Turkey’s national carrier moved all its flights from Istanbul’s old airport to its shiny replacement in a single, stressful, 41-hour ‘big bang’ (TRATHYAO91)

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  • Istanbul, Turkey, unveiled a new airport over the weekend.
  • Turkey’s national carrier moved 44 tons of equipment from its old hub at Atatürk Airport to the new airport in an intense, 41-hour operation on Friday and Saturday.
  • Atatürk Airport is now closed to all commercial flights, and international carriers are finalizing their move to the new airport this week.
  • The shiny, $11 billion new airport is considered one of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s pet projects. It hopes to accommodate 90 million passengers a year.
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