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Tetrachloride

(8,482 posts) Fri May 10, 2024, 09:39 AM May 2024

Which airport of Istanbul ? AP doesn't identify which airport

The lazy (or ignorant) people of the Associated Press didn't identify in this story which Istanbul Airport that a FedEx aircraft landed at.

Probably not SAG airport. I didn't see any Fed Ex there.

Note: SAG Airport is on the Asia side. The other big one is on the European side.

https://apnews.com/article/turkey-emergency-landing-istanbul-2673d51197af3e939a0eda8bf429ab8d

Double check what we can in the media.

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Which airport of Istanbul ? AP doesn't identify which airport (Original Post) Tetrachloride May 2024 OP

It clearly says Istanbul Airport. TwilightZone May 2024 #1

There is more than one Istanbul Airport. Tetrachloride May 2024 #3

IGA see this CurtEastPoint May 2024 #2

The first time that I went to "Istanbul Airport", I thought I was on the European side Tetrachloride May 2024 #4

TwilightZone

(28,834 posts)

1. It clearly says Istanbul Airport.

Reply to Tetrachloride (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 09:44 AM

May 2024

A cargo aircraft made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday after its front landing gear failed.

Istanbul Airport: https://www.istairport.com/en/

Tetrachloride

(8,482 posts)

3. There is more than one Istanbul Airport.

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #1)

Fri May 10, 2024, 09:50 AM

May 2024

SAG Airport appeared to me as only passengers. SAG is newer and bigger, but is known to international passengers as Istanbul Airport

The other airport https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_Airport

CurtEastPoint

(19,220 posts)

2. IGA see this

Reply to Tetrachloride (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 09:47 AM

May 2024

https://newsroom.fedex.com/newsroom/europe-english/fedex-to-open-new-global-air-transit-facility-at-iga-istanbul-airport

Tetrachloride

(8,482 posts)

4. The first time that I went to "Istanbul Airport", I thought I was on the European side

Reply to Tetrachloride (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 10:18 AM

May 2024

and that I had flown over the Bosporus Straits up near the Black Sea.

In fact, I had flown into SAG which is close to the Mediterranean on the Asian side.

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