OCTOBER 31, 2018 Istanbul Airport was opened in a world record-breaking short period of time. Turkish Airlines started its operations with flights to Ankara, Izmir, Antalya, Ercan, and Baku.
JANUARY-APRIL 2019 By gradually increasing the number of landings, a total of 450,000 passengers were transported until the big move on April 5-6. Preparations for the “Mega Move” were completed.
APRIL 6, 2019, 02.40 The last flight departed from Atatürk Airport to Singapore.
THE NIGHT BETWEEN APRIL APRIL 5 AND 6 03.00 All flights at Atatürk Airport were suspended for 12 hours and the
main relocation process of Turkish Airlines dubbed the “Big Bang,” started.
147 aircraft from Atatürk Airport, and 22 aircraft from international airports flew to and positioned at Istanbul Airport.
FROM BOUTIQUE AIRLINE TO THE TOP IN 20 YEARS
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