Following a 30-hour-long transfer operation from Atatürk airport to Istanbul airport, Havaş delivered 604 units of GSE to its new facilities. The handler’s new facilities at Istanbul airport include a new 14,500-square-metre temporary storage area, twice the size of its previous 7,400 square metre facility at Atatürk, a station building, offices, equipment maintenance shop and parking areas.
The move and expansion have seen Havaş invest over €21m in its new facilities, with the 40,000 square metre area divided into a roughly 50:50 split between indoor and outdoor facilities.
Havaş General Manager Kürşad Koçak said, "As part of the great transfer that we have recently achieved, we have moved from our facilities at Atatürk airport to our new service buildings at Istanbul airport. The first steps of Turkish civil aviation were taken by Atatürk airport and I believe Istanbul airport will broaden new horizons for our country and the industry and make great contributions.
“Our new temporary storage building has been built twice as big as the ones at Atatürk airport. Our station building, equipment maintenance shop and parking areas were designed larger than our operation area at Atatürk airport. We are providing service to 45 airlines with 1,200 employees at Istanbul airport.”
