Turkish Airlines has expanded the scope of its Miniport service, which provides a special luggage transport opportunity to its passengers between Ataturk Airport and Taksim, a main tourist district of Istanbul.
According to this overextending, passengers can leave their baggage in some hotels, that having a contract with Turkish Airlines in this regard, and enjoy the seamless hub of the carrier, Istanbul, before and/or after their flights.
The Miniport service which initially started in May 2016, enables Turkish Airlines passengers to leave their baggage to Miniport office at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport when they arrive to Istanbul, or to Miniport Taksim office after their hotel check-out. Benefitting this comfort make them fully arrange their limited time as attending a fair, meeting, or some cultural and shopping tours. While they participate those programs, their baggage safely transported by Miniport.
Along with the new additions, the service is also available at the Marriott, the Ritz Carlton and the Pera Palace hotels.
Turkish Airlines passengers, who already able to leave their baggage to the Miniport offices, can also leave them now to the reception desks of given hotels if they choose those hotels for their stay in Istanbul, before/after their flights.
How Miniport Service Works?
• Passenger arrives to the Miniport Taksim office and give his/her details to the authorized staff,
• Leaves his/her baggage and takes a baggage check,
• Baggage will be carried between the Taksim Miniport Office, the mentioned hotels and the Miniport Office located on Metro station floor at Istanbul Atatürk Airport,
• Passenger picks up her/his baggage from Ataturk Airport Miniport Office, in order to deliver it to the check-in counter for taking the boarding pass.
• Miniport baggage handling service, which already carried out between Atatürk Airport and Taksim; is also available now between Atatürk Airport and given hotels.
For more information please visit the following official web site of Miniport service; https://miniport.istanbul/
Due to the special security measures, the Miniport service is not offered for flights to USA, England, Israel or Canada.