Oct 5, 2018, 9:18 am
Last edit by: ISTFlyer
Please note that this thread discusses only TK operations from the new airport. There will be no discussion of the politics involved. These can take place in OMNI PR. Anyone interested in general issue surrounding the new airport may find these in the "Europe" forum. The usual FT rules apply.
For a general discussion about the airport, not related to TK, please visit: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/europe/1955797-istanbul-new-airport-ist-isl-master-thread.html
Lounge questions have now a dedicated thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/turkish-airlines-miles-smiles/1963594-tk-istanbul-airport-thread-2-lounges.html
starflyergold
TK forum moderator
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This is the list of all Istanbul Airport threads where you could find more details related to your question if it's discussed in one of the forums below.
TK in Istanbul Airport: Thread #1 - General Discussion ( YOU ARE HERE )
This is the thread that you could ask your questions about the airport related to Turkish Airlines which doesn't have a dedicated thread. For example questions about check-in desks, the Miniport service, fast-track security, care points, etc... could be asked here if they are directly or indirectly related to TK.
TK in Istanbul Airport: Thread #2 - Lounges
This is the thread dedicated for lounges and questions about the TK lounges at Istanbul Airport. Sleeping rooms in the lounge could be discussed in the third thread as it's mainly related to longer connections. Please do refer to the respective threads in the Europe forum for other contract lounges at Istanbul Airport and PriorityPass lounges.
TK in Istanbul Airport: Thread #3 - Stopover Hotel, Touristanbul, Sleeping Rooms
This is the thread for passengers booked a long connection. The thread has a guide that would give basic information about the free city tour, the stopover hotel option for eligible passengers as well as the sleeping rooms in the lounges in Istanbul Airport. For issues onlyrelated hotel suggestions refer to the Europe forum.
TK in Istanbul Airport: Thread #4 - Transferring/Transit at Istanbul Airport
This is the thread were you could ask your questions about any type of transfer at Istanbul Airport. Such as what to do within a xxx hour layover, or facilities at the transfer area directly related to transit issues. Also questions related to transfer security, immigration in single/seperate tickets could be discussed here. As well as what to do in case of misconnections. The transfer hotel where passengers could access by paying: YOTEL has a dedicated thread where you could find here.
TK in Istanbul Airport: Thread #5 - Miles&Smiles Card Pickup at Istanbul Airport
If you want to pickup your Miles&Smiles card in Istanbul Airport, please consult this thread where you would be able to find the locations of the card print points for Miles&Smiles members.
There are also threads not only related to the TK pax but to all passengers traveling from Istanbul Airport. These take place in the Europe forum.
Istanbul Airport Master Thread
For any question related to the airport instead of TK ( facilities, pay-to-use services not related to TK, transportation, rental car services, hotel services, non-TK lounges ) please consult this thread in the Europe forum. Also please discuss, Flightradar24 related ADS-B issues, delays related to the airport here, unless it's a direct TK issue.
PriorityPass Lounges in Istanbul Airport
There is no PriorityPass Lounges at Istanbul Airport at the moment. However, I would update this thread when there is an available lounge for PriorityPass at the airport.
I (ISTFlyer) have removed the FAQ's as they are now all answered in the respective WIKI sections of the respective forums.
For a general discussion about the airport, not related to TK, please visit: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/europe/1955797-istanbul-new-airport-ist-isl-master-thread.html
Lounge questions have now a dedicated thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/turkish-airlines-miles-smiles/1963594-tk-istanbul-airport-thread-2-lounges.html
starflyergold
TK forum moderator
-----------------
This is the list of all Istanbul Airport threads where you could find more details related to your question if it's discussed in one of the forums below.
TK in Istanbul Airport: Thread #1 - General Discussion ( YOU ARE HERE )
This is the thread that you could ask your questions about the airport related to Turkish Airlines which doesn't have a dedicated thread. For example questions about check-in desks, the Miniport service, fast-track security, care points, etc... could be asked here if they are directly or indirectly related to TK.
TK in Istanbul Airport: Thread #2 - Lounges
This is the thread dedicated for lounges and questions about the TK lounges at Istanbul Airport. Sleeping rooms in the lounge could be discussed in the third thread as it's mainly related to longer connections. Please do refer to the respective threads in the Europe forum for other contract lounges at Istanbul Airport and PriorityPass lounges.
TK in Istanbul Airport: Thread #3 - Stopover Hotel, Touristanbul, Sleeping Rooms
This is the thread for passengers booked a long connection. The thread has a guide that would give basic information about the free city tour, the stopover hotel option for eligible passengers as well as the sleeping rooms in the lounges in Istanbul Airport. For issues onlyrelated hotel suggestions refer to the Europe forum.
TK in Istanbul Airport: Thread #4 - Transferring/Transit at Istanbul Airport
This is the thread were you could ask your questions about any type of transfer at Istanbul Airport. Such as what to do within a xxx hour layover, or facilities at the transfer area directly related to transit issues. Also questions related to transfer security, immigration in single/seperate tickets could be discussed here. As well as what to do in case of misconnections. The transfer hotel where passengers could access by paying: YOTEL has a dedicated thread where you could find here.
TK in Istanbul Airport: Thread #5 - Miles&Smiles Card Pickup at Istanbul Airport
If you want to pickup your Miles&Smiles card in Istanbul Airport, please consult this thread where you would be able to find the locations of the card print points for Miles&Smiles members.
There are also threads not only related to the TK pax but to all passengers traveling from Istanbul Airport. These take place in the Europe forum.
Istanbul Airport Master Thread
For any question related to the airport instead of TK ( facilities, pay-to-use services not related to TK, transportation, rental car services, hotel services, non-TK lounges ) please consult this thread in the Europe forum. Also please discuss, Flightradar24 related ADS-B issues, delays related to the airport here, unless it's a direct TK issue.
PriorityPass Lounges in Istanbul Airport
There is no PriorityPass Lounges at Istanbul Airport at the moment. However, I would update this thread when there is an available lounge for PriorityPass at the airport.
I (ISTFlyer) have removed the FAQ's as they are now all answered in the respective WIKI sections of the respective forums.
TK operations from "Istanbul Airport" aka Istanbul New Airport (ISL/IST)
Jan 10, 2019, 7:03 am
#241
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Interesting... I always have a feeling non-Turkish airlines are prioritized in IST. In the afternoon, I always see gates 210-220 assigned to all sorts of Saudias, Turkenistans, Uzbekistans, Mahans, Qeshms, Asemans - while my packed B77W from ORD gets the bus gate. BA, LH, KL (non-nightstoppers) also often get jetty gates.
Naturally I do not have any scientific data - this is just my observation...
This is all very OT, though...
Naturally I do not have any scientific data - this is just my observation...
This is all very OT, though...
I have listed today's wide body flights from 13:00 to 15:30 and their gates below for a possible research.
J2 76 to GYD -> 205 (788)
TK 33 to IAH -> 208 (77W)
TK 79 to SFO -> 209 (77W)
TK 172 to HKT -> 212 (333)
EY 96 to AUH -> 214 (333)
SV 258 to MED -> 216 (333)
QR 240 to DOH -> 218 (359)
TK 5 to ORD -> 219 (77W)
TK 1985 to LHR -> 226 (77W)
TK 17 to YYZ -> 227 (77W)
TK 9 to LAX -> 228 (77W)
TK 1 to JFK -> 229 (77W)
TK 7 to IAD -> 230 (333)
Widebody bus gates
TK 351 to ALG -> 301 (343)
TK 1827 to CDG -> 302 (333)
TK 1527 to DUS -> 303 (333)
TK 1593 to FRA -> 304 (333)
TK 1555 to HAJ -> 305 (333)
TK 1663 to HAM -> 307 (333)
TK 1953 to AMS -> 310 (333)
TK 108 to MED -> 312 (333)
TK 1971 to LHR -> 700 (333)
TK 1859 to MAD -> 706 (333)
Note that the Atlanta, Miami, Boston, Montreal flights doesn't operate on Thursdays.
Jan 10, 2019, 10:28 pm
#242
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 926
Was looking forward to this new airport for many years. Having done several flights to/from ISL, and even though much still needs to be done, I feel rather underwhelmed. The airport operators (had a chance to meet one of the main architects) and TK have different agendas (naturally) and seem to lack syngergy. Hope the experience on the ground will be worthy of being TK's hub and offer some innovative fresh product/solutions. My anticipation is that Do&Co will come up with some good ideas. Fingers crossed...
Jan 13, 2019, 3:16 am
#243
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Programs: Skywards, Miles&More
Posts: 111
Anyone know if there is any realistically chance international flights will start flying by the end of the March from new airport? We need to book flights LJU-HRG-LJU for May and it still says all flights will go thru IST. I know that someone wrote here that no way they will be able to do this in the first part of this year but I found on one web page flights will start in March.
Jan 13, 2019, 4:04 am
#244
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Jan 13, 2019, 4:31 am
#245
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Jan 14, 2019, 6:09 am
#246
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It may not be directly related to TK, but I have noticed a video on YouTube that has some parts of the new lounges in ISL. The lounge which has furnitures and has videos of the interior is the IGA Lounge which probably airlines except Star Alliance members would contract. The concept is similar to the Oryx Lounge in Doha. The area on top of the duty free in 0:30 would be one of the Turkish Airlines Lounge's, however I don't know if that area is going to be the Elite & Star Gold Lounge, the Elite Plus & Business Lounge or the Premium Lounge.
Jan 14, 2019, 11:09 am
#247
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Location: New York City
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Anyone know if there is any realistically chance international flights will start flying by the end of the March from new airport? We need to book flights LJU-HRG-LJU for May and it still says all flights will go thru IST. I know that someone wrote here that no way they will be able to do this in the first part of this year but I found on one web page flights will start in March.
Jan 14, 2019, 11:47 am
#248
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 2
TK168 - March 2nd
Hello, I have a flight leaving Hanoi on march 2nd, when the definitive airport change is supposed to happen. When I check my booking on TK website it says everything is ok with the booking, but when I use the TK booking tool to find a flight from Hanoi to Istambul on the same day, it returns no results, as if there is no flight on that day (or as if the flight was fully booked) Do any of you have any ideia what's going on?
Jan 14, 2019, 1:03 pm
#249
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Hello, I have a flight leaving Hanoi on march 2nd, when the definitive airport change is supposed to happen. When I check my booking on TK website it says everything is ok with the booking, but when I use the TK booking tool to find a flight from Hanoi to Istambul on the same day, it returns no results, as if there is no flight on that day (or as if the flight was fully booked) Do any of you have any ideia what's going on?
Jan 15, 2019, 1:16 am
#250
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Istanbul
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Well the "neat trick" is that once the new airport is deemed fully operational, the IST code will shift to the new airport. I'll defer to those who have actually flown through the new airport already, but I'd venture most here would assume at least 1 more delay until late April/early May before the full switch over.
It will perhaps be more logical and convenient if they still postpone this big move to the beginning of S19 Timetable, which starts on March 25th.
Jan 15, 2019, 3:46 am
#251
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In the recent opening ceremony of Uni-Free Duty-Free Stores complex in (New) Istanbul Airport's Terminal, GM of DHMI, Ms. Funda Ocak declared that the big bang relocation of Atatürk Airport will be finalised by 3rd March 2019, and from this date onwards all commercial passenger flights will be made from the New Istanbul Airport. Ataturk Airport will still be functional for the all cargo flights (for some period of time), MRO facilities of THY & OnurAir (possibly for a longer period of time), most (if not all) General Aviation operations for Istanbul's European side and will also host several annual aviation related trade shows and similar events. Also, DHMI's ATC Center will still remain at Ataturk AP till 2022-2023. She made no specific reference about the conversion of Ataturk AP to "people's park", "aviation university" or the like. She mentioned, the long-awaited relocation was a bit delayed till March, for eliminating any adverse effects due to winter weather.
Here's the link in Turkish:
?stanbul Havaliman?'n?n tam aç?l?? tarihi belli oldu - Sondakika Ekonomi Haberleri
Here's the link in Turkish:
?stanbul Havaliman?'n?n tam aç?l?? tarihi belli oldu - Sondakika Ekonomi Haberleri
Jan 15, 2019, 3:54 am
#252
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Groningen
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Are there any lounges open yet on ISL ? I'm thinking of flying from there to see the new airport.
Jan 15, 2019, 4:00 am
#253
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Jan 15, 2019, 4:29 am
#254
Join Date: Jan 2019
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It's odd because it seemsTK flights departing from Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo on march 2nd are all fully booked. That doesn't happen with flights departing from Manila, Phuket, Beijing, Xangai and Seoul.
Jan 15, 2019, 5:06 am
#255
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Groningen
Posts: 3
Well, I'm going to Istanbul next week. I saw some good priced tickets from ISL to ESB and thought maybe I'll take this flight. Would be nice if I could visit a lounge as well.