Construction of a new airport is planned in Istanbul

The Government announced a tender for the construction of a third airport in Istanbul, according to news agency Reuters reports citing the Minister of Transport of the country. Complete tender planned by the end of 2012, and then will start the construction of a new airport. According to Hurriyet The News, the Daily , the new airport will be located in the European part of the north of the city near the Black Sea. The airport is scheduled to open in 2015, the first of its capacity will be 90 million people a year, and then will expand to 150 million passengers. In 2011, the number of visitors to Turkey increased by nearly 10% to 31.46 million. By 2023, Turkey plans to take 50 million tourists annually. HomesOverseas.ru