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AIRPORTS
Istanbul Airport launches 'It is a Dream, Come True' book
chronicling Turkey's biggest aviation project
ISTANBUL: Turkey has published
a new book “It is a Dream Come
True” chronicling the country's
biggest aviation project, the
Istanbul Airport, now touted as the
world's biggest airport.
İGA, the operator of Istanbul
Airport, the gigantic airport was
completed within just 42 months
and that the book was published as
a major resource for the country's
aviation sector.
The book tells the story of all the
processes of Istanbul Airport from
the past to the present, the
narratives of people who have
witnessed and directed the project,
as well as the detailed construction
p r o c e s s , i n c l u d i n g t h e
contributions of many people, from
architects to engineers, from
workers to laborers, who resisted all
obstacles and who worked hard to
build the Victory Monument.
“In the book, in which all the
processes of Istanbul Airport are
explained, the history of Istanbul,
the tender processes of the airport,
environmental and sustainability
studies, the firsts in construction,
technological infrastructure, the
special systems of the airport and
m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y t h e
developments behind the scenes of
the construction process are
explained,” said IGA.
Readers can access the e-book
version in both English and Turkish
at https://www.igairport.comv
/hayaldi-gercek-oldu-e-kitap.
Technovation at Hong Kong's SKYCITY
HONG KONG: Leveraging
state-of-the-art technology and
creativity to develop unique
dining, entertainment and retail
e l e m e n t s , a n d c o m b i n i n g
e x p e r i e n c e s i n l e a r n i n g ,
exploration and adventure,
Hong Kong's SKYCITY at Hong
Kong International Airport
(HKIA) is poised to be the largest
facility of its kind in the region.
Scheduled to be opened in
phases from 2023 to 2027, the
RDE facilities being developed
by New World Development will
take up a maximum gross floor
area of 350,000 square metres.
SKYCITY enjoys a strategic
location of neighboring the Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
which has significantly enhanced
the connectivity of HKIA with 10
other cities in the Greater Bay
Area.
With an investment of HK$20
b i l l i o n b y N e w W o r l d
Development, the RDE facilities
in SKYCITY will introduce an
array of leading international
technovation brands to the city
that is set to disrupt the concept
of entertainment.