1. When will Istanbul Airport start full flight operations? Istanbul Airport was opened on October 29, 2018. Ataturk Airport will be closed for scheduled flights on April 6, 2019, 02:00, and Istanbul Airport will begin operations for all scheduled flights by April 6, 2019, 14:00. Turkey Airlines is currently operating the following routes from Istanbul Airport; Ankara, Antalya, Izmir, Trabzon, Adana, Gaziantep, Diyarbakir, Kaiserri, Hetay, Turkish Republic Northern Cyprus (Erkan), Baku, Moscow, Paris, London , Frankfurt, Munich, Kuwait , Tbilisi and Ashgabat Our flights for Ataturk Airport will continue as per the existing program till the final form of rehabilitation operation on April 6, 2019. 2. When is the final date for scheduled passenger flights at Ataturk Airport? With all flights starting from Istanbul Airport, there will be no more scheduled passenger flights from Ataturk Airport. Ataturk Airport plans to shut down for commercial passenger flights from