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https://atwonline.com/safety/turkish-ai ... rt-april-6Mar 14, 2019
Turkish Airlines has confirmed it will transfer operations
from its current hub at Istanbul Atatürk Airport to the new Istanbul Airport on April 6.
The new airport, which began partial operations Oct. 29, 2018,
had planned to be completely open March 3.
The relocation begins 03:00 am local time April 5 and should be concluded April 6 at 23:59 local time.
To accommodate the operations switchover,
Atatürk and Istanbul airports will be closed for all scheduled passenger flights
between 02:00 a.m. and 02:00 p.m. local time April 6 for 12 hrs.
Turkish Airlines chairman of the board and executive committee Ilker Ayci
called the process “the biggest move in aviation history.”
He said, “The combined size of the equipment we are going to transfer would cover 33 football pitches.”
During the move, equipment weighing approximately 47,300 tons
will be carried by trucks to Istanbul from Atatürk in a 45-hour period.
After the relocation is completed, IATA codes will change
and from April 6 at 03:00,
Atatürk’s current IATA code IST will be given to the new Istanbul Airport.
Atatürk Airport, which will remain open for cargo and VIP passenger flights,
will then use the ISL code.
ATW understands that Turkish Airlines’ major maintenance hangars
will remain at Atatürk Airport,
making ferry flights between the two airports necessary.
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