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A new Hilton Istanbul Airport just opened its doors. The place is practically within walking distance from the airport, yes one has to exit the airport and go through immigration etc for this airport. But I would rather stay here than the overly expensive Yotel which has extremely small rooms as well. Perhaps this new addition will put some pressure on Yotel to reconsider their prices.

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/istaphi-hilton-istanbul-airport/

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6pzAWVBrbwMmbz2X6

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I am taking a flight from an U.S. airport to IST right at this moment, I can clearly see that passengers don’t want to listen to any announcements etc, they are completely zoned off and pretty much oblivious, pretty much living in this digital world. The staff is starting to get frustrated, because it’s pretty much as if they are handling with 300 kindergartners.
Some passengers are essentially fighting with staff because their large family is split and not sitting together. This is a completely full flight.