Minister Uraloğlu: Istanbul Airport is the busiest airport in Europe

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu evaluated the European Aviation Outlook Report dated July 3, 2025 of the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) in a written statement. Minister Uraloğlu reported that in the report covering the period of June 23-29, 2025, Türkiye ranked 6th among the countries with the busiest traffic volume in Europe with an average of 3,992 flights per day. Noting that Türkiye left countries such as Greece, the Netherlands and Poland behind, Uraloğlu said, "Turkey is no longer just a transit country in air transportation, but has become a regional and global hub. The average daily number of flights in our country increased by 15 percent compared to the pre-Covid-19 period. With a steady increase, our country became one of the top 6 countries that could reach the pre-Covid-19 level."

Stating that Istanbul Airport is once again the busiest airport in Europe with an average of 1,553 daily flights, Uraloğlu said, "Istanbul Airport left behind Paris Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt and London Heathrow airports. Our Antalya Airport ranked 10th on the same list with an average of 996 daily flights." Uraloğlu also drew attention to the fact that Istanbul Airport, which hosted an average of 773 daily departures between June 23-29, 2025, among 25 global airports, also ranked 7th worldwide.

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