. My flight from JFK to IST is the penultimate leg of one itinerary; the last leg will be months later. And the IST departure is on a separate ticket. It's worked flawlessly before (but then I didn't check luggage).

Shuly

I second this. I can't imagine that there will be any impact for the last leg of your ticket, IST-MNL if you have TK flight to IST during your layover. On which basis? In principle, you could be returning from LHR within the 2 days layover and continue your journey.

In fact I think there is a very good chance to persuade the check-in agent at BOG to check your bags to LHR if you explain at check-in that your destination is LHR rather than IST (and show the IST-LHR ticket). Again, why not?- you are not doing anything wrong let alone illegal. TK has done this for me in the past without issues.

Thanks gents really appreciate the responses

would you have a view on whether they can or would cancel the miles earned if I was to no-show the last leg ?

Just one caveat: if you are travelling from the UK they will do it, but if the final destination is beyond the "/2000 mile" limit you'll have to pay the APD difference. That'll be £62 for economy tickets, very considerably more in business-class.

Just to report that this went very smoothly, no problems whatsoever. My bags will go through all the way across two separate tickets on TK. The JFK agent (Leona) was really nice.

Shuly
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