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Istanbul New Airport
Sep 23, 2018, 7:53 am
#963
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Great pics.
I m happy Seddat is back. The only reason I visit this thread.
I m happy Seddat is back. The only reason I visit this thread.
Sep 24, 2018, 1:57 am
#966
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Sedat, What do you know about the delay in opening ?
Sep 24, 2018, 3:27 am
#967
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They say, that the things going well [to make a soft opening on time ( instrument landing system (ILS) is opartional a.s.o.)]. I personally think, that it will be a symbilc opening with few airplanes. The core facilities will be ready, but there are more things to do simultaniously... At the end of the year and beginning of 2019 they will get fully transferd to the IGA.
Sep 24, 2018, 3:58 am
#968
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So, just to get this straight.................
You are now confirming exactly what I, and many others have been saying on this thread, almost since the start of this thread.............
That the airport will in fact not be ready at the end of October, that they may do a face saving small opening ( or "soft opening" as you describe it) and fly a few flights in and out........................
and that the airport may not in fact be fully open for maybe at least several if not many more months?
You are now confirming exactly what I, and many others have been saying on this thread, almost since the start of this thread.............
That the airport will in fact not be ready at the end of October, that they may do a face saving small opening ( or "soft opening" as you describe it) and fly a few flights in and out........................
and that the airport may not in fact be fully open for maybe at least several if not many more months?
Sep 24, 2018, 6:25 am
#969
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 613
So, just to get this straight.................
You are now confirming exactly what I, and many others have been saying on this thread, almost since the start of this thread.............
That the airport will in fact not be ready at the end of October, that they may do a face saving small opening ( or "soft opening" as you describe it) and fly a few flights in and out........................
and that the airport may not in fact be fully open for maybe at least several if not many more months?
You are now confirming exactly what I, and many others have been saying on this thread, almost since the start of this thread.............
That the airport will in fact not be ready at the end of October, that they may do a face saving small opening ( or "soft opening" as you describe it) and fly a few flights in and out........................
and that the airport may not in fact be fully open for maybe at least several if not many more months?
Sep 24, 2018, 8:32 am
#970
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It would seem that the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has made the official line today in a speech.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/m...strike-erdogan
In short, what he said is that the airport is 100% opening on the 29th of October, that the terminal and runways are beautiful, but that Ataturk will continue to function and that there will be a "transition period".
Translation: While the pretty building is pretty much built and almost kitted out, and the runways are laid, nothing else is really ready and the systems are not checked nor will they be ontime (which every expert of FT has said to be the case for quite awhile now), the big history making move of TK is not happening on or around that date (TK never really wanted it anyway), and that while the airport will open (I am awaiting taxi drivers and the like to start repeating the term "soft opening" any moment now), it will be for a miniscule amount of flights. It could open at the end of 2018 (unlikely), before the end of 2019 (likely), or who knows when.............
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/m...strike-erdogan
In short, what he said is that the airport is 100% opening on the 29th of October, that the terminal and runways are beautiful, but that Ataturk will continue to function and that there will be a "transition period".
Translation: While the pretty building is pretty much built and almost kitted out, and the runways are laid, nothing else is really ready and the systems are not checked nor will they be ontime (which every expert of FT has said to be the case for quite awhile now), the big history making move of TK is not happening on or around that date (TK never really wanted it anyway), and that while the airport will open (I am awaiting taxi drivers and the like to start repeating the term "soft opening" any moment now), it will be for a miniscule amount of flights. It could open at the end of 2018 (unlikely), before the end of 2019 (likely), or who knows when.............
Sep 24, 2018, 9:26 am
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Sep 24, 2018, 9:30 am
#972
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So, just to get this straight.................
You are now confirming exactly what I, and many others have been saying on this thread, almost since the start of this thread.............
That the airport will in fact not be ready at the end of October, that they may do a face saving small opening ( or "soft opening" as you describe it) and fly a few flights in and out........................
and that the airport may not in fact be fully open for maybe at least several if not many more months?
Yes hflr, that's correct
You are now confirming exactly what I, and many others have been saying on this thread, almost since the start of this thread.............
That the airport will in fact not be ready at the end of October, that they may do a face saving small opening ( or "soft opening" as you describe it) and fly a few flights in and out........................
and that the airport may not in fact be fully open for maybe at least several if not many more months?
Yes hflr, that's correct
Sep 24, 2018, 9:31 am
#973
Join Date: Sep 2018
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[QUOTE=SXB;30239607]So, just to get this straight.................
Yes hflr, that's correct
[You are now confirming exactly what I, and many others have been saying on this thread, almost since the start of this thread.............
That the airport will in fact not be ready at the end of October, that they may do a face saving small opening ( or "soft opening" as you describe it) and fly a few flights in and out........................
and that the airport may not in fact be fully open for maybe at least several if not many more months?
That the airport will in fact not be ready at the end of October, that they may do a face saving small opening ( or "soft opening" as you describe it) and fly a few flights in and out........................
and that the airport may not in fact be fully open for maybe at least several if not many more months?
Sep 24, 2018, 3:09 pm
#974
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So, just to get this straight.................
You are now confirming exactly what I, and many others have been saying on this thread, almost since the start of this thread.............
That the airport will in fact not be ready at the end of October, that they may do a face saving small opening ( or "soft opening" as you describe it) and fly a few flights in and out........................
and that the airport may not in fact be fully open for maybe at least several if not many more months?
You are now confirming exactly what I, and many others have been saying on this thread, almost since the start of this thread.............
That the airport will in fact not be ready at the end of October, that they may do a face saving small opening ( or "soft opening" as you describe it) and fly a few flights in and out........................
and that the airport may not in fact be fully open for maybe at least several if not many more months?
Sep 24, 2018, 4:09 pm
#975
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No not gloating, just wanted it made clear, so that when the next round of people hitting this thread asking questions such as, "I am flying on November XX, will the new airport be open", they can see that there are not any longer two sides/opinions about this now, and that in fact the opening is delayed, rather than referring to recent and old posts claiming absolutely that it would be open and fully operating at the end of October. It is important on FT that the information is as accurate as possible.