iGA Istanbul Airport Launches Triple Independent Runway Ops

Istanbul Airport

Officials witness three Turkish Airlines aircraft taking off simultaneously under live operations on April 17. Fourth from left: Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat.

Credit: Turkish Airlines
Three Turkish Airlines aircraft took off simultaneously at iGA Istanbul Airport on April 17, making the airline and the airport the first in Europe to implement Triple Independent Runway Operations. The third runway is expected to increase hourly air traffic capacity at the airport from 120 to 148...
Kurt Hofmann

Kurt Hofmann has been writing on the airline industry for 25 years. He appears frequently on Austrian, Swiss and German television and broadcasting…

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