eqeqeqx

Will be having a longer layover in IST next month with my two children (minors) and girlfriend. We're all flying TK in Y on the same PNR, but I have a TG *G. Enough to guest one, but not all three.

Is it likely TK will let my girlfriend and one child enter in lieu of myself?

Neither my gf nor my children have any status, but the *A lounge in IST is pretty good and I think my gf and a child would be happy to
spend a few hours there. Perhaps the gf and my youngest one, as they even have a play area for the smallest children.

I've tried googling if it's possible to pay for access to the IST *A lounge, but seems that is not the case, and would probably be too expensive for me anyway, but somebody please correct me if I'm wrong about that.

Thanks.

Often1

No.

Does not mean you cannot try, but by the rules you must be present to admit and remain with them.

craigthemif

IST lounges have automated gates - the lounge dragons are at a desk to the side. As long as you aren't too blatant about it, you might be able to squeeze in all 4 by scanning your boarding pass more than once, the same way some people jump through metro barriers by following somebody else closely ...

gr8pirate

They will probably let her in instead of you even if it’s not strictly by the book.

ISTFlyer

There is no passport - boarding pass match verification at the lounge.
Your girlfriend could enter the lounge with your kids with your boarding pass as it was her boarding pass.

eqeqeqx

Thanks all.