Erdogan inaugurates New Istanbul Airport today
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will inaugurate Istanbul's new international airport on Monday which his government claims will become the world's largest.
Erdogan has championed the 12 billion dollars project in his bid to make Istanbul a global travel hub linking Europe, Asia and Africa and turn flag carrier Turkish Airlines into an aviation giant.
However the airport will only offer flights to five destinations until an expanded opening on December 29, from when it is expected to handle up to 90 million passengers a year, rising to 200 million when all facilities are completed in 2028.
The first flight from the as-yet unnamed airport will be to Ankara on Thursday.
