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Istanbul Airport sets European record with 289,260 passengers in a single day

Istanbul Airport broke a European record by serving 289,260 passengers on August 1, according to Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu. This marks the highest daily passenger traffic in both Turkey and Europe. The minister highlighted the airport's growing strategic importance in international aviation and its status as a top-tier global transfer hub. In the first six months of the year, the airport handled 39.92 million passengers, a slight increase from 39.25 million in the same period the previous year. International passenger numbers rose by 2% year-on-year to 31.7 million, while domestic traffic remained stable at 8.24 million.

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Istanbul Airport sets European record with 289,260 passengers in a single day

Istanbul Airport broke a European record by serving 289,260 passengers on August 1, according to Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu. This marks the highest daily passenger traffic in both Turkey and Europe. The minister highlighted the airport's growing strategic importance in international aviation and its status as a top-tier global transfer hub. In the first six months of the year, the airport handled 39.92 million passengers, a slight increase from 39.25 million in the same period the previous year. International passenger numbers rose by 2% year-on-year to 31.7 million, while domestic traffic remained stable at 8.24 million.

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