2/3/2017
DHMİ, İstanbul 3rd Airport Project
Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication, Ahmet Arslan: "The progress of construction is 42 percent. 23 thousand workers are working around the clock. The number of workers will be 30 thousand by spring. The first runway is now completed. The terminal has started to form. We will open the first part that will serve 90 million passengers in the first half of 2018."
Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication (UDH), Ahmet Arslan made important statements about the 3rd airport. Minister Arslan stated that they built the Third Airport by filling the swamps formerly occupied by coal mines and that a serious landscaping took place around the airport, and said "The progress of construction is 42 percent. 23 thousand workers are working around the clock. The number of workers will be 30 thousand by spring. The first runway is now completed. The terminal has started to form". Reminding that domestic and international passenger count of Turkey has increased from 35 million to 185 million and the number of airports rose from 26 to 55, Arslan said: "We aim to transport 200 passengers by the third airport alone. Each new airport, dual carriageway, railway, and seaport increases the reliance of neighboring countries on us. Our added value to aviation alone in 2012 is USD 22 billion. We will create an added value of USD 25 billion from this airport alone in 2025. We will be employing 200 thousand people by 2020s. We will open the first part that will serve 90 million passengers in the first half of 2018. Then we will open the next part up to 200 million passengers." As can be remembered, we reported that 42 percent of physical completion was achieved as of the end of 2016, and that the asphalt of the 1st runway was laid and construction of the 2nd runway, tower and terminal building was in progress. Site deliveries to relevant organization had started for such services as cargo, customs, agricultural control, ground services and repair-maintenance services. The Action Plan meetings were going to begin by January TEBA:1796/ December 30, 2016. Project specifications Once all phases of the airport are complete, there will be 6 independent runways suitable for operating any type of aircraft, 16 taxi ways 500 plane parks, 3 terminal buildings interconnected by rail systems, 280 smart passenger bridges, 3 technical blocks and air traffic control towers as well as 4.5 million square meters of apron, VIP lounges, cargo and general-purpose aviation terminals, and state guest house. Parking lots, duty-free areas, hotels, stores, houses of worship, and other social areas are included in the project.
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