I introduce the lounges in Istanbul Airport and how to use lounge without lounge qualification by paying fee.
※Above 5 lounges are available on June 20th 2019.
You can use the IGA lounge with your priority pass.
Finally, the IGA Lounge and Priority Pass were signed.
Turkish Air international business lounge
There is 5600㎡, accommodating 5600passenger at most.
Equipping shower room and private room.
You can feel relax there.
They serve many variety of alcohol.
Business lounge is located at the left front of passport control.
The all upside floor on the left side line of duty free shops is the business lounge.
The qualification of international business lounge
It is the person who use Turkish air business flight.
The way to international business lounge
After passing passport control, you can see the escalator and elevator only for the lounge user, in front of the E1 gate.
The elevator which is located beside of a duty free shop after passing the passport control is only for pregnant woman and person with infant and for disable persons.
Turkish Air Milse&Smiles lounge
Miles&Smile is the mileage program of Turkish Airline.
Miles&Smiles lounge is located in right front of the passport control.
The all upside floor on the right side line of duty free shops is Miles&Smile lounge.
※Miles&Smiles lounge and Business lounge is located at the opposite side of the floor and both designed almost same style and serves almost same services.
As business lounge is fewer people and you may feel a little more comfortable.
International Milse&Smiles lounge Use of Shower
There is 10 shower room at Miles&Smilse lounge
Looking from entrance, at the end of right space, you can see the reception of shower room.
You need to show boarding pass at the reception.
If shower room is not crowded, you can use it soon.
But in many cases it is crowded, so you deposit your boarding pass at reception and they give you calling apparatus. You have to wait until calling apparatus would alarm.
In shower room, there are a toilet and wash basin.
The list of Toileters and travel amenities in shower room.
Liquid soap / hand cream / Hand towel / Shampoo / Hair Conditioner / Body soap / Bathrobe / Bath towel / Face towel / Disposable slipper / Hair band / Nail file / Cotton swab / shower cap / Cotton / Hetima body towel / Hair dryer
Bathrobe and sofa are equipped, so you can relax enough.
Maybe so comfortable, shower rooms are always crowded.
It is not rare to wait 1 hour, and busy time in night it takes even 2 hours.
Those who want to use shower room should go shower room reception as soon as possible.
Who can benefit from Turkish Airlines Lounge Miles&Smiles?
- All passengers flying in Business Class
- Turkish Airlines Economy Class passengers who are Miles&Smiles Elite, Elite Plus members with extra allowance of 1 guest or family member (partner or child)
- Turkish Airlines Economy Class passengers who are Star Alliance Gold members with extra allowance of 1 guest
- Turkish Airlines passengers, Turkish Airlines Corporate Club members and 1 guest
- Star Alliance member airlines’ Economy Class passengers, Miles&Smiles Elite, Elite Plus members with extra allowance of 1 guest
- Star Alliance member airlines’ Economy Class passengers, Star Alliance Gold members with extra allowance of 1 guest
The access to international Miles&Smiles lounge
You can take the elevator opposite C1 boarding gate to reach Turkish Airlines Lounge Miles&Smiles, on the International departures floor.
The entrance to Miles&Smiles lounge, next to duty free shop.
(This is exclusive use for pregnant women, the person with infant, disable person)
▲After going up to the lounge floor, you can enter by placing the barcode of your flight ticket to automatic gate reader.
IGA lounge～Istanbul Airport Lounge～
International IGA lounge.
This is the lounge of IGA, which runs Istanbul Airport.
There is about 4420㎡, lockers, shower rooms, laptop and printers are equipped.
At open buffet style restaurant, they serves snacks and sweets, alcohol, non-alcohol drinks.
▲IGA lounge is on the WIKIKI, which is a famous Turkish casual cloth bland company.
Other equipment of IGA lounge is free-wife, Billiards, free newspapers and magazines, smoking terrace, the place for praying, conference room, skype-talking room, kids-room and toy, Baby-room.
The condition of use IGA lounge
The passenger who hold IGA PASS (annual member)
IGA lounge service user
For now, May 14th 2019, IGA lounge has partnership with the companies below.
Priority Pass is available to enter IGA lounge.
Finally, the IGA Lounge and Priority Pass were signed.
The access to IGA lounge
On the left front side of the passport control, you can find the entrance of the IGA lounge.
▲At the back side of the famous Turkishi cloth bland “Yargigi” shop, there is an escalator to the entrance.
▲Going up by the escalator, you can see the lounge entrance.
▲It looks to be more broad space than Turkish air lounge.
Turkish airlines Domestic lounge
Below is the introduction movie for Turkish air domestic lounge.
General situation of Turkish Airlines domestic lounge
Turkish Airline domestic lounge have its own check in counter.
So you can go directly to the special gate for the lounge by car and you can do check in and enter the lounge through the special gate and procedures.
At the faculty they serve light meal(Bread, soup, vegetable, cheese, cookie,etc) and soft-drinks.
Free newspapers and magazines, TV and plugs, free-Wi-Fi is available.
The condition of the use Turkish air domestic lounge
The passenger who use Turkish air
・All our passengers traveling in Business Class
・Miles&Smiles Classic Plus members traveling in Economy Class
・Miles&Smiles Elite and Elite Plus members traveling in Economy Class can enter our lounge with their family members (spouse and children) or one guest
・Turkish Airlines Corporate Club (Turkey) members with a same day transfer on an international flight can benefit from our lounges with one guest
・Star Alliance Gold members traveling in Economy Class can benefit from our lounges with one guest
The access to the Turkish airlines domestic lounge
In case you use car and go directly to the special building gate for the lounge, after you pass the airport main gate, you go forward along the right side lane to the special building gate.
In case you go from inside of the building, the lounge entrance is near domestic G6 gate.
How to use lounges with paying
IGA lounge, which is at the international departure lobby, is available by paying fee.
Price
50 Euro +Tax 9Euro=59Eueo for one Adult
Free for charge for children and infant
How to use
You can book in advance through the website of IGA Istanbul lounge service.
For the booking, you firstly have to register your membership for free charge.
Or you can use IGA lounge without reservation.
You go directly to the reception of IGA lounge and paying by credit card, you can use the lounge.
