Turkey's airports to receive 200 million travelers
by Anadolu Agency
ANKARAMay 07, 2016 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Anadolu Agency
May 07, 2016 12:00 am
Turkey's airports are on target to see 200 million passengers pass through by the end of the year, Transport Minister Binali Yıldırım said Friday. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Yıldırım said 180 million passengers used Turkey's 55 airports last year, and figures from the first quarter of 2016 showed this would be surpassed. "We are starting to reap the fruits of our investments," he said.
"Our airports serve 416,000 passengers a day. Turkey is progressing toward an annual 200 million passengers." He added: "Millions of our people who never took a plane before are now able to make all their trips by plane."
Istanbul's new airport is due to come into service in February 2018. "I believe the third airport in Istanbul will provide the service needs for Asia and Africa, as well as Istanbul and carry Istanbul to the position in the aviation market that it deserves," Yıldırım said.
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