Day 10 - Via Istanbul to Frankfurt

October 29, 2023

Day 10

The subsequent flight is quite relaxed. None of us really slept much.

We arrive at Istanbul Airport in the early hours of the morning and get off the plane. Just as we are one floor down at passport control, the daughter notices that she forgot her bag on the plane 🫣😫😱

Sh......

We run back to the gate, see the plane in front of the door, but can't get in. The gate is closed and the staff on site cannot help us. Damn. We are sent to the Turkish Airines counter. There you can find the bag immediately with the description, but they can't bring the bag to us and we can't get it - we are in the transit area and would have to leave it, which would mean that we would probably miss our flight to Frankfurt. Oh, dude!!! Really now????

All begging doesn't help - we have to fill out an online form and then wait for further instructions. Oh man...

We walk to the gate and get something to drink on the way.

Our next flight takes off on time and we land back in Frankfurt late in the morning.

Home sweet home.

Edit: We probably won't see my daughter's bag again because it can't be sent to us in Frankfurt. We would have to have her picked up in Istanbul after getting a swipe signed by the consulate. Pfffff......... Ok, checked off 🫣