Izmir Airport by Tom Maule

27 October 2006   Customer Rating : n/a

The new international terminal at Izmir opened in September 2006. Arrivals, apart from a small delay in getting the jetway lined up was smooth and efficient. The area prior to visa payment and passport control is large and airy. Formalities took minutes. The baggage hall is also spacious with an adequate duty free on arrival shop. Being the only flight in, or due in, baggage delivery was very quick - althouth the angled conveyors do move a bit too quickly for some and I saw several people chasing high speed bags round the carousel! Through passport control there is a bit meet and greet area leading to a pick up and set down area with car parks opposite. Everything was pretty much a straight line from plane to kerbside. Departures is equally impressive. The check in area seemed to have about 50 desks although quiet at 7pm on a Friday night with only two or three flights checking in. Only British Airways has a single line check in system and I can see it getting a bit chaotic for other airlines if things get busy. Again very quick through passport control into a very spacious departures area. being a new terminal facilities were limited to a huge duty free shop (cheap), an 'english style' pub that is fairly expensive at 20YTL (£7.70) for a sandwich and coke, a Burger King on the mezzanine level (again expensive) and a small coffee area next to the BA Gate (you guess £2.50 for a small coffee). All gates have separate lounges entered after another security check - comfortable and adequate for B737/A320 size aircraft. All very modern, clean and efficient - a pleasure to fly through

Izmir Airport by Todd Muhleman

6 November 2005

Not much of an airport, no jetways, just stairs and buses. The upside of using it as an arrival point instead of Istanbul is that it is very easy to go through customs / security. I've never had much of a wait. The only direct service though is to/from Munich on Lufthansa, which makes connecting on the way back to the states a impossible without an overnight in Europe.

Izmir Airport by Nicola Akgun

29 August 2005

My husband is from Izmir so we use this airport on a regular basis to visit family and friends. We have noticed the change in price over the last couple of years - prices for a burger king meal are ridiculous - 18YTL for 1 meal. We bought 4 coffees in the airport cafe which came to nearly 15 pounds. Anybody travelling through this airport should be advised to eat before they get there or take some snacks.

Izmir Airport by Chris Pike

2 July 2005

Take your own food and drink. This is one of the most expensive airports I have ever been in. A glass of Coke was 8.10TL (over 5 Euros). Very poor facilities

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