Türkiye's second-largest airport became Europe's fastest-growing aviation hub in the first half of 2026, according to a European airport trade body on Thursday.
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport increased its passenger traffic by 6.4% year-over-year in the January-June period, a report by the ACI Europe said.
That marked the highest growth rate in the "Majors" category, which includes European hubs handling more than 40 million passengers.
ACI Europe said passenger traffic at European airports rose 2.6% in the first half of the year compared with the same period a year earlier.
The traffic growth slowed from 4.3% in the first quarter to 1.3% in the second quarter. Domestic passenger traffic increased 3%, while international passenger traffic rose 2.5%.
