Turkey's new Istanbul airport to be world's largest
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday unveils Istanbul's new international airport, which his government claims will be the world's largest.
One of the president's favored mega-projects, Erdogan says the 10.5 billion euros ($12 billion) project will make Istanbul a global travel hub linking Europe, Asia and Africa and turn flag carrier Turkish Airlines into an aviation giant.
By year's end, the new airport will be able to handle up to 90 million passengers annually, ranking it in the world's top five. This will rise to 200 million passengers when all facilities are completed in 2028, by which time it could well be number one.
