NO TURBULENCE AT GAZIPASA AIRPORT
ALANYA, Antalya - Gazipaşa Aport starts to stage test flights finally, showing some positive signs after years of debates and questions hanging in the air. The beginning marks the area’s transition from a turbulent past to a clear future and gives hope to everyone, not only the residents of Gazipaþa, but also to every local of the Mediterranean area
There was a happy ending to a long story when Gazipaþa Airport started test flights last Tuesday, after more than a decade of preparation, criticism and waiting. When construction took off in 1992, Gazipaþa Airport was set to deliver a new promise for everyone in the eastern Turkish Riviera, an area with a 100-kilometer radius. Not only the residents of Gazipaþa but also the Alanya region in general and the locals of this Mediterranean stretch, extending as far as the historic town of Anamur were happy to see the beginning of a dream becoming a reality. When planned, executed and operated efficiently, the benefits of running an airport are countless. It drives human traffic to a region, generates revenue for local industries, creates multiple employment opportunities and attracts investment.
But it took almost a decade and a half to complete the construction of Gazipaþa Airport, which became infamous for its long-lasting, unfortunate destiny. The dilemma about its location, blocking the Taurus Mountains up the road and the wind that blazes Gazipaþa’s shores generated dozens of newspaper stories, not about the benefits that this investment created but about criticisms of officials for miscalculating the risks associated with its location.
Gazipasa Airport, in its almost 20-year history, managed to welcome only a single plane in 2007. The plane was part of a fire brigade that broke down while fighting forest fires in Alanya. In 2005, officials were planning to turn Gazipasa Airport into an aviation training center, but that did not materialize either. At some stage, the locals used the airport territory to plant vegetables, as the massive investment was totally abandoned.
But now, a successful bidding process has brought the highly reputable TAV, a joint venture between Tepe and Akfen that won the tender for the Gazipasa airport, to the eastern Turkish Riviera for the next 25 years.
New beginning
Pleasant news regarding the airport once again started to make its way through the region in 2007. This time, the locals didn't take it seriously as they had heard countless similar stories in the past. But a successful tendering process and the immediate start of operational work is finally bringing Gazipasa Airport's unclear destiny to a shiny new beginning.
TAV Airports won the tender for Gazipasa Airport for the next 25 years in exchange for 35 percent of the profit and is now getting ready to finalize the preparation stage and to turn on the green light for international flights.
When visiting Alanya in January, TAV Chairman Hamdi Akin announced that the first plane would land in Gazipasa in June. And on Tuesday, TAV successfully delivered what it promised. According to Akin, Gazipasa Airport’s current 1,900 meter-runway is capable of handling A-319 Airbuses and would be ready to serve bigger planes such as Boeing 747s once the runway expanded to 2,400 meters of length. That is currently a part of Gazipaþa's gradual development process.
Akin explained that 10-year weather records did not indicate a strong wind problem in the area and did not pose a threat for the planes any different than many other airports in Turkey. During his speech, Akin gave the example of Esenboga Airport in Ankara, which had similar problems. Esenboga is closed for landing occasionally as a result of strong winds in Ankara, which would be the case for Gazipasa when required.
Initially triggered by Turgut Ozal, a potential 500,000 visitors each year is attracting more local and international investors. Gazipasa Airport has a 500,000-person capacity per year. It was designed and constructed to include a domestic flights terminal, an international terminal and a VIP entrance.
The airport is installed with and will operate the most up-to-date aviation technology. Work to equip the airport with customs facilities, which will mark the airport as an international destination, is almost complete. Gazipasa is a candidate to carry the flag of boutique airports in Turkey, which is a scheme executed by TAV and an increasing trend in global aviation. It will probably be the first of its kind in Turkey.
Apart from its capabilities, the airport will create considerable employment opportunities for the locals who have already started to take courses in English. Just after the completion of the tendering process, a group of 100 Finnish investors visited Gazipasa to search for investment opportunities in the area. The airport will help the eastern Alanya-Mersin root develop and will ease traffic in the western Alanya-Antalya direction. Tourists and visitors who have been suffering long journeys to reach Alanya will have easy access to the area, which was an issue causing significant problems for the development of the region.
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en Bagbord begynder at iscenesætte prøveflyvninger endeligt, der viser nogle plustegn efter års debatter og spørgsmål der hænger i luften.
Begyndelsen markerer områdets overgang fra en turbulent past til en klar fremtid og giver håb til alle, ikke kun Gazipaþas beboere, men også til hver lokal af Middelhavsområdet
Der var en glad endelse til en lang fortælling da Gazipaþa-Lufthavn startede prøveflyvninger sidst tirsdag, efter mere end et årti af forberedelse, kritik og venten.
Da konstruktion startede i 1992, blev Gazipaþa-Lufthavn sat for at levere et nyt løfte for alle i den østlige Turkish Riviera, et område med en 100-kilometer radius.
Ikke kun Gazipaþas beboere men også Alanyaet-regionen generelt og lokalene af denne Helt eller delvis omsluttet af lande strækning, udvidende indtil Anamurs historiske by var glad at se begyndelsen af en drøm blive en virkelighed.
Da planlagt, udførte og opererede dygtigt, fordelene af det at løbe en lufthavn er utallige.
Det kører menneskelig trafik til en region, genererer indtægt for lokale industrier, skaber multiple jobmuligheder og tiltrækker investering.
Men det tog næsten et årti og en halvdelen for at gennemføre konstruktionen af Gazipaþa-Lufthavn, som blev berygtet for sin lang-vedvarende, uheldige skæbne.
Dilemmaet om sin beliggenhed, der tilstoppede Taurus Mountains op ad vejen og den vind som blus Gazipaþas bredder genererede dusin af avisfortællinger, ikke angående fordelene denne denne investering skabede men angående kritikker af tjenestemænd for at forregne risikoerne gået sammen med sin beliggenhed.
Gazipasa Airport, i dets næsten 20-år historie, håndterede at modtage kun et enkelt fly i 2007. Flyet var en del af et brandkorps der brød ned mens kæmpende skovbrande i Alanya.
I 2005, var tjenestemænd ved at planlægge at vende Gazipasa Airport i et luftfartstræningscenter, men der materialiserede ikke heller.
På et eller andet stadie, brugte lokalene lufthavnsterritoriet for at plante grøntsager, da den massive investering totalt blev opgivet.
Men nu, har en vellykket bydende proces bragt den lysende anerkendte TAV, en fællestur mellem Tepe og Akfen der vandt licitationstilbuddet for Gazipasaet-lufthavnen, til den østlige Turkish Riviera i de næste 25 år.
Ny begyndelse
Behagelig nyt apropos lufthavnen begyndte en gang til at lave sin måde gennem regionen i 2007. Denne gang, lokalene tog ikke det alvorligt da de havde hørt utallige lignende fortællinger i past.
Men en vellykket opblødende proces og den omgående start af operationelt arbejde er endeligt ved at bringe Gazipasa Airports uklare skæbne til en skinnende ny begyndelse.
TAV Airports vandt licitationstilbuddet for Gazipasa Airport i de næste 25 år i bytte for 35 procent af gevinsten og er nu ved at blive parat til at færdiggøre forberedelsesscenen og at vende på grønt lyset for internationale flyrejser.
Når man besøger Alanya i januar, bebudede TAV Chairman Hamdi Akin at det første fly ville lande i Gazipasa i juni.
Og på tirsdag, leverede TAV vellykket hvad det lovede.
Ifølge Lignende, Gazipasa Airports aktuelle 1,900 meter-landingsbane er i stand til klarende A-319-Luftbusser og ville være klar til at tjene større fly så som Boeing 747s engang landingsbanen udvidet til 2,400 meter længde.
Det er p.t. en del af Gazipaþas gradvise udviklingsproces.
Lignende forklarede at 10-år vejrplader ikke indikerede et stærkt vindproblem i området og ikke poserede en trussel for flyene nogen anderledes end mange andre lufthavne i Tyrkiet.
Under hans tale, Lignende gav eksempel på Esenboga Airports i Ankara, som havde lignende problemer.
Esenboga er lukket for at lande lejlighedsvist som en resultat af stærke vinde i Ankara, som ville være tilfældet for Gazipasa hvor påkrævet.
Til at begynde med udløst af Turgut Ozal, er en potentielle 500,000 gæster ved at tiltrække hvert år mere mere lokale og internationale investorer.
Gazipasa-Lufthavn har en 500,000-person-kapacitet per år.
Det blev designet og konstrueret for at inkludere en indenrigsflyvningerskærmterminal, en international skærmterminal og en VIP-indgang.
Lufthavnen bliver installeret med og vil drive den mest tidssvarende luftfartsteknologi.
Arbejde at forsyne lufthavnen med toldfaciliteter, som vil markere lufthavnen som en international destination, er næsten fuldstændigt.
Gazipasa er en kandidat for at transportere flaget af boutiquelufthavne i Tyrkiet, som er et system udført af TAV og en tiltagende trend i global luftfart.
Det vil sandsynligvis være første af sin slags i Tyrkiet.
Ud over dets evner, vil lufthavnen skabe betydelige jobmuligheder for de lokale som allerede er begyndt at tage kursusser ind engelsk.
Lige efter gennemførelsen af den opblødende proces, besøgte en gruppe af 100 Finske investorer Gazipasa for at søge efter investeringschancer i området.
Lufthavnen vil hjælpe den østlige Alanya-Mersin-rod udvikle sig og vil lempe trafik i den vestlige Alanya-Antalya-retning.
Turister og gæster som har været ved at lide under langfarter til rækkevidde Alanya vil have nem adgang til det område, som var et emne der forårsagede signifikante problemer for udviklingen af regionen.
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