Ankara airports handle 145 flights during NATO summit
Türkiye recorded a total of 145 flight movements at the capital Ankara’s two airports during the NATO summit, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said on July 9.
As the Turkish capital returned to normal following the high-profile gathering, Uraloğlu shared details of the air traffic handled by Ankara Esenboğa Airport and the newly inaugurated Ankara Airport throughout the summit held on July 7 and 8.
According to the minister, July 6, the day before of the summit, saw 26 flight movements, including 20 arrivals and six departures, across the two airports.
Traffic intensified on the opening day of the summit on July 7, when the airports handled 57 flights, consisting of 52 arrivals and five departures, as heads of state, senior officials and delegations arrived in the capital.
