A resident of Malaysia Karin Lee became the 200 millionth passenger of the Istanbul airport – one of the most loaded harbors of Europe and important transit hubs of the world.
Speaking at the ceremony held at the terminal of international sorties, the Deputy General Director for Operations of the Airport Operator, İGA Airport Mehukmet Buyukkaytan, said that he was proud of the 200th – millionth air harbor passenger.
Buyukkaytan recalled that Istanbul Airport was commissioned on October 29, 2018.
I Airport Istanbul, as part of the vision of the head of the Turkish state, was put into operation as a new house for the flagship of civil aviation – the airline Thy. The fact that for five years we were able to reach the 200 millionth passenger is of great importance. It is worth forgetting that we could not transport passengers for 2 years during the pandemic. We will try to bring the airport to a much high level. I hope that 400, 500, 600 -miln passengers are waiting for us ahead of us, ”said Buyukkaitan.
Meanwhile, the Malaysita Karin Lee reported that she was very surprised and very happy that she was chosen by a 200 millionth passenger.
According to the girl, she first came to Turkey.
“Turkey is a very beautiful country. I really liked Turkish culture and food. I visited the sea coast, as well as in Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Istanbul, Izmir and Bodrum. Everyone treated me very friendly,” said Li.
The girl noted that very soon she wants to come to Turkey again.
whether, flying from Istanbul to Singapore, a 200 millionth passenger and a gift certificate for 500 euros were handed over before departure.
Istanbul airport since the beginning of the opening served 51 506 183 passengers on the interior lines and 148 493 817 – on international ones. Since the beginning of this year, the air harbor served more than 23 million passengers.