The new Istanbul Airport, which contains structural sections
manufactured by British Steel, has been officially opened. Istanbul
airport covers 76.5 million square metres and contains 640,000 tonnes of
steel. Richard Farnsworth, British Steel’s Managing Director for
Construction, said “This is a phenomenal project, the scale of which is
awe-inspiring. We were delighted to be invited to supply our sections
into the airport so it’s exciting to see it open. We’ve an excellent
track record of supplying into projects of this nature and we’re proud
to be helping connect millions more passengers as they travel across the
world.”
The facility, which is destined to become the biggest airport in the
world, can currently handle 90 million passengers. However, by the end
of the year, when the project has been completed and services transfer
from Ataturk International Airport, this figure is set to soar to 200
million passengers. It will have the best baggage handling system in the
world to minimise waiting times with its 42 kilometre-long baggage
system having the capacity to handle 10,800 pieces of luggage. To
enhance the passenger experience, the airport will have stores covering
more than 55,000 square metres and a food court covering 32,000 square
metres. And in seven years’ time it’s expected the airport will employ
225,000 people, directly and indirectly.
British Steel has previously supplied structural sections, manufactured
in Scunthorpe and Teesside, into other major airport projects including
Heathrow’s Terminal 5 and Muscat International Airport in Oman.
British Steel Supplied Steel Sections For New Airport In Istanbul
- Nov 30, 2018-