Turkish authorities in Istanbul builds biggest airport in the world decided.The Turkish authorities were inspired to build the new airport by the increased number of tourists that has exceeded the population of Istanbul fourfold in the past decade. Following the publication of MarketWatch, the new airport will take 77 million m2 and along the Black Sea coast on the European side of Istanbul.
The expected capacity of the new airport is 150 million passengers per year, which is more than three times than the capacity of the Ataturk Airport. Nowadays Ataturk Airport is the largest airport of Turkey and each year passes 45 million passengers.
By comparison, the largest passenger airport in the world - Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport, has a capacity of 72 million passengers per year.
The third terminal in Istanbul is to be built in the area of 920,000 square meters and is the largest in the world, said the Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu. After Davutoglu, the first phase of construction of the airport is in October 2017 at this time, two runways and a terminal with a capacity of 90 million passengers a year to go into operation will be completed. After commissioning of the third runway in summer 2018 passenger traffic is 120 million, and reach in the future it is planned to reach 150 million people.
After Davutoglu, the total cost of the project is 32 billion euros. , "A project of this magnitude of Turkish companies implemented This is an excellent indicator of the level of the Turkish economy achieved its construction industry in particular," - said the Turkish prime minister. According to him, during the construction of 30,000 people Employé will be, and at the new airport 120,000 jobs will be created. The Prime Minister added that, contrary to fears of local residents and environmentalists, the construction of the airport will not harm the environment and will not lead to cutting down forests around Istanbul.
10/02/2016