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See http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ne ... rport-0125 for more.Turkey launches tender process for ‘world’s biggest’ airport
January 25, 2013
Turkey’s Transport Minister Binali Yildirim has unveiled plans for a third airport in Istanbul. He believes it will the biggest airport in the world in terms of passenger capacity.
The Ministry announced Thursday it launched the tender process in Turkey’s Resmi Gazete.
The airport, which will ultimately feature six runways and be capable of handling up to 150 million passenger a year, is expected to cost more than €7 billion ($9.3 billion) excluding financing costs. The tender process will close May 3.
The airport will be developed on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis, involving both public and privates sectors, in four phases, with a 25-year lease starting from completion of the first construction phase. This first phase, which will increase airport capacity to 90 million passengers a year, is targeted for completion in 2017.
According to local media reports, the first phase will include a main and satellite terminal, 88 passenger boarding bridges, three runways, a control tower and a cargo terminal. Phase two will add runways; phases three and four will increase capacity through a third and fourth passenger terminal, respectively.
Turkish media reports suggest that Turkey’s TAV Airports, French airport operator Aeroports de Paris, Dutch airport operator Schiphol Group, and Germany’s Fraport are among interested bidders.
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