The Airports Council International (ACI) Europe gave the best airport award to Türkiye’s state-of-the-art Istanbul Airport in the category of airports with over 40 million passengers.
IGA Istanbul Airport shared the award with Rome Fiumicino Airport, last year’s winner with the same score, according to a statement from the mega air hub on Friday.
Selahattin Bilgen, CEO of the airport, said: “We are always looking for new ways to exceed the expectations of our guests at the airport in the areas of sustainability, accessibility, innovation and technological advancement.”
Last year, Istanbul Airport served more than 76 million passengers, marking a hike of 18% from a year earlier. The airport aims to lift its passenger capacity to 120 million by the end of 2025.
Praising the strong growth and operational performance of the mega air hub, ACI Europe stressed that Istanbul Airport put sustainability “at the heart of their strategy” such as plans for a solar power plant to meet all its electricity requirements.
“Judges noted that the winner continued to demonstrate that aggressive investment in cutting-edge airport infrastructure, alongside a supportive government, is a winning formula – creating a strong globally competitive hub that is successful at winning passengers and attracting more airlines,” it added.
In 25-40 million passengers category, Oslo Airport was named the best airport in Europe thanks to its strong operational and punctuality performance.
