Ataturk rises in the ranks for busy airports

Although a major new airport is being developed close to Istanbul, operator TAV is continuing to develop Ataturk to meet the demands of its major customer, Turkish Airlines.
Istanbul Atatürk showed as the 11th busiest airport worldwide by providing service to 61.8 million passengers in 2015 according to the ACI report, having surpassed Jakarta and Frankfurt airports and increased its passenger number by 9.2 percent.
As well as becoming a Middle East/Europe hub Atatürk is now Europe’s third busiest airport.
General Manager Kemal Ünlü said: “Maintaining its rapid growth, Istanbul Atatürk Airport provided service to 61.8 million passengers in 2015 and improved its position as one of the world's most significant transfer hubs. Today, 129 airline companies launch flights to 276 domestic and international destinations from Atatürk Airport. As soon as the expansion project of Atatürk Airport's international terminal is completed, the airport will be ready to serve 75-80 million passengers annually. Together with all stakeholders, particularly DHMI (General Directorate of State Airports Authority), SHGM (Civil Aviation General Directorate) and Turkish Airlines, TAV will continue to provide safe, rapid and comfortable travel to all our passengers."
According to ACI data covering 1,144 airports worldwide, Atlanta and Beijing airports maintained their positions in the top two in 2015. Dubai increased its number of passengers by 10.7 percent and improved its position to the third rank.