Istanbul New Airport commissions first runway; eyes October opening
Istanbul New Airport (INA) has commissioned its first runway, a significant milestone as it prepares for opening in late Oct 2018. INA, which will initially have 3 runways (with up to 6 planned as traffic grows), is replacing Istanbul’s current main hub, Ataturk International. INA’s initial capacity will be 90m passengers a year, with the ability to grow to as many as 200m. Ataturk is operating above its planned design capacity, at least partly because of the rapid growth over the past decade of Turkish Airlines. Passenger throughput in 2017 was 63.7m, almost double 2010’s figure. INA reported March 29 that 80% of the airport’s initial phase is now complete. “We have recently finished the baggage system... And now, runway number one is ready for take-off and landing," said iGA Airports Construction CE Yusuf Akçayoğlu. <br/>
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Istanbul New Airport commissions first runway; eyes October opening
Istanbul New Airport (INA) has commissioned its first runway, a significant milestone as it prepares for opening in late Oct 2018. INA, which will initially have 3 runways (with up to 6 planned as traffic grows), is replacing Istanbul’s current main hub, Ataturk International. INA’s initial capacity will be 90m passengers a year, with the ability to grow to as many as 200m. Ataturk is operating above its planned design capacity, at least partly because of the rapid growth over the past decade of Turkish Airlines. Passenger throughput in 2017 was 63.7m, almost double 2010’s figure. INA reported March 29 that 80% of the airport’s initial phase is now complete. “We have recently finished the baggage system... And now, runway number one is ready for take-off and landing," said iGA Airports Construction CE Yusuf Akçayoğlu. <br/>
