Airport Experience

Flying Zurich to Bangkok with a 1h40 connection in Istanbul, switching from Turkish Airlines to Thai Airways. Never been through IST before and hearing mixed things. Some say it’s easy, others say no chance. Not sure what to expect with security or transfers there. Is that...

I have a 20+ hour layover at Istanbul Airport with a Turkish Airlines business class ticket. I know I can’t use the sleep pods in the business lounge since those are only available for layovers under 9 hours, which is a bit disappointing. I signed up for the Istanbul stopover...

I recently arrived at Stuttgart Airport with about two hours to spare and was surprised to find out there isn’t a Priority Pass lounge there. It’s not exactly a small airport and it’s located in a major European country, so I expected at least one lounge that accepts Priority...

I’m flying from Seattle to Taipei and my flight is scheduled to land at 4:55 AM. I won’t be checking any luggage, just carrying a bag. From Taipei I have a separate ticket to Osaka booked with Alaska Airlines using points, departing at 8:30 AM. Since it’s a self connection, I’ll...

One guy decided it was a great idea to have a full hour long conference call with his company’s board… on speaker. The entire lounge could hear everything. Staff asked him multiple times to use headphones or move to the phone booths, and he basically told them to go away and...

I’ve got a long layover at Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) coming up. I’ll be flying from the US and connecting onward to Lisbon. I’ve been looking into the Mercure Hotel and the YOTELAIR cabins inside the airport but can’t find a clear answer about which side of passport control...

I have a 50 minute layover in Hong Kong on a Cathay Pacific itinerary and I’m a bit nervous about it. I’ll be flying Ho Chi Minh City → Hong Kong → Dallas, all on Cathay. It’s my first time flying with them and I’ve heard they sometimes help passengers with tight connections. If...

I’m planning a trip from the EU to Georgia with a layover in Turkey, and I’ll be carrying a relatively large amount of cash. I’ve been finding conflicting information online, so I’m hoping someone here has recent real world experience. If I’m just transiting through Turkey and...

Saw a pretty frustrating situation at the Aer Lingus priority check-in area in Terminal 2 today. A woman walked straight past the entire queue in the business/AerClub section, went to the counter, made a fuss, and ended up getting checked in ahead of everyone who had been...

Sitting at my gate today and the woman next to me was scrolling TikTok with the volume on full blast. No headphones, nothing. I politely asked if she could use headphones and she responded with “it’s a free country.” This is the third time in the past week I’ve seen people doing...

My friend and I are flying into Delhi for a show and our flight lands around 2am. We originally planned to rest for a few hours at the Encalm lounge in Terminal 3 since both of our credit cards include lounge access. Does anyone know if the lounge allows entry on arrival, even...

Went through TSA at JFK T1 around 9pm and tried a few Priority Pass lounges. Air France lounge turned me away saying they don’t accept PP at that hour. Lufthansa lounge also denied entry saying it was only for business class passengers. Korean Air lounge was closed when I first...

Had a frustrating experience with Frontier this morning. My flight was at 5:50am and I got to the airport around 4:50am because it took forever to get a Lyft/Uber. I understand that was on me. They wouldn’t accept my checked bag anymore and it was too big to convert to a carry...

Looking at booking SAS from the US to Italy, but the return flight has an overnight layover in Copenhagen. The next flight leaves early afternoon the following day. Trying to figure out the best way to handle the overnight: Are there good sleep options at or near Copenhagen...

Had one of the worst airline experiences I’ve ever dealt with flying Frontier. We got to the airport more than two hours early with golf clubs. The bag desk told us to carry them through TSA and take them to the gate. TSA immediately said that wasn’t allowed and sent us back....

Curious how the boarding pass scan works when entering a Priority Pass lounge. Since Priority Pass is separate from the airlines, it seems unlikely they have full access to airline passenger databases to verify every boarding pass. So what information actually gets pulled when...

Arriving into Delhi Airport Terminal 3 (international) around 2:00 AM, then flying out again around 8:00 AM from Terminal 1 (domestic). The concern is what to do during those few hours in between. Booking a hotel in Aerocity feels a bit unnecessary for such a short time. After...

Tried using a United Club pass at Houston IAH recently and it was pretty disappointing. Walked into the Terminal C United Club and it was extremely crowded with barely any seats available. Honestly felt like the regular terminal had more space. The food selection was also pretty...

Have an 8 hour layover in Hong Kong (HKG) with Cathay Pacific. Lounge access is available at the Kyra lounge, but entry is only allowed around 3–4 hours before departure. That leaves roughly 4 hours at the start of the layover with nothing really planned. The previous connection...

Someone asked an interesting question about lounge access at SYD. They’re flying Sydney to Hong Kong on a Lufthansa codeshare operated by Cathay Pacific, booked in economy, and they have Lufthansa Senator status. The confusion is whether that status gives lounge access in Sydney...

I saw a post from someone flying Southwest after the recent policy changes and honestly the whole thing sounded like a mess. They said boarding took about 30 minutes longer than usual and even people sitting near the front had their bags end up way in the back. On top of that,...

Arrived at Heathrow Terminal 5 and realized a landing card for the destination country wasn’t printed. Looking for a place in the terminal to print a document from a USB. Access is available to most lounges in Terminal 5 except the Concorde Room. Trying to find out if any of the...