Do you tell drivers which entrance to use for your airline?

In the middle of a review for a Turkish Airlines flight, Chris Chamberlin at The Sydney Morning Herald offered up this tip for airport-bound travelers:

After a week of taxi ripoffs in Istanbul, I dare not tell my driver my destination is Turkish Airlines’ business class priority entrance. Fortunately, it’s a quick stroll from the economy zone to the fast lane to zip through. 

This generally doesn’t affect me: both Uber and Lyft have only ever asked for an airline when booking an airport trip, and cabs in New York (and soon Sydney) have a flat rate. Even when traveling beyond those confines, I’ve never thought to specify the entrance. In any case, think before you speak.

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