Istanbul Atatürk Airport records highest increase in flights
Posted by meb at February 9th, 2009
İstanbul Atatürk Airport saw the highest increase in air traffic in Europe in 2008, according to a recent report prepared by Eurocontrol, the European organization for the safety of air navigation. Becoming the 10th busiest airport in Europe, air traffic at the İstanbul airport increased by 5 percent in 2008 over the previous year.
“İstanbul Atatürk Airport is also scheduled to grow rapidly over the coming years. The combination of this growth and the continuing strength of growth trends in Turkey, in particular the growth of tourism, mean that around 2010, Istanbul will join the limited number of airports where capacity is restricting growth,” the report stated.
On the other hand, there was a 5 percent decline in air traffic of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, currently the busiest airport in Europe. Frankfurt and London Heathrow, the second and third busiest airports, respectively, saw a 3 percent decline in air traffic in 2008 over 2007. On the list of busiest flight routes in Europe, İstanbul-İzmir ranked ninth in 2008.
source: Today’s Zaman
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