"Turkish Delight
Ataturk's new international terminal offers much more than just air service.
By Cathy Buyck
Istanbul
Airport Equipment & Technology, Summer 2006, p.6
The international terminal at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport is a pleasant surprise: Luxurious without being overwhelming or tacky, with modern architecture, glass curtain walls, stainless steel and ceramic panel finishes, granite flooring, plenty of space and very, very cleaneven the toilets.
The terminal opened in January 2000 with an extension in May 2004. It has a capacity of 20 million passengers annually and covers 264,500 sq. m. on four levels comprising three principal levels plus a mezzanine. The extension, which added an annual passenger capacity of 6 million and lifted the number of boarding bridges from 18 to 23, also houses an art gallery, a hotel with 85 rooms and a fitness center."
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