What should I do if my flight to Istanbul is cancelled or rescheduled?

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TL;DR

Check the flight status directly with the airline and request rebooking options immediately. A date change may require an extra hotel night, so avoid tight connections and allow buffer time before your flight home.

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Check the return segment as well: the airline may also change the departure time for the Istanbul–Moscow flight. Verify the live schedule for every leg of the booking before travelling.

42 days ago Istanbul–Moscow: departure time changed

Ural Airlines may change both the departure time and date: one Moscow flight was moved from the 14th to the 15th, after its departure time had already shifted from 10:00 to 13:00. Check the date and time in your live booking, not just on the original ticket.

Ural Airlines: rescheduled from the 14th to the 15th

If a schedule change adds an overnight stay in the departure city, arrange accommodation as soon as the new itinerary is confirmed. In one case, the date change meant urgently finding a hotel for an extra night.

Extra hotel night

Separate onward tickets are especially risky when a flight is cancelled without a prompt replacement: after a cancellation from Kayseri, the next way out was only available two days later, while the international flight home was scheduled for the following day.

Kayseri: next departure in 2 days