They do that specifically to push engagement in the comments, and then make a "we messed up" video every year and just compile the ways they forced engagement.
I was in Istanbul and took the metro to the wrong airport, I realized my mistake halfway through and rushed to call a cab. Mustafa drove me over the Bosporus Bridge with 100 km/h and I made my flight, will never forget this 😂
I had a similar experience… Went there with my dad an the cab driver drove 170 kph, smoking and steering with one hand and with the other hand on the phone, on a very busy highway. By far the craziest cab experience ever for me
I thought that too and I think that it went the other way around: they found it in the stock footage video site, liked the absurdity and decided to make a joke to use it
@@Welgeldiguniekalias Just a reminder that we Turks don't really vibe with this change as it's making everything more confusing. Nobody wanted this change
Spoken by someone who never worked in the corporate world.I realize you’re jesting but this was a massive, massive project. I was a certified project manager.
I was in on of the last flight that landed in Ataturk Airport. Everything did went normal but everyone was in a nostalgia mood. People were taking pictures and stores were closing for good. The Airport was much emptier than it ever was but it was loud, almost as if it was a well earned retirement party
@@qwerasdf-oy6uo for a typical job its not that low, but it’s impressive that you can plan an airport move by only meeting once a week. Maybe I’m just doing meetings wrong 😂
Most of these "meetings" aren't boardroom meetings. Different parties, representatives of service providers and contractors sit in a big room and listen to the information like the latest KPI and what needs to be done. In a newsreel regarding Hong Kong's airport relocation back in 1998, one such meeting where the head of operation (a Brit) talked somewhat calmly with plenty of understatements ("punctuality of movements were at 33%. We're not yet the top of the class"). Meanwhile, the deputy head was Chinese and was a lot more stern, saying, "please take another good look at that massive document. I know it's tedious to read through all the chunks and details. I ADVISE you all to PLAN. YOUR. MOVES. EARLY."
I was on that very last flight from Ataturk to Singapore, on a classtrip with uni. We were given metal bording cards as suveniers (in addition to paper ones), and some sloppy free food. This comment section is the only place i could ever imagine that somebody might care, so I had to use my chance to brag.
Funnily enough, Munich Airport took that advice towards the end seriously: Their move in 1992 was so successful that they started a consulting subsidiary to advise other airports and airlines planning moves, including Turkish Airlines for the Istanbul move.
That was soecifically referencing the seige by Mehmet II. because the Bhospirous was too well defended, they movedsl ships over land to ensure a complete encirclement.@@ferretyluv
@@ferretyluv during the siege of İstanbul (Constantinople) Constantine XI ordered a defensive chain to be placed at the bosphorus to protect themselves from the ottoman ships. However, Mehmed II (Ruler of the Ottomans) decided to move the ships from the land to pass the chain so they pulled the ships.
with there being so many of the blue trucks that they could line up end-to-end and go from one airport to the other and back again, I'm picturing just a perfect revolving loop of trucks between the two airports
So.... do I get this right, when I assume that this VERY last flight to Singapore from Atatürk (IST) was possible the only plane ever (or one of very few) who started it's flight on a different Airport than the IATA Code belonged to, than when in landed in Singapore...
Yes, a fairly rare occurrence. Similarly in 1995 a Continental Airlines flight bound for LGW was the last departure from Denver's Stapleton International Airport (DEN) a little after 9:00 PM. At midnight the new Denver International Airport took over the IATA code DEN, so by the time the Continental flight landed in London, the IATA code DEN belonged to a different airport than when it departed.
Bangkok did the move and IATA code swap back in 2006. The old code BKK got assigned to the new Suvarnabhumi airport. The old Don Mueang airport got the new code DMK. I feel that this is not an uncommon occurrence. The city expanded and the traffic outgrew the airport capacity that is now surrounded with no place to go. The newer bigger primary airport also wants to have the old IATA code since it represents the city name hence the code swap.
Serious question on that. Is the IATA code for San Francisco International (SFO) actually short for San Francisco - Oakland Airport(s)? If so, it's interesting that they are now rivals.
@@AncTreat5358 I think SFO is San Francisco, and OAK is Oakland. However, some search machines use SFO for both. For example, CHI is Chicago covers both ORD and MDW if you want to see all the options
If they had played Transport Tycoon, they would have known never to build a small airport near a city center. Always build a large airport on the outskirts. You can always build helipads in the city later on.
when the construction of atatürk airport began in 1977, istanbul was still a small city, and the airport was literally outside of the city, almost as far from the city as the current istanbul airport is now
Having played OpenTTD, I also know how difficult it is to actually keep the airport out of the city over the long haul; the city has a tendency to expand into it.
@@MatthewTheWanderer Dude chill, you can tell he isnt a native English speaker and meant "relatively" . Context: City population was around 4M back then, currently it is estimated to be around 18-20m. That's a population comparable to Romania or Netherlands as countries. So it's normal for anyone living there to consider the old Istanbul to be a "small" city.
@@navidds 4M is still a huge city, though! That's the same population as my entire state now! Also, no, I can not tell that guy is not a native English speaker and neither can you. He obviously didn't mean "relatively".
Imagine doing all this planning to coordinate one of the most logistically challenging operations in history only for the "Mexican beer" virus to come in a year later and basically shut down all air travel. Like buying something at full price only for it to go on sale a week later.
I flew through IST with layovers that month. My 1st flight went through Ataturk which was an ugly old airport reminiscent of LGA. My 2nd flight a few weeks later went through the new airport which I hated no less. I found it to be built as a shopping mall with airport concourses added as an afterthought.
Now let's talk about how HK moved from Kai Tak to Chek Lap Kok, or KL from Subang to KLIA. Both occurred within a few days of each other (27 June/6 July) back in 1998
i’ve had the pleasure of visiting turkey (mostly istanbul) over half a dozen times since the new airport has opened, and i can say with full certainty that this airport is too damn big. every time my flight lands, i’ve learned to prepare for the mad dash that is getting to the customs checkpoint. i personally am apart of those people that run to it, but you’re running for AT MINIMUM 10-15 min to get to customs. and then, after that, there’s like 30 baggage claim belts, all in the same room, and i’m somehow always at one of the last ones. there are a few other nitpicky things, but aside from the annoyance that is the size when you’re landing at ist, it really is a nice airport. and the size thing is an advantage when you’re stuck there on a layover
Fort Myers, Florida went through a similar passenger airport relocation in 1983 from Page Field (FMY) to Southwest Florida Intl Airport (RSW). Though, Page Field remained in service as a general aviation airport and it kept its IATA code.
I watch the moving in 2019 in news.That was most incredible moving ı ever seen.But this moving was very emotional operation for İstanbul citizens.Because Ataturk is literally a historical airport.Ataturk in "the oldest airports in the world" list.Official flights started in 1960's.Also Ataturk airport serviced to İstanbul many years...
The crazy thing that pops into my mind is that there is some amount of planes that landed at IST, then flew to IST. Because they landed in Ataturk before the switch but stayed until after the IATA code swap. Must play hell on Airline systems, which (I'd assume) have a base assumption of "planes don't randomly change airports without a flight" and also don't have the edge case of "what if an airport moves while the plane is there".
I'm glad that I missed this chaos. I moved to Turkey in 2020. By then the new airport was running well. It's an amazing airport. With 76 million passengers in 2023, it's close to overtaking Heathrow (79 million passengers) as the largest airport in Europe, and probably will in a few years. My only complaint is that the airport is pretty far away from central Istanbul.
@@dontlaughtoomuch11 Yes, it can be cold in winter. It does get snow a few times, but it melts right away. Most of the year, the weather is very nice. It's a huge city with tons of fun stuff, with beautiful mosques, excellent food, historic buildings, fancy malls, parks, aquariums, etc. The people are chill and quite nice. It's a fun city. For foreigners, it's also quite cheap, which is a bonus.
@@toddpeterson5904 Interesting, I don't know many Brits that chose Turkey as a destination to live, most go for the "safer" options like Spain. (Stable currency, part of Europe etc etc)
@@dontlaughtoomuch11 Yes, Spain is the go-to for many Brits, but Istanbul has a big expat community. The lower cost of living is a big benefit. While it's not in the EU, they do try to observe many of the EU standards. Greece and the islands are super close, so they make for great vacations. Antalya is great in the warm months, Cappadocia is beautiful and exotic. You can also get to places like Bulgaria in just a few hours by car/train/bus.
My University did something similar: from April 23-25, 1965, we had "Operation Bootstrap" during which 100+ people moved my school from the Miami area to Daytona Beach, Florida.
As a Turk, who has been to Istanbul Airport and Atatürk Airport, Istanbul Airport was the best airport I have been to, everything is so neat that you can't even imagine. I also knew some of the workers who worked there. They were also proud to be part of the project, for the Atatürk Airport, which played the most important role in Turkish aviation history, was unfortunately outdated. Still, its crucial role for the Turkish Republic will never be forgotten by the Turks as it carries our great leaders name Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Flew through the old Ataturk Airport and Istanbul Airport many many times. While Ataturk Airport does hold a lot of nostalgia, traveling through Istanbul Airport is a much nicer experience. The old airport was just so clammy with the low ceiling, wait times at customs could drag on, and even distance would be a problem as larger planes like the 777 had terminals on the far side of the airport and on top of that weren't even parked at the gate most of the time. At least the flights I took never were. Don't even get me started on the traffic to get to the airport. I love the new airport with its high ceilings, modern design, and overall efficiency. While it is huge it has a much more practical design than Ataturk Airport and most other European airports I've flown through. My only gripe however is taxi times are so flipping long. It takes over 30 minutes sometimes to reach the gate or runway. Though, as an aviation enthusiast, this does give me a lot of time to view other airplanes around the airport and snap pictures and videos of custom liveries. I got to photograph the old Turkish Airlines livery on an A330 this year during the long taxi!
1:00 you stated that airbus A3xx had no space. 100% wrong. I took many flights from old IST airport to JKF with giant airbus A3xx's. You stated that it had no direction to expand. In fact, it was possible to expand with a new runway. The reason why they moved the airport is not the capacity issues but mainly because the rant, and corrupt money that some of the companies made huge profit from it. There were many more controversial decision made.
Trivia note: The U.S. game show The Amazing Race has been on for 36 Seasons, & yet they have been to Turkey for just 2 of them; Season 7 & Season 21 (which aired back in 2012).
There is an airport move that resembles to Istanbul airport. Bangkok Don Muang International (BKK > DMK) Airport to Suvarnabhumi airport (- -> BKK) But if I remembered correctly, it took 1 day to move
That's pretty dope, but changing the IATA code does sound a bit... _dangerous?_ I mean you're basically trusting that every single plane and/or system that uses them will update. Not even that, but even just pilots that are used to flying there getting confused by the name vs location mismatch. Not saying that's very likely... but you never know.
Love how the thumbnail got it's moving direction wrong :D
Also the number of tons of stuff
We’re moving back cause it was so fun the first time
see you in this years mistakes video lol
They do that specifically to push engagement in the comments, and then make a "we messed up" video every year and just compile the ways they forced engagement.
@@8yourpets that's a very cynical way to look at it and I prefer not to look at life that way 😂
I was in Istanbul and took the metro to the wrong airport, I realized my mistake halfway through and rushed to call a cab. Mustafa drove me over the Bosporus Bridge with 100 km/h and I made my flight, will never forget this 😂
You took the M4 metro?😂
@@noileyys2249probably M1, M11 was not active yet
W mustafa
@@cookie14467 Big W. I tipped him every Lira I had left.
I had a similar experience… Went there with my dad an the cab driver drove 170 kph, smoking and steering with one hand and with the other hand on the phone, on a very busy highway. By far the craziest cab experience ever for me
3:48 where did you ever find a perfect stock video of a flight attendant looking confused serving a drink cart on an empty plane for a 2 second joke?
I thought that too and I think that it went the other way around: they found it in the stock footage video site, liked the absurdity and decided to make a joke to use it
its just AI
@@whoisbeat nah
It looks like the flight attendant is edited into the plane.
@@TheJaironman99
Oh good point!
HAI definitely considered uploading this video about airports in Turkey on Thanksgiving
Fun fact: They officially renamed the country "Türkiye" specifically to put a stop to 🦃 based jokes about their country.
@@WelgeldiguniekaliasI was looking at Google maps one day and I noticed it had changed and I’m like why? That can’t be true?😂
@@Welgeldiguniekalias Just a reminder that we Turks don't really vibe with this change as it's making everything more confusing. Nobody wanted this change
@@general...anxietyyeah its because erdoğan is really insecure
He probably tried to
"over 100 meetings" like that isn't how long it takes most corporations to decide what size of paper cups to buy
@@memofromessex😂😂😂
Spoken by someone who never worked in the corporate world.I realize you’re jesting but this was a massive, massive project. I was a certified project manager.
he said "government" not some random company.
I was in on of the last flight that landed in Ataturk Airport. Everything did went normal but everyone was in a nostalgia mood. People were taking pictures and stores were closing for good. The Airport was much emptier than it ever was but it was loud, almost as if it was a well earned retirement party
100 meetings over 2 years seems astonishingly low
a meeting a week isn't that low right
@@qwerasdf-oy6uo for a typical job its not that low, but it’s impressive that you can plan an airport move by only meeting once a week. Maybe I’m just doing meetings wrong 😂
Most of these "meetings" aren't boardroom meetings. Different parties, representatives of service providers and contractors sit in a big room and listen to the information like the latest KPI and what needs to be done.
In a newsreel regarding Hong Kong's airport relocation back in 1998, one such meeting where the head of operation (a Brit) talked somewhat calmly with plenty of understatements ("punctuality of movements were at 33%. We're not yet the top of the class").
Meanwhile, the deputy head was Chinese and was a lot more stern, saying, "please take another good look at that massive document. I know it's tedious to read through all the chunks and details. I ADVISE you all to PLAN. YOUR. MOVES. EARLY."
That’s about one per week I think
one or two meetings a week sounds about normal tbh
I was on that very last flight from Ataturk to Singapore, on a classtrip with uni. We were given metal bording cards as suveniers (in addition to paper ones), and some sloppy free food. This comment section is the only place i could ever imagine that somebody might care, so I had to use my chance to brag.
that's very cool.
That's nice
Thats cool
Don't brag about this
Singapore, Michigan?
Next Video: How Berlin moved its Airport in just 121248 Hours
Brainblaze did that video already
If that is supposed to be a joke, it is not funny at all.
@@rola1449womp womp
If that is supposed to be a joke, it is not funny at all.
If that is supposed to be a joke, it’s hilarious.
Funnily enough, Munich Airport took that advice towards the end seriously: Their move in 1992 was so successful that they started a consulting subsidiary to advise other airports and airlines planning moves, including Turkish Airlines for the Istanbul move.
Crazy Berlin Airport did exactly the opposite. Watch the brainblaze video that
Same thing in Hong Kong when they made their move from Kai Tak to Chep Lak Lok
The main thing I've learnt from this video is that AtlasJet has a CRAZY airline code. 4:26
Wow, that is crazy.
Holy hell
That indeed is KKKrazy.
crazy fact: the KKK is an American thing and to most of the world it's just a random three letter combination.
lol😂😂
The same city used to move ships on land 6 centuries later it's moving airports this is what I call evolution
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Why would they need to do that? They have the Bosphorus.
That was soecifically referencing the seige by Mehmet II. because the Bhospirous was too well defended, they movedsl ships over land to ensure a complete encirclement.@@ferretyluv
@@ferretyluv during the siege of İstanbul (Constantinople) Constantine XI ordered a defensive chain to be placed at the bosphorus to protect themselves from the ottoman ships. However, Mehmed II (Ruler of the Ottomans) decided to move the ships from the land to pass the chain so they pulled the ships.
yes and it was goddam cheating
with there being so many of the blue trucks that they could line up end-to-end and go from one airport to the other and back again, I'm picturing just a perfect revolving loop of trucks between the two airports
all the wile playing the Smurfs song while on the move.
Perfect?
Funny thing is, had the move been delayed 1 year, it probably would have been way easier given the lack of passengers
But then they wouldn't have this story to tell for generations
So.... do I get this right, when I assume that this VERY last flight to Singapore from Atatürk (IST) was possible the only plane ever (or one of very few) who started it's flight on a different Airport than the IATA Code belonged to, than when in landed in Singapore...
Yes, a fairly rare occurrence. Similarly in 1995 a Continental Airlines flight bound for LGW was the last departure from Denver's Stapleton International Airport (DEN) a little after 9:00 PM. At midnight the new Denver International Airport took over the IATA code DEN, so by the time the Continental flight landed in London, the IATA code DEN belonged to a different airport than when it departed.
Bangkok did the move and IATA code swap back in 2006. The old code BKK got assigned to the new Suvarnabhumi airport. The old Don Mueang airport got the new code DMK.
I feel that this is not an uncommon occurrence. The city expanded and the traffic outgrew the airport capacity that is now surrounded with no place to go. The newer bigger primary airport also wants to have the old IATA code since it represents the city name hence the code swap.
Feels like this was planned for a Wendover video
Yes.
Are you implying that Sam from HAI is the same Sam from Wendover? Preposterous!
You mean plane-d... *ba dum tss*
Berlin could never
Thats what she said
Nor Denver. Hell they messed up last time. Look up Denver International Airport luggage system
Takes your breath away, doesn't it?
Or Montreal
Btw the thumbnail is wrong. The direction of transportation should be from Ataturk to Istanbul
How do you get something so simple wrong 😂😂
Also it was 47,000 tons of stuff not 47. Extremely sloppy.
Half as Accurate
Was so confused after seeing the thumbnail then he starts explaining the move in the opposite direction, smh.
Also note: It's Istanbul not Constantinople.
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(Did you hear the song?)
The thumbnail says "47 tons of stuff."
That's like one or two trucks, bro.
if you use double b hauling you can do it in single trip
What if most of it was really light stuff like toilet paper or helium balloons celebrating the move?
i guess they meant to write kilotons?
@@whos_creativetons already have kilos in them lil bro
@@aoe4_kachow 1 kiloton = 1000 tons
a metric ton is 1000kg, so a kiloton is 1,000,000kg
The abbreviation for Atlasjet at 4:22💀
It’s because there were bricks in the airport. They buffed the workers strength by 200%
The Sabiha Gökçen slander was uncalled for!!!!!
we stan sabiha gökçen airport
Türkiye: moves a whole ass airport in 45 hours
USA: San Francisco airport sues Oakland airport because it decided to glow up its name
Serious question on that. Is the IATA code for San Francisco International (SFO) actually short for San Francisco - Oakland Airport(s)? If so, it's interesting that they are now rivals.
I mean it’s justified because people may get confused between San Francisco International Airport and San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.
@@AncTreat5358 I think SFO is San Francisco, and OAK is Oakland. However, some search machines use SFO for both. For example, CHI is Chicago covers both ORD and MDW if you want to see all the options
this is actually just a wendover video disguised as an HAI video.
I flew into IST last year.
The taxi time was 40 minutes 😳.
Im told there’s a new runway opened to reduce the time.
If they had played Transport Tycoon, they would have known never to build a small airport near a city center. Always build a large airport on the outskirts. You can always build helipads in the city later on.
when the construction of atatürk airport began in 1977, istanbul was still a small city, and the airport was literally outside of the city, almost as far from the city as the current istanbul airport is now
@@tahaarslan5252 Istanbul has NEVER been a "small" city, WTF!? It wasn't as big back then, of course, but it was still big.
Having played OpenTTD, I also know how difficult it is to actually keep the airport out of the city over the long haul; the city has a tendency to expand into it.
@@MatthewTheWanderer Dude chill, you can tell he isnt a native English speaker and meant "relatively" . Context: City population was around 4M back then, currently it is estimated to be around 18-20m. That's a population comparable to Romania or Netherlands as countries. So it's normal for anyone living there to consider the old Istanbul to be a "small" city.
@@navidds 4M is still a huge city, though! That's the same population as my entire state now! Also, no, I can not tell that guy is not a native English speaker and neither can you. He obviously didn't mean "relatively".
Yeah! Airplane video!
2:08 100+ meetings seems seems like not nearly enough to move a whole airport.
Especially over 2 years
That’s 1 per week, maybe most meetings are pointless and could be an email but we’re just brainwashed to think we need millions of meetings
0:37 "And I barely had to move like any aircraft refuelers." So you did take some. 🤨
the thumbnail saying 47 tons, i was like "that doesn't sound like too much tbh"
Makes sense when the actual figure is 47 THOUSAND tons
Istanbul airport is pretty spectacular, second nicest one I have been in after Singapore.
Singapore I like but it's just about modernity, Istanbul is modern but has a cultural character and plenty of shopping 🛍️
You really shouldn't say, "Turkish government, you know where to find me". Didn't work out for some folks in the past.
Depends on if you got something to hide or not.
The Turkish government is a relatively good government, they are not known for attacking civilians.
@@AliSidTex They have one of he lowest freedom of speech. At one time they form the worst 5 with china, eqypt, saudi arabia and iran.
People are amazing when they work together.
This is slightly faster than that one airport in Berlin that took many years to finally be completed.
Imagine doing all this planning to coordinate one of the most logistically challenging operations in history only for the "Mexican beer" virus to come in a year later and basically shut down all air travel. Like buying something at full price only for it to go on sale a week later.
2:28 "I could go on" Please do!
"Become a moving company instead"
Yeah, then they can branch out to moving people..overseas..via plane..
I flew through IST with layovers that month. My 1st flight went through Ataturk which was an ugly old airport reminiscent of LGA. My 2nd flight a few weeks later went through the new airport which I hated no less. I found it to be built as a shopping mall with airport concourses added as an afterthought.
Aviation video i am LIVING
Happy Thanksgiving Sam
6:39 how to smoothly insert 420 into a video💨
Now let's talk about how HK moved from Kai Tak to Chek Lap Kok, or KL from Subang to KLIA. Both occurred within a few days of each other (27 June/6 July) back in 1998
Even as a turkish citizen I didnt even know that much details thx mate❣️🇹🇷
Being there the day before the move, you never would've known they were doing this massive move
It sounds like the narrator hates Turkey so much but he has no choice but to praise because of the success
Half as Interesting? This video is Full Interesting
I liked your sense of humour, language and way of presentation. Well done!
Sam has the best intonation in the game.
i’ve had the pleasure of visiting turkey (mostly istanbul) over half a dozen times since the new airport has opened, and i can say with full certainty that this airport is too damn big. every time my flight lands, i’ve learned to prepare for the mad dash that is getting to
the customs checkpoint. i personally am apart of those people that run to it, but you’re running for AT MINIMUM 10-15 min to get to customs. and then, after that, there’s like 30 baggage claim belts, all in the same room, and i’m somehow always at one of the last ones. there are a few other nitpicky things, but aside from the annoyance that is the size when you’re landing at ist, it really is a nice airport. and the size thing is an advantage when you’re stuck there on a layover
We need an HAI episode on why a Burger King value meal costs $40 USD at IST.
Fort Myers, Florida went through a similar passenger airport relocation in 1983 from Page Field (FMY) to Southwest Florida Intl Airport (RSW). Though, Page Field remained in service as a general aviation airport and it kept its IATA code.
Honestly the most expensive airport I’ve ever been to
My only memory of the place. 15$ for a Popeye’s sandwich.
@@leflate pretty much same everywhere
Its weird that people call stuff expensive when its in Turkiye while the same product at the same or higher price is not called expensive…
@@oguzhan9424 Brother you go to Singapore and pay 2 to 4 dollars for a coffee and not 9 dollars like Istanbul airport.
@@nikolaspetrouu pay debts
I watch the moving in 2019 in news.That was most incredible moving ı ever seen.But this moving was very emotional operation for İstanbul citizens.Because Ataturk is literally a historical airport.Ataturk in "the oldest airports in the world" list.Official flights started in 1960's.Also Ataturk airport serviced to İstanbul many years...
Brilliant video! Thanks a ton 👍
The crazy thing that pops into my mind is that there is some amount of planes that landed at IST, then flew to IST. Because they landed in Ataturk before the switch but stayed until after the IATA code swap. Must play hell on Airline systems, which (I'd assume) have a base assumption of "planes don't randomly change airports without a flight" and also don't have the edge case of "what if an airport moves while the plane is there".
Meanwhile, in the UK, they can't build 10 metre pedestrian road since one year.
I'm glad that I missed this chaos. I moved to Turkey in 2020. By then the new airport was running well. It's an amazing airport. With 76 million passengers in 2023, it's close to overtaking Heathrow (79 million passengers) as the largest airport in Europe, and probably will in a few years. My only complaint is that the airport is pretty far away from central Istanbul.
Istanbul is quite cold in winters, don't get why people would move there .
@@dontlaughtoomuch11 Yes, it can be cold in winter. It does get snow a few times, but it melts right away. Most of the year, the weather is very nice. It's a huge city with tons of fun stuff, with beautiful mosques, excellent food, historic buildings, fancy malls, parks, aquariums, etc. The people are chill and quite nice. It's a fun city. For foreigners, it's also quite cheap, which is a bonus.
@@toddpeterson5904 Interesting, I don't know many Brits that chose Turkey as a destination to live, most go for the "safer" options like Spain. (Stable currency, part of Europe etc etc)
@@dontlaughtoomuch11 Yes, Spain is the go-to for many Brits, but Istanbul has a big expat community. The lower cost of living is a big benefit. While it's not in the EU, they do try to observe many of the EU standards. Greece and the islands are super close, so they make for great vacations. Antalya is great in the warm months, Cappadocia is beautiful and exotic. You can also get to places like Bulgaria in just a few hours by car/train/bus.
@@toddpeterson5904 Already overtook Heathrow and is forecast to do more than 81 million
Ok... are you going to make another video about how Hong Kong moved its airport in just 7 hours back in 1998?
thank you for mentioning the worker deaths, it was never a big deal in turkey
I’ve been to the new airport, I loved it, super nice and great flow through security
Have you noticed, they built a hospital on top of the old runways. Practically end its all functions, rather than keeping it as a backup.
Maybe cuz of covid
@@mrkoyunreis More like for political move. They used covid to destroy the runways.
Interesting, keep up the good work HAI
Turkey? Thanksgiving? Coincidence? I THINK NOT
Our name is not Turkey, our name is Türkiye.
My University did something similar: from April 23-25, 1965, we had "Operation Bootstrap" during which 100+ people moved my school from the Miami area to Daytona Beach, Florida.
I'm curious. Did any transfer flights take off from Ataturk - then code IST and by the time they landed at Istanbul now code IST?
Just flew out of IST! IST is huge and beautiful.
Isn't Wendower for logistics, is it?
Excellent video.
istanbul is an amazing airport. World class and so easy to maneuver. Love it!
As a Turk, who has been to Istanbul Airport and Atatürk Airport, Istanbul Airport was the best airport I have been to, everything is so neat that you can't even imagine. I also knew some of the workers who worked there. They were also proud to be part of the project, for the Atatürk Airport, which played the most important role in Turkish aviation history, was unfortunately outdated. Still, its crucial role for the Turkish Republic will never be forgotten by the Turks as it carries our great leaders name Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
In Germany, this would take approximately 100 years :D
I was at Istanbul Airport twice this summer, but never knew this! This is twice as fascinating
4:22 Who would like to see an Atlasjet flight from Istanbul to New York to confuse Americans?
I would.
Flew through the old Ataturk Airport and Istanbul Airport many many times. While Ataturk Airport does hold a lot of nostalgia, traveling through Istanbul Airport is a much nicer experience. The old airport was just so clammy with the low ceiling, wait times at customs could drag on, and even distance would be a problem as larger planes like the 777 had terminals on the far side of the airport and on top of that weren't even parked at the gate most of the time. At least the flights I took never were. Don't even get me started on the traffic to get to the airport.
I love the new airport with its high ceilings, modern design, and overall efficiency. While it is huge it has a much more practical design than Ataturk Airport and most other European airports I've flown through. My only gripe however is taxi times are so flipping long. It takes over 30 minutes sometimes to reach the gate or runway. Though, as an aviation enthusiast, this does give me a lot of time to view other airplanes around the airport and snap pictures and videos of custom liveries. I got to photograph the old Turkish Airlines livery on an A330 this year during the long taxi!
How is this video not on wendover productions. Someone logged in to the wrong account 😂
The thumbnail has the wrong direction of travel AND the wrong number of tons (47 instead of 47k/47,000)
Can we have a video specifically on how they changed IATA codes and how much that involved?
You should also talk about the operation to move airport operations in Denver as part of the closure of Stapleton airport.
This soundtrack is fire, great choice!
Did I just found out from this videos ad that season 12 of JetLag is released in the next week or so????
1:00 you stated that airbus A3xx had no space. 100% wrong. I took many flights from old IST airport to JKF with giant airbus A3xx's.
You stated that it had no direction to expand.
In fact, it was possible to expand with a new runway. The reason why they moved the airport is not the capacity issues but mainly because the rant, and corrupt money that some of the companies made huge profit from it.
There were many more controversial decision made.
Trivia note: The U.S. game show The Amazing Race has been on for 36 Seasons, & yet they have been to Turkey for just 2 of them; Season 7 & Season 21 (which aired back in 2012).
You should do one on how Hong Kong moved its airport in 5 hours back in 1998
Not gonna lie that is pretty impressive
why not move part by part and open the second airport slowly while keeping the old one active?
1:33 I'm sure you'll be fine, it's not like you're talking about the Cairo airport...
funny, not
6:02 btw, Ankara is stressed on its first syllable, not second.
Dog its 3 letters
@@enginesandidiots4204 ?
You moved out of colorado?! I'm heartbroken...
we need a follow-up video,
about if the bribe worded or not 😅
I'm more interested to know what were their backup plans
There is an airport move that resembles to Istanbul airport.
Bangkok Don Muang International (BKK > DMK) Airport to Suvarnabhumi airport (- -> BKK)
But if I remembered correctly, it took 1 day to move
Very interesting video indeed!
That's pretty dope, but changing the IATA code does sound a bit... _dangerous?_
I mean you're basically trusting that every single plane and/or system that uses them will update. Not even that, but even just pilots that are used to flying there getting confused by the name vs location mismatch. Not saying that's very likely... but you never know.
They thought of all of that, it caused 0 issues
If you go to google maps one of the runways is now randomly covered with multiple basketball courts, tennis courts, and football fields
It got turned into a national park, that's why.
I wonder who got all the contracts involved in the construction of these infrastructure projects...
Turkish companies all
Moving airports seems really tricky, could not be me!
Ok, note to self: contact Istanbul for logistics advice... well done, Istanbul.
Insane feet of logistics, narrow timelines, airports! Yeah it has Sam written all over it
Suggestion: talk about how Hong Kong moved its airport overnight
24 hour time is so much more conveniant when going hour by hour.
Blame the US' weird habits of measuring stuff
@@amacsizbirkisi I for one have no idea what AM and PM mean.