Post by kuga59 on Aug 18, 2019 13:37:06 GMT 1
Returned from the Super Cup Final via the new airport in Istanbul(IST). What a place! Built like a giant mosque, with a ceiling height of about 70 to 100ft, filled with bright lights which reflect up from the marble flooring, it’s almost magical.
You can walk for miles in there with hundreds of gates, duty free shops etc.
Lots of security everywhere. Went through 3 lots of xrays and 4 passport checks, but with little delay.
No wonder Turkish airlines are trying to compete with Dubai and Emirates. Loads of space everywhere. Only let down is nowhere to view the airfield until you get to your gate and then you can only see a couple of stands. With amount of security around can’t image you would be welcome around the perimeter.
Flew back with Atlas Global. They say that they are “low cost”, they are, but we had free checked in baggage, a meal( although it was disgusting) though it was aimed more at the Turks on board and an even bigger surprise, 3 rows of business class seats.
Plane was a A321 which was very clean and tidy, with seats you could recline and let your head touch the head rest comfortably. And with crew in bright red uniforms with a design going back to the 60’s. And it operated to schedule.
You can walk for miles in there with hundreds of gates, duty free shops etc.
Lots of security everywhere. Went through 3 lots of xrays and 4 passport checks, but with little delay.
No wonder Turkish airlines are trying to compete with Dubai and Emirates. Loads of space everywhere. Only let down is nowhere to view the airfield until you get to your gate and then you can only see a couple of stands. With amount of security around can’t image you would be welcome around the perimeter.
Flew back with Atlas Global. They say that they are “low cost”, they are, but we had free checked in baggage, a meal( although it was disgusting) though it was aimed more at the Turks on board and an even bigger surprise, 3 rows of business class seats.
Plane was a A321 which was very clean and tidy, with seats you could recline and let your head touch the head rest comfortably. And with crew in bright red uniforms with a design going back to the 60’s. And it operated to schedule.
