Hi everyone. Our family of four (all US citizens) will be spending a week in Turkey and then flying to Crete from Cappadocia. Here is our flight itinerary:
i) NAV to IST - Turkish Airlines. Arrives in IST at 10:10am
Layover of 3 hours and 5 minutes. We will need to pick up our bags, and re-checkin for our next flight to Athens. Do we need to go through Immigration control in Istanbul for our next flight to Athens? If so, is 3 hours enough? What if we dont have any checked bags?
ii) IST to ATH - Turkish Airlines (separate ticket). Arrives in ATH at 2:45pm
Layover of 2 hours. We will need to go through Immigration/customs in Athens, pick up our bags, and re-checkin for our next flight to Herkalion. Is 2 hours enough? What if we dont have any checked bags?
iii) ATH to HER - Aegean Airlines
We will do the whole thing in reverse on our return with a 3 hour layover in Athens, and a 12 hour layover in Istanbul before catching our flight back to the States. Will the 3 hour layover in Athens be enough?
Thanks in advance.