Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Minister Cahit Turhan says world's leading cargo companies have applied for rental spaces at the new airport, which will have an annual passenger capacity of up to 200 million.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hails construction of the "magnificent airport," saying it will welcome 90 million passengers annually in the first phase. The airport is expected to formally open to air traffic on October 29.
The airport is being built in Istanbul at a cost of more than $12.5 billion, and it is expected to serve around 200 million passengers annually.
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