Istanbul's new airport sets to be global hub

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Ahmet Arslan (C), Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication, speaks at a press conference at the construction site of Istanbul's new airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 13, 2018. The Istanbul's new airport being constructed is expected to be a new aviation hub in the world, the Turkish minister said on Friday. [Photo/Xinhua]


"These developments give significant importance to Istanbul's new airport, which will be the world's largest," said the minister.


According to Arslan, 85 percent of the initial phase of the new airport has been completed and it is scheduled to be operational on Oct. 29 to serve 90 million passengers.


It has the capacity to host 200 million travelers a year offering service to over 100 airlines covering 350 destinations around the world when all the phases of the project are completed.

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