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Istanbul Airport: fully operational from March 2019

New delay caused by water infiltration in the terminals

The new airport in Istanbul should become fully operational -according to the "Milliyet" newspaper- from next March 3rd postponing the fateful date of real opening to air traffic initially planned for January 2019, after the inauguration of the 29th of October -during the 95th anniversary of the foundation of Turkey. A 12 billion dollar investment strongly wanted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in...

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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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The workers' strike at the new Istanbul airport has exposed the poor working conditions faced by people in Turkey, but above all put at risk the opening scheduled for October 29 of what will be one of... more

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