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It seems like the vision is to turn IST into a Dubai-style mega hub for flights between APAC and EMEA & the North American East Coast. Whether Turkish Airlines
by alexhutcheson 7y ago
It seems like the vision is to turn IST into a Dubai-style mega hub for flights between APAC and EMEA & the North American East Coast. Whether Turkish Airlines actually has the operational chops to compete with Emirates, Qatar, Etihad, etc. without massive ongoing subsidies is an open question.
The move is definitely way worse for people actually traveling into Istanbul. The metro expansions to the airport can’t come soon enough, but even on a metro the trip will be pretty long.