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TAV Airports Holding Annual Report 2008
aırport operatıons
İstanbul Atatürk Airport
78 thousand passengers
a day pass where east
meets west
İstanbul is one of the largest metropolises in the world,
as well as Turkey’s window to the world. A city that never
sleeps, İstanbul is a test case for airport operations with
its population of more than 12 million and the millions
of passengers it welcomes every year. The Domestic and
International Terminals of İstanbul Atatürk Airport, operated
by and considered to be the most important reference point
of modernity and impeccable service for TAV Airports, are
visited by approximately 78 thousand passengers each day.
Atatürk Airport International Terminal was the first
experience of TAV Airports in the sector, a difficult test
the Company passed with flying colors. Atatürk Airport
International Terminal was constructed under the Build-
Operate-Transfer model in a record-breaking 22 months.
The terminal went into service in January 2000 and was
expanded in 2004 with the construction of an additional
facility. The International Terminal now sits on an area of
268,000 square meters.
TAV Airports Holding assumed operation of the İstanbul
Atatürk Airport Domestic Terminal in July 2005. With a major
investment in 2006, the 25 year-old Domestic Terminal was
modernized with new technological systems and underwent
comprehensive renovations, including its appearance.
With its architecture, rapid passenger flow and service
quality, İstanbul Atatürk Airport is not only Turkey’s largest
airport, but is also one of the most commended and
important airports throughout Europe. In addition, Atatürk
Airport’s car park has the distinction of being the largest
parking lot in Europe under a single roof.
TAV Airports signed a supplemental agreement with the
Turkish State Airports Authority (DHMİ) for expansion of the
Domestic and International Terminals of Atatürk Airport, as
well as the construction of an additional outdoor parking lot.
The work for this project is currently under way. With this
project, the Company aims to increase passenger flow speed
and provide relief for apron traffic.
Approximately 680-730 planes land and take off daily; on
average, 78 thousand passengers use the airport each day.
During peak seasons, daily passenger count reaches 95-
100,000, with approximately 900-950 airplanes landing and
taking off.
Serving the needs of approximately 300 airlines from
around the world, Atatürk Airport is equipped with the
most advanced aviation technology such as the automation
system CUTE, which links the world’s airlines to each other
with common software and thus saves passengers from
checking in baggage at each transfer. The baggage handling
system can sort 15,000 items of baggage per hour. With
the Explosive Detection System (EDS) put into service at
Atatürk Airport in January 2007, every piece of baggage
loaded onto the plane goes through a 100% baggage control
scan.
Having acquired a “Self-Producer License” from the Energy
Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) in February 2008, the
Company is preparing to produce Atatürk Airport’s energy
by installing a Trigeneration System. While generating
electricity with this project, the heat captured with an
exhausted steam recapture boiler will be used for terminal
air-conditioning. These measures will provide a 25% savings
in energy costs.
Operating the airport of İstanbul -meeting point of East
and West, a bridge between continents and the world’s
window to Turkey- is a duty that demands attention to
detail, discipline and hard work. Aware of its responsibility,
TAV Airports works with great dedication 24 hours a day, 365
days a year, to provide fast, high-quality services to tens of
thousands of people; it executes this difficult task with a
high rate of success.