Turkish Airlines flights from Cluj Airport are relocating to the new Istanbul airport
PRESS RELEASE - Turkish Airlines flights from Cluj International Airport are relocating to the new airport in Istanbul
Cluj-Napoca, April 05, 2019: "Avram Iancu" Cluj International Airport announces that the air operator Turkish Airlines is relocating its operations from Atatürk Airport to the new air mega-hub, Istanbul Airport, inaugurated at the end of October 2018.
The last Turkish Airlines flight from Cluj International Airport to Atatürk Airport took place on Tuesday, April 2, and starting today at 03:00 in the morning, the massive logistical maneuver to transfer operations to Istanbul Airport began. The relocation will involve approximately 1.800 people trucking approximately 47.300 tons of equipment, from aircraft towing/pushing equipment to highly sensitive materials.
This operation, unique in the history of global aviation, will last a total of 45 hours and will be completed on Saturday, April 6, at 23:59 p.m. Commercial flights will be completely suspended for 12 hours at both the new Istanbul Airport and Ataturk Airport, between the final Turkish Airlines flight from Ataturk Airport, operated on April 6, at 02:00 to Singapore, and the first flight operated at 14:00 from the new Istanbul Airport to Esenboga Airport, Ankara. After that, the number of Turkish Airlines flights will increase progressively, according to a predetermined plan.
The colossal Istanbul Airport, inaugurated on October 29, 2018, will initially process 90 million passengers per year, later planning to expand its capacity to 200 million, and thus become one of the largest and most modern airports in the world. With a network of over 350 destinations, Istanbul Airport will become the new base of operations of the national operator Turkish Airlines.
The air operator Turkish Airlines has been offering flights to Istanbul from Cluj International Airport since 2016, with 4 frequencies per week. Starting from the summer of this year, respectively June 24 2019, this destination will be supplemented by the operation of direct flights with o daily frequency, from Monday to Sunday.
