The final commercial flight took off from Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Saturday, before hundreds of trucks ferried equipment 30km across the city to the new Istanbul Airport. BURAK KARA/GETTY Airport employees watch the last Turkish Airlines flight at Ataturk Airport. Ataturk Airport was ranked the 17th busiest in the world in 2018BURAK KARA/GETTY Airport employees preparing for the closing of Ataturk airport. BURAK KARA/GETTY Trucks carry equipment from Ataturk Airport to New Istanbul Airport. BURAK KARA/GETTY Ataturk Airport shut down at 3am on April 6, with all operations moved to the new airport.

Source: Stuff April 07, 2019 23:09 UTC