Qatar sets date for Istanbul airport move

From 00h00 on Sunday, April 7, all Qatar Airways flights arriving to and departing from Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport will transfer to the new Istanbul Airport.

However, from 00h00 on April 5, to 23h59 on Saturday, April 6, all Qatar Airways flights to and from Ataturk will be temporarily transferred to the Sabiha Gokcen  International Airport in Istanbul, 57km from Ataturk Airport.

From 00h00 on Sunday April 7, all previously scheduled Qatar Airways flights to and from Ataturk Airport will operate out of the new Istanbul Airport. Customers will arrive into and depart from Istanbul Airport Terminal 1.

Qatar Airways flights to and from Sabiha Gokcen Airport will be unaffected.

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