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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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