Istanbul: Dubbed as the world’s largest airport terminal ‘under one roof’ with a capacity to serve 90 million passengers, the Istanbul New Airport will be officially opened October 29 in Istanbul in Turkey, reports said.
Besides the inauguration, the new infrastructure facility, after Ataturk Airport and Sabiha Gokcen Airport — both in Istanbul — will be named October 29 which marks the Republic Day of Turkey.
“This will be the largest airport terminal ‘under one roof’ with the capacity to handle 90 million passengers,” iGA’s Chief Executive Kadri Samsunlu said in a press interaction here.
The airport has been envisioned to have a total capacity of up to 200 million passengers, once all four phases are completed in the next 10 years.
The new airport is located near the Black Sea coast on the Europe side of Istanbul. It features two runways, while 114 narrow body aircraft can dock with the terminal building at the same time.
Currently, the Star Alliance member airline flies to 304 destinations globally, consisting of 255 international and 49 domestic destinations, with a fleet of 326 (passenger and cargo) aircraft.
It is expected that the airline will use the maximum capacity at the new airport and have 5 passenger lounges.
Some estimates even suggest that the airline company might even be able to double its transfer passenger from Istanbul to other onward destinations.
Agencies
