ISTANBUL (AA) - A record-breaking number of passengers passed through Sabiha Gokcen Airport last month.
The airport handled a total of 11,957,704 travellers in the first 8 months of 2013, up 20% on the same period last year.
The airport also recorded its busiest-ever August, handling 2,038,912 domestic and international passengers, up 35% on the same month last year.
Noting that the number of passengers has kept increasing daily since the opening of a new terminal in 2009, Chief Executive Gokhan Bugday said: "Domestic passenger numbers went up 16%, while international passenger numbers increased by 29%. Sabiha Gokcen International Airport aims to be among the fastest growing airports of Europe and the world in 2013 just like in 2009, 2010 and 2012."
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport experiences record passenger numbers
A record-breaking number of passengers passed through Sabiha Gokcen Airport last month.
The airport handled a total of 11,957,704 travellers in the first 8 months of 2013, up 20% on the same period last year.
The airport also recorded its busiest-ever August, handling 2,038,912 domestic and international passengers, up 35% on the same month last year.
Noting that the number of passengers has kept increasing daily since the opening of a new terminal in 2009, Chief Executive Gokhan Bugday said: "Domestic passenger numbers went up 16%, while international passenger numbers increased by 29%. Sabiha Gokcen International Airport aims to be among the fastest growing airports of Europe and the world in 2013 just like in 2009, 2010 and 2012."
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