r/airport

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Hi everyone,

I’m traveling from Algeria to Russia and I have a 2-hour connection in Istanbul Airport (IST).

The problem is that in Algeria I can get money through my Visa card, but I need cash for Russia because I’m expecting to need euros in cash for my trip.

My question: Is there an ATM inside the Istanbul Airport transit area where I can use my Algerian Visa card and withdraw around €800 in EUR cash?

I only have 2 hours between flights, so I cannot leave the airport.

Is this realistically enough time to find a EUR-capable ATM, withdraw the money, and get to my gate? Or is 2 hours too risky?

If anyone has recently done this at IST, I’d really appreciate knowing which ATM/bank and where it is in the terminal.

Thanks!

My friend going on holiday and her family don’t know she vappes will she get away with her vappe being in her checked luggage or will security find out and confiscate it does anyone know please ?

Is this something that is approved by TSA, airline, or airport at PIT?

On my most recent trans atlantic flight, the overhead bins were full, so flight attendant took my carry on and stored it elsewhere on the plane, telling me I could pick it up after landing. When we landed in Istanbul, the bag was gone.

The purser told me ground staff would be notified and would help me at the end of the jet bridge. I got there — nobody knew anything. I asked to go back onto the plane to look for it and was refused.

Then began an absurd tour of Istanbul Airport. I was sent to an assistance desk, then the transfer desk, back toward the gate, then Lost & Found. I was literally running around one of the largest airports in the world, and not a single Turkish Airlines employee took ownership of the situation.

Eventually out of desperation, I went to the airport police. We reviewed CCTV footage together and we actually saw another passenger walk off with my suitcase. We followed his movements on the cameras for 1.5 hours: he stopped to pray, went into a restroom, and came back out with a different pink suitcase. Apparently, the bags had been switched.

Thankfully, I had an AirTag in mine. Between the AirTag location and the CCTV footage, the police figured out where my suitcase likely was. One of the officers literally ran to get it for me.

Meanwhile, I had a connecting flight. I went to the Turkish Airlines ticket desk, explained that I was currently with the police reviewing CCTV because my carry on disappeared after their own flight attendant had stored it elsewhere, and asked to be moved to the next Bodrum flight. Their response? If I didn’t board my original flight, my ticket would be forfeited.

The police ultimately recovered my suitcase and got it back to me just in time. I made the flight during final call. I also discussed pressing charges over what had happened, but doing so would have required me to remain at the airport for another couple of hours. After everything I had already been through and with my connecting flight departing, I ultimately chose not to stay and pursue it.

Absolutely unforgettable customer service — for all the wrong reasons.

Hi everyone!

I’m hoping to hear some recent firsthand experiences regarding ICE presence at U.S. airports and domestic travel.

I personally have no criminal record and no removal/deportation order, but my immigration status is not currently secure due to a visa overstay.

I already understand that traveling while out of status carries a risk, especially with the recent reports of ICE arrests at airports. I’m not asking anyone to tell me that traveling is completely safe.

Unfortunately, driving is not an option for a trip I may need to make, so I’m trying to understand what the situation at airports is actually like right now compared to what we are seeing in the news.

Has anyone here, or someone you personally know, recently flown domestically while having an uncertain immigration status, expired visa, visa overstay, pending immigration matter, or similar situation?

I would also really appreciate hearing from anyone who has recently traveled through a U.S. airport and personally saw ICE or witnessed someone being questioned or detained, regardless of your own immigration status.

I’m especially interested in experiences from late July and August 2026, since airport enforcement seems to have changed recently.

If you’re comfortable sharing, it would be really helpful to know the airport, approximately when you traveled, whether you saw ICE/CBP, and whether anything unusual happened at TSA, the gate, or after arrival.

I know Reddit experiences can’t predict what will happen to me. I’m simply trying to get a better picture of how serious the situation actually feels at U.S. airports right now, beyond the individual cases being reported in the news.

Thank you very much to anyone willing to share their recent experience.

I’m bored and going to pick up my sister at the airport, What should I wear for literally no reason I’m thinking of something funny

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Hi, i will be flying out through CDG T1 for the first time and I’m kinda worried about the queues and policies.

1. Is arriving 3hrs earlier enough to get thru everything? I am not holding an EU Passport.
2. Should I put my liquids ahead in a ziplock or no need? Bc i saw somewhere saying that its no need but still have doubts.
3. I have a tablet and camera (with 4spare batteries) with individual bags, do i still need to take them out individually from their bags?
4. Anyone flown out around 3pm? How’s the crowd?

Thanks!

Are there any good movies or series based around airports, flights, or the aviation industry?

I’ve seen The Terminal and really enjoyed it. Looking for something with a similar airport/aviation vibe, not necessarily an action movie.

Please share your recommendations!

So I’ve had my Real ID with my state ID, which I’ve been using for flights, pretty much anything, etc especially since I’m a college student traveling every so often.

But I just got my drivers license and switched over my Real ID status with my state ID to my DL. It’s still a temporary paper one and I know TSA doesn’t allow them for verification and obviously, I won’t get the physical card for a while.

I have my passport but it’s been expired for years now since I never had a reason to use it so I don’t really have a backup.

I leave in about 4 days (8/18) back up to CA from HI for college and I paid the $45 for the confirmID thing.

Anyone have experiences with doing confirmID, especially if you’re flying out of Daniel K. Inouye airport? Do you usually get through security and TSA anyways? Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

I need a TSA agent to help me understand what's been happening to me.

For the past year or so, every single time I go through the TSA checkpoint, I set off the sensors. When they show me the scan, there's a red box over my groin/crotch (sometimes two yellow boxes on either side of the red one). I've never once flown with anything in or near my pants, let alone my groin. My running joke is that I'm "packing too much heat," but in all seriousness, I'm really tired of having agents feel me up every time I go through security. I understand it's their job, but this has only been happening for the last year.

TSA agents, why does this keep happening? Are they using new scanners/technology? Is there any way to prevent it?