Heathrow CEO says Istanbul to overtake London hub as Europe’s busiest airport

Istanbul will overtake Heathrow as Europe’s busiest hub this year or the next, the London airport’s chief executive said, bolstering its case to build a new runway after decades of political delays and reversals.

“I would definitely expect maybe that to happen this year, maybe next year,” Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye told Reuters on Wednesday.

The London hub has two runways compared with Istanbul’s five and is operating near full capacity.

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