Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport broke a record in the number of passengers and flights this holiday due to the 9-day holiday and the start of the school summer vacation.
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (ISG), the second busiest airport in Turkey and the 9th busiest airport in Europe, reached its highest daily passenger and flight numbers to date with the intensity of the holiday return.
On June 23, 132,550 passengers entered and exited the airport, while the number of aircraft landings and take-offs was 725.
All preparations and measures taken to ease the passenger circulation at the airport ahead of the expected intensity were put into practice, providing great comfort to the guests.
Additional planning for operations, security and cleaning, the deployment of additional personnel and the improvement works carried out within the terminal have accelerated the processing processes of passengers and made it easier for them to reach their gates without any problems.
Especially the revision works at international passport control points, security passes and E-passport counter areas made the journey easier for international travelers.
More than 1 million passengers used Sabiha Gökçen Airport in 9 days
Sabiha Gökçen Airport recorded the highest flight and passenger figures of all time during the Eid holiday. Between June 14-23, the holiday period, 7 thousand 18 aircraft traffic took place at Sabiha Gökçen Airport and 1 million 253 thousand 657 passengers were served.
Alp Er Tunga Ersoy, CEO of ISG, said: “With the closing of schools and the Eid al-Adha holiday, the busiest period of the tourism season has begun. We have completed our preparations for improvement days in advance to ensure that our guests are not affected by the expected intensity in this process. As the return to Istanbul intensified on Sunday, we saw record-breaking activity at our terminal. The all-time record for the number of flights and passengers was broken. I would like to thank all my colleagues and business partners who contributed to this success and worked devotedly before and during the holiday to meet the expected intensity and to offer our guests an excellent travel experience. We will continue our strategic moves that will carry Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen much higher among the airports in Europe and around the world.”
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, which completed 2023 with a record 37.1 million passengers, ranks 2nd with a 13.2 percent increase in passenger density in the category of ‘mega airports’ hosting 25 million to 40 million passengers per year according to Airports Council of Europe International (ACI EUROPE). Sabiha Gökçen Airport, which makes significant contributions to Turkey’s tourism with the increased passenger capacity of the second runway, has expanded Istanbul’s global connectivity network by opening 9 new international lines since the beginning of 2024. Sabiha Gökçen Airport, which is called the ‘airport of the city’ with its diversity of in-city transportation and proximity to hubs, serves 40 domestic and 124 international destinations in 54 countries and has strong connections with 164 destinations in general.
