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Istanbul Airport Becomes World’s Best-Connected, OAG Says
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- iGA Istanbul Airport overtook London Heathrow as the world’s best-connected airport, OAG reports.
- CEO Selahattin Bilgen said the hub now serves about 350 destinations worldwide.
- More than 84 million passengers pass through annually, ranking the airport eighth busiest globally.
- A new 2,820-meter east-west runway opened last month, the first of nine planned.
- Bilgen plans to double capacity to 200 million passengers per year, surpassing Atlanta.