Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen to get new international terminal
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Anatolian Agency
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Mayıs 04, 2008 14:44
Turkish and Malaysian officials participated on Saturday at a ceremony for the construction of a new international terminal for Istanbul's main airport on the Asian side of the city.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, "We are witnessing a historic ceremony of a great project for both Istanbul and Turkey" in his speech at the groundbreaking ceremony.
The new international terminal will be built by a consortium of Turkish, Indian and Malaysian companies with an investment of at least €250 million ($385 million). The consortium has also paid €1.9 billion ($2.93 billion) to run the airport for 20 years.
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The terminal will have an annual capacity of 10 million passengers, with a 3-storey parking lot for over 5,000 vehicles and a 60-room airport hotel.