Turkey’s Transport Minister Binali Yildirim has unveiled plans for a third airport in Istanbul. He believes it will the biggest airport in the world in terms of passenger capacity. The Ministry announced Thursday it launched the tender process in Turkey’s Resmi Gazete. The airport, which will ultimately feature six runways and be capable of handling up to 150 million passenger a year, is expected to cost more than €7 billion ($9.3 billion) excluding financing costs. ...
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