An American journal honored Istanbul Airport with 5 awards in December 2023.
The airport has connections to 315 locations, making it the perfect airport on the earth. It was named “Airport of the Yr” for the third time in a row.
Istanbul Airport was deemed worthy of awards in 5 totally different classes because of the votes of the readers of the US-based journey journal World Traveler: “Finest Airport”, “Finest Airport in Europe”, “Airport Providing the Most good purchasing’, ‘The airport with the perfect meals and beverage space’ and ‘The airport with the perfect duty-free purchasing in Europe’.
Istanbul’s mega airport goals to extend the variety of passengers it handles from 76 million final yr to 85 million in 2024, whereas growing its funding to 657 million euros.
The most important a part of the funding went to the development of latest tracks, famous Selahattin Bilgen, performing CEO of İGA Istanbul. He emphasised that they’ve allotted greater than 330 million euros for 2 new runways.
Bilgen famous that for the primary time in Europe, a brand new flight system, used solely within the US, was launched at Istanbul Airport, by way of which it’s attainable for 3 planes to take off from the airport’s runways in parallel.
“We purpose to function with the very best effectivity and capability after the US. This improve in air visitors capability will probably be instrumental in serving to our airport exceed the 150 million passenger targets in its unique contract and attain 200 million passengers with out the development of an extra runway after Part 5.”
A 15 % improve in flight visitors on the airport is anticipated to about 540,000 plane in 2024, he added.
The airport has elevated its record of airways to 101 in 2023. “Now we have signed contracts and can obtain 11 extra airways at Istanbul Airport this yr,” Bilgen famous at a press convention the place he revealed the corporate’s plans and objectives for 2024.
“Up to now, Istanbul Airport has connections to 315 locations, making us the perfect airport on the earth.”
Investments within the airport exceeded €160 million final yr and can attain €656.5 million in 2024.
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