Istanbul Atatürk Airport broke its record with 1,127 planes on Aug 17.
Atatürk Airport broke its air traffic record Aug. 17 when a total of 1,127 planes took off and landed at the transportation hub during the end of Ramadan, according to the General Directorate of State Airports (DHMİ). A total of 558 planes landed and 569 planes took off on Aug. 17, bringing 38,533 passengers to the international terminal as 38,121 passengers departed from the same terminal.