| Two Istanbul airports experiencing growth: Sabiha Gökçen International Airport gives way for even further development with its new terminal facilities, while Turkish Airlines’ expansion at its main hub further boosted Atatürk International Airport. |
Analysis of Turkish airport data provided by DHMI reveals that passenger numbers have risen by almost 14% in September and 10% in October. Eleven of the country’s top 12 airports grew during this period. For the year as a whole, Turkish airport traffic is up 5.2%, driven by an 11.9% increase in domestic traffic. International traffic is up marginally by 0.1%. The airport bucking this trend is Turkey’s busiest, Istanbul Ataturk. Here, domestic demand is down 2% while international traffic is up 6.6% as Turkish Airlines continues to expand its global network.
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| Source: DHMI |
Istanbul’s second airport at Sabiha Gökçen has reported traffic growth of 41% so far this year. Domestic demand is up over 50% while international traffic is up over 20%. It is now the fourth busiest airport in the country and is likely to overtake Izmir in 2010, especially as it recently opened its New International Terminal.
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| Source: DHMI |
Turkey’s airports are on track to handle over 80 million passengers in 2009.
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