Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu made a statement in his live broadcast on Habertürk TV channel at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Uraloğlu gave information about the airport and said, "Sabiha Gökçen Airport will host 40 million passengers in a few years. In this context, we first finished the runway and now we will build the terminal."
WE AIM TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF SABİHA GÖKÇEN AIRPORT
Uraloğlu said, “We identify the needs in terms of the point Turkey has reached in aviation and the point it aims to reach. We are building new airports. "We are trying to increase the capacity of existing airports if necessary." He stated that they aim to increase the capacity of Sabiha Gökçen Airport 2nd Runway. Uraloğlu said, “One of the works we have done to increase the capacity of the current airport is the 2nd runway. Now, we currently have an average of 700 aircraft movements per day at Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Now this place can sometimes be at the point where 15-20 aircraft are on the taxiway or at the beginning of the runway. Therefore, we have already seen this need. We calculated that it would come to this point. That's why we started the construction of the second runway.” said.
WE MAY BE A LITTLE DELAYED FOR THE OPENING OF SABIHA GOKCEN AIRPORT 2nd RUNWAY, BUT SAFETY COMES BEFORE EVERYTHING
Uraloğlu stated that while the construction work continues, new developments regarding the project can be experienced and said, “Of course, in the end, you make calculations. After that, you determine the current conditions on the land in advance. Some new conditions may arise. In that tunnel we built, there was a separate discussion about the excess tunnel itself and why a tunnel was being built on this flat plain. Maybe we need to talk about that too, but it would be beneficial to see the whole photo and comment accordingly. When you can't see or know the whole photo, zam"You may not be able to see it, you may not know it, but we need to research and question it," he said.
Stating that the earthquake situation was included in the construction works of Sabiha Gökçen Airport 2nd runway, Uraloğlu said, “In order for this runway to be longer, it is 3 thousand 540 meters. This is one of the largest runways in Turkey. To extend it there, because there are buildings and settlements in the opposite direction, to the west. But we had to extend it there. That's why we planned that tunnel. Of course, we had to make certain additions, taking into account the risks caused by earthquakes and so on. That's why we may be a little late, but since safety comes before everything else, we act with that safety. We finished those tunnels. We have already filled the area coming to the runway area and completed the manufacturing of the runway. Now, the improvement works of the following tunnel continue. "Afterwards, we will fill those places, hopefully." He made a statement.
WE ARE OPENING THE NEW RUNWAY ON MONDAY, WITH THE FAVOR OF OUR PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN.
Uraloğlu stated that Sabiha Gökçen Airport is one of the airports where landings can be made in all weather conditions. Giving information about the 2nd runway, Uraloğlu said, "We said 3 thousand 540 meters." We said it was 60 meters wide. This is the airport where the widest body aircraft can land. Then we didn't just build a track. Same zamWe have now re-established a central apron for 62 aircraft. We have also built a cargo apron for 40 aircraft. There are 3 parallel taxiways here. Landing planes leave the runway as quickly as possible or enter the runway at the right place. There are 3 of them, each of which is almost a runway long, around 3 thousand 520 meters, 3 thousand meters and 2 thousand 400 meters. The tunnels are 1.520 meters long. So, if we go back 20 years ago, we could say that it was one of the longest tunnels in Turkey, but now it is almost one of the shortest. We finished. We have completed all kinds of transactions. We still have work to do on the field arrangements in a few days. Our friends are working for him. "Hopefully, we will open this place on Monday with the honor of our President," he said.
SABİHA GÖKÇEN AIRPORT WILL HOST 40 MILLION PASSENGERS
Stating that the additional terminal building project for the 2nd Runway of Sabiha Gökçen Airport will be implemented, Uraloğlu said, “We think that the number of aircraft that will land on the runway, this many passengers, will exceed 40 million in a few years. We designed a terminal building. It's about the way they are built, because as you know, there is a foreign country entrepreneur and investor here. There are Malaysians. We are meeting with those Malaysians. If we can agree on the right numbers with them, we will tell them to build the terminal and discuss the future conditions accordingly, or we will say let's do it ourselves and talk about the conditions again. Because they have operating rights here for about another 10 years. We planned that too. In other words, if there is an emergency in the first place, the use of the old terminal will also be on the agenda. So it has a capacity of 2-3 million if I remember correctly. We can use it, but now construction technology has advanced so much that we can do it very quickly. So, once we start, we are in a position to do this in a year, a year and a half, or two more years. "So, let's not worry about what we will do when the 36 million numbers here reach 40 million," he said.
ATATÜRK AIRPORT WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE
Giving information about the latest situation of Atatürk Airport, Uraloğlu said that the airport will provide service in any case. Uraloğlu stated that the daily number of planes landing at the airport is around 120 and said, “There is a working order and serious hangars. We will protect our last track there in any case. So we won't have any savings on it. We will continue to use it anyway. And those hangars and so on, we are talking about this a little bit, should we move them from there? Aircraft maintenance hangars will continue for a certain period of time. Maybe progressing zam"They will be moved immediately," he said.
Pointing out that a terminal for general aviation services has been built at Istanbul Airport, Uraloğlu said, “Maybe some of them will shift there. Especially when it comes to cargo, the load carried in world trade is increasing day by day. Only the rates on which transportation system will be used to transport it vary. More than air, sea, railway. For example, pandemic. Therefore, that amount is increasing day by day. Either we need more capacity. It is possible for us to use every aspect. "Therefore, we will use it there for a certain period of time," he said.
NEW TERMINALS WILL BE BUILT AT ISTANBUL AIRPORT
Stating that they designed the Istanbul Airport with a target of 200 million passengers and today that target has reached up to 80 million passengers, Uraloğlu said, “Of course, there will be both new terminals and new runways for the 200 million capacity. There will be 6 tracks in total. We will open them to traffic by building them gradually as needed. I hope we will manage the same terminal capacity by building new terminals. It exists as a project. As I said, according to this trend, now it depends on the increase in traffic. So we can do business so fast. In other words, there is no point in building the terminal or runway that we will use in 3 years or 5 years from now. which of them zamWe know that it can be done in a short time. There is nothing at Istanbul Airport zamTerminal capacity is now full. "We will not say that the number of runways is not enough," he said.
WHAT WE DID TO THE WEST, WE ALSO DID TO EASTERN AND SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA.
Uraloğlu emphasized that the number of airports, which was 2002 in 26, has now increased to 57 and that they provide equal transportation services to every point of Turkey. “Our Yozgat Airport continues to be under construction. Çukurova continues. Bayburt continues. There was also a relevant situation in Trabzon. Here is our new plan. There is no room left. You know, we really did it where it needed to be done. Sometimes people say that we neglect transportation to the east and southeast. If you look at it this way, it has nothing to do with it. "According to the surface measurements, thanks to the airport, look, as you said, we are trying to do whatever is needed in every part of Turkey," he said.
AVERAGE FIGURE FOR FLIGHT TICKET PRICES IS 150 TL
Stating that they provide incentives by keeping the ceiling prices limited for preferring to travel by plane to places with low number of passengers, Uraloğlu said, “More than 50 percent of them are around 1000 liras. We even said the average was 1.650. The average sales price of all tickets is around 1.150 lira. First of all, there is a ticket for 600 lira. There is also 800. There is also 1000. "There are also 1.650 liras for 15 liras, and 2 percent for 500 liras. With the approach of the companies as a lifeline, more things are already being sold, but this is a little more for example in more touristic areas, the limit is a little higher, others are lower," he said.
RENOVATION WORKS STARTED AT HATAY AIRPORT CONTINUE
Providing information about Hatay Airport, which was heavily damaged in the February 6 Kahramanmaraşlı-centered earthquakes, Uraloğlu stated that, as a result of the studies, the most suitable place for the runway is its current location. “We had a very detailed meeting with TÜBİTAK and METU. We took their opinions. According to the latest situation of the earthquake there, the land code is 76 meters. The flood code there is approximately 80 meters. Maybe flood code around 82 metres. In all, that is, the most adverse weather conditions, we raise the runway to 82,5 meters. Therefore, we will bring it to a level that will not be affected by that flood. And there are these impermeable walls there, which were damaged in the earthquake, preventing the entry of water. "We will renew them and therefore we will ensure the security there," he said.
AS MINISTRY, WE ARE MAKING OUR PREPARATIONS FOR A POSSIBLE EARTHQUAKE
Pointing out that the Ministry is fully preparing for a possible earthquake, Uraloğlu said, “All ministries have assigned our ministry the task of preparing earthquake regulations regarding transportation structures, from transportation structures, water transmission lines, natural gas lines, to energy transmission lines. And we issued that earthquake regulation. First of all, of course, we review all the structures under our responsibility. God forbid, in the event of a possible Istanbul earthquake; We are changing the suspension ropes of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge. Istanbulites are not aware of this. Why not? We do this between 12 at night and 5 in the morning so as not to disturb them. We do this on all viaducts. Likewise, at airports, review this from the beginning, in other words, the most critical structure at airports is the runway structures. We review them. "If there is, we are reinforcing these places," he said.
