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Airport brief: Istanbul Grand IST
2026 Feb 20
Istanbul Grand International Airport IST LTFM; ICAO locator LT Region EUR, Europe country Turkiye TR TUR; owner DHMI, operator IGA; traffic ANSP DHMI; services dom intl pax cgo; longest rnwy 17/35 L 4100 W 60 H 99 m; time UT +0300 TRT; climate temperate; website istairport.com.
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Istanbul SAW airport 2025
2026 Feb 20
Istanbul SAW traffic 48m two-way pax 2025 +17% YoY, Europe’s fastest growing major airport according to ACI, serving 153 destinations in 52 countries; 50m pax traffic projected 2026; flights led by airlines: Pegasus, Ajet, flynas, flydubai, Azerbaijan.
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Longest economy seat pitch
2026 Feb 20
Airlines with longest economy seat pitch: Air Premia 84-89 cm, ANA & JAL 86 cm, Cathay Emirates JetBlue Singapore 81 cm, EVA & Qantas some 81 cm.
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Widest business class seats
2026 Feb 20
Airlines with widest business class seats in 2025: ANA 95 cm, Singapore 76 cm, Lufthansa 58 cm, Qatar & Japan 56 cm, Cathay AirFrance Delta Starlux 53 cm.
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A380 seat counts
2026 Feb 20
Emirates A380 111 units, seating for 15u 3-class 615 to 569 by 2026 Nov, additional units: 4-class 484 and 3-class 489 517 519; other A380 operators: ANA 3u 4-class 520, Asiana 6u 2-class 495, British 12u 4-class 469, Korean 5u 3-class 407, Lufthansa 8u 4-class 509, Qantas 10u 4-class 485, Qatar 8u 3-class 517, Singapore 12u 4-class 471.
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Best business class 2025
2026 Feb 20
Ranked by Skytrax, top ten airlines with best business class: Qatar, Singapore, ANA, Cathay, Air France & Hainan, Starlux, JAL, Turkish, Virgin Atlantic.
Forecasts
Ocean capacity 2026
2026 Feb 20
Ocean containership capacity anticipated decline less than -10% YoY following 2025 volume surge transporting cargo ahead of tariffs; high number of current transpacific services blanked (schedule cancel), additional capacity expected to operate during late 2026 Mar and Apr.
Markets
Half of commercial fleet not offering IFC
2026 Feb 19
Global connected fleet risen relatively slowly over years to now just below 12,000 commercial aircraft – less than half of active commercial fleet; Valour Consultancy’s data shows 64% of single-aisles and 25% of widebodies still with no IFC.
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