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Offline trainer

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Lounge at Ataturk airport
« on: February 13, 2017, 11:49:01 AM »
Hi all has any one used the CIP (or equivalent) Lounge at Ataturk airport we have a 4 hour turnaround from Istanbul to Manchester and thought it might be worth doing

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Re: Lounge at Ataturk airport
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2017, 12:42:34 PM »
The millennium lounge is €25 per head and has the usual snacks and drinks etc.  Top of escalators next to the food court.

Depending on how long it takes to disembark at domestic and then get to international and, more importantly, what the queues are like at security you might find you've really only got a couple of hours to kill.  There have been some horrendous queues recently to get through, a few folks I know now get the TAV Fastpass to avoid waiting.  I just get there early  :)   There doesn't seem to be any rhyme nor reason to when its busy, pot luck really.

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Re: Lounge at Ataturk airport
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2017, 12:43:43 PM »
We used it last year.
15 Euro each. Well worth it, you will save that in a couple of drinks and a snack.

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Re: Lounge at Ataturk airport
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2017, 13:05:59 PM »
We used it lots of times, it's very good. Find out if your bank card includes free entrance. Ours was with NatWest.

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Re: Lounge at Ataturk airport
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2017, 13:11:15 PM »
Thanks all

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Re: Lounge at Ataturk airport
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2017, 16:17:18 PM »
We have RBS cards that give us access to Airport Lounges.

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Re: Lounge at Ataturk airport
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2017, 07:35:03 AM »
yes its worth using if you have a long wait, Internet comfy seats and plenty free coffee and soft drinks, snacks.

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Re: Lounge at Ataturk airport
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2017, 10:40:49 AM »
We use it on the way back, we've found this winter we've had eight hours to kill overnight before flying on to Dalaman in the morning.
Not really long enough to go to a hotel so well worth it to have somewhere comfy with food and drink.




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