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“What we have done would have taken 10+ years in any other part of the world”

A discussion with Yusuf Akçayoğlu, CEO of İGA Airports Construction. Interview by Paul Hogan

TAV buys IC İçtaş shares in Antalya Airport

27 February 2018: TAV Airports has bought IC İçtaş 49% stake in ICF Antalya, the Fraport-involved joint-venture that manages Antalya Airport. The move takes the TAV portfolio to 18 airports serving over 140 million passengers – Antalya Airport handled more than 26 million passengers in 2017, a 38% improvement. Although subject to DHMI approval, the agreement will give TAV co-control of the company and 50% dividend rights.

Air Belgium: Start-up disrupting the market for Europe-Asia services

Niky Terzakis, CEO Air Belgium, interviewed by Ross Falconer.

Israel Airports Authority transforming Israel’s international presence

Israel Airports Authority is the host of this year’s ACI EUROPE Airport Commercial & Retail Conference & Exhibition. Eliezer Marum, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Yoram Shapira, Deputy Director General Department of Commerce and Business Development, Israel Airports Authority, brief Marta Dimitrova on the growth in international traffic since the implementation of the Open Skies policy, as well as the potential of the new Eilat Ilan and Assaf Ramon International Airport to strengthen the economy.

MAG’s new tech and e-commerce start-up “creating a culture of innovation”

Nolan Hough was appointed Managing Director at MAG-O in 2017. With a clear brief for innovation, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) launched its tech and e-commerce business, MAG-O, to respond to technology-driven changes and to move the airport experience into a new digital era. Interview by Marta Dimitrova.