With the completion of the “Great Move” to its brand new home base, Istanbul Airport, Turkish Airlines is opening open five passenger lounges available for Business Class, Miles & Smiles Elite Plus & Elite, Star Alliance Gold and Corporate Club passengers.
There are currently three lounges open – the Turkish Airlines Business Lounge, Miles & Smiles Lounge and Domestic Lounge.
The Turkish Airlines Business Lounge has an approximate area of over 60,000 square feet, seats 765 guests and features 13 private suites with showers. Turkish Airlines also designed a 130 square foot museum in here collaborating with the arts and cultural institution Istanbul Modern.
Turkish Airlines Business Class Lounge
Turkish Airlines Business Class Lounge
The Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Lounge is also over 60,000 square feet seating 765 guests and offers 11 private suites with showers and space where guests can rest on comfortable couches, savour delicious and exclusive treats from Turkey along with international cuisine, or enjoy mobile masseur services. A console gaming experience, golf simulators and large children’s play area provide entertainment, while a technology centre with 3D glasses and virtual reality is planned. The two lounges also offer meeting rooms, a library and a prayer room.
Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Lounge
Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Lounge
The Turkish Airlines Domestic Lounge is accessible through a special entrance gate located outside the terminal so passengers can complete check-in procedures and transfer directly to the aircraft via buses. Lounge amenities include comfortable couches, Turkish cuisine, a large children’s play area, media wall with multiple TV screens and a prayer room.
Turkish Airlines Domestic Lounge
Turkish Airlines Domestic Lounge
Turkish Airlines Domestic Lounge
The overall design concept of the Business Class and Miles & Smiles Lounges reflect an Aegean theme, including designs depicting breezes from the Aegean region. The Ribbon wall, which is the most special figure in Turkish Airlines’ lounges and inspired by a flow motif, consists of solid wood panels that undulate through all lounges. The Exclusive Lounge and Arrival Lounge are planned to open in Summer 2019.
Turkish Airlines passengers gain access to the lounges by presenting their business class tickets or Miles & Smiles Elite Plus & Elite, Star Alliance Gold and Corporate Club membership cards.
Have you been to the new Turkish Airlines lounges at Istanbul Airport? What do you think of the new lounges?
I went to the Miles and Smiles lounge recently. It’s a great lounge in terms of design, amenities and food. There’s a whole section for just Turkish deserts, one section for Western deserts, three live counters serving Turkish and International food. The architecture, lighting, seating are all excellent. They have a whole section for just Turkish tea and one entire coffee section giving western and Turkish coffee. Only problem is it’s sometimes hard to find a seat as the lounge is always packed. There are line ups for the live counters. Even though they made a separate lounge for frequent flyers, it is still packed. But hopefully that will change when they open two more new lounges.
Out of genuine curiosity rather than trying to nitpick, how they depict breezes?
….So you said 5 lounges…but only described 3……???
@Andy coz the rest two are yet to open!
So what are the other two lounges yet to open?