On April 17, İGA Istanbul Airport (IST) achieved a milestone by becoming the first European airport to implement Triple Runway Operations.
Istanbul airport
Europe’s aviation landscape is dominated by a handful of powerful fortress hubs, where major airlines have established significant control over departing seats in the Europe’s busiest airports.
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