PiperAtGatesofDawn

Traveling through IST in J with a 7+ hour layover in May. My question is if there are 2 pax on the same ticket would they be entitled to 2 hotel rooms or just 1?

If it's the new IST which has the hotel rooms airside (as per my understanding), would I be able to guest another pax who is traveling Y on the same flight?

ISTFlyer

I have no idea about if they would give you 2 separate rooms for 2 J tickets in the same reservation. However, according to the Turkish law, all guests should be reported to the Police at check-in and also hotels in Turkey asks extra money for the extra guest, not like North America as they charge per room, in Turkey they charge per room and per person per room. TK won't pay the extra person charge, however, if that Y passenger could apply for another hotel room if your layover is 11h+. Because you have different travel classes, 2 of the J pax would be entitled for a 5* hotel and the Y pax would be allocated to a 4* one. Maybe you would be lucky to be both allocated to the same hotel but usually not.

If we come to the ISL question, there is no certain information that Turkish Airlines would continue their hotel service at ISL ( to be IST ) nor provide a YOTELair room ( airside hotel ) for their hotel eligible pax. You may be also bussed to a hotel near to the old airport and be picked up before your flight. As the movement date is confirmed ( by confirmed, I mean that the time period that TK cancels the flights between the transition period and Atatürk would close to civil operations ) there should be a specific answer for your question.

PiperAtGatesofDawn

Thanks. Yeah I guess everything with ISL is uncertain....