First visit to new IST: some practical questions
Sep 10, 2019, 5:28 pm
#1
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First visit to new IST: some practical questions
Well my first visit to the new IST is coming up this weekend and I have a few questions which I wonder if those who fly there more regularly than I do, can help me with:
1. Is there a left luggage office at IST? (If so where and how much to leave a suitcase?);
2. Does the Istanbulkart work on the Havaist buses and can you add more lira to the card at the airport?;
3. When arriving at IST by bus or taxi is there a separate Business Class entrance as there was at Atatürk?;
4. Is it possible to check in a bag for a TK flight the day before about 18 hours before departure? (I suspect not, but just asking!);
5. Finally, and most importantly, is there still a manti station inside the Lounge?
1. Is there a left luggage office at IST? (If so where and how much to leave a suitcase?);
2. Does the Istanbulkart work on the Havaist buses and can you add more lira to the card at the airport?;
3. When arriving at IST by bus or taxi is there a separate Business Class entrance as there was at Atatürk?;
4. Is it possible to check in a bag for a TK flight the day before about 18 hours before departure? (I suspect not, but just asking!);
5. Finally, and most importantly, is there still a manti station inside the Lounge?
Sep 10, 2019, 7:24 pm
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1- Yes, at the arrivals level. Have no information about the prices
2- Yes, you could use your Istanbulkart on Havaist buses. You could top-up your existing Istanbulkart at the machines at the public transportation level.
3- Entrance n:5
4- You should be able to check bags 24 hours before departure.
5- Yes, during lunch and dinner hours. Not after they remove food at night or during breakfast.
2- Yes, you could use your Istanbulkart on Havaist buses. You could top-up your existing Istanbulkart at the machines at the public transportation level.
3- Entrance n:5
4- You should be able to check bags 24 hours before departure.
5- Yes, during lunch and dinner hours. Not after they remove food at night or during breakfast.
Sep 11, 2019, 5:18 pm
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IST is an easy airport to navigate.
Sep 17, 2019, 6:15 pm
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Well my first visit to the new IST is coming up this weekend and I have a few questions which I wonder if those who fly there more regularly than I do, can help me with:
1. Is there a left luggage office at IST? (If so where and how much to leave a suitcase?);
36 TL/24 hrs per bag
2. Does the Istanbulkart work on the Havaist buses and can you add more lira to the card at the airport?;
3. When arriving at IST by bus or taxi is there a separate Business Class entrance as there was at Atatürk?;
4. Is it possible to check in a bag for a TK flight the day before about 18 hours before departure? (I suspect not, but just asking!);
5. Finally, and most importantly, is there still a manti station inside the Lounge?
1. Is there a left luggage office at IST? (If so where and how much to leave a suitcase?);
36 TL/24 hrs per bag
2. Does the Istanbulkart work on the Havaist buses and can you add more lira to the card at the airport?;
3. When arriving at IST by bus or taxi is there a separate Business Class entrance as there was at Atatürk?;
4. Is it possible to check in a bag for a TK flight the day before about 18 hours before departure? (I suspect not, but just asking!);
5. Finally, and most importantly, is there still a manti station inside the Lounge?