Schindler: major contract in Istanbul airport

The company Lucerne Schindler elevators and escalators has got a very important job: equip the world's largest airport, under construction in Turkey, in Istanbul, in operation since 2018.

"We are proud and excited to bring our innovative technology in this partnership with the new airport in Istanbul", he commented the director of the Schindler Group, Thomas Oetterli, in a statement today. They will install 306 elevators, 159 mobile and 183 moving walkways. The amount of the contract was not disclosed.

Destined to become the main airport of Turkey and the world's largest in terms of capacity, the IGA – Istanbul Grand Airport will welcome about 150 companies that will connect 350 destinations. It provides for the transit of 200 million passengers per year.

Schindler is a contract far-reaching: in the first quarter the company recorded a net profit up 8.3%, to 182 million francs.