The new international airport in Istanbul, one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's signature mega projects, will open as scheduled on October 29 despite a builders strike, he said Sunday. "The opening date is October 29, tests have been carried out... the terminal building is ready, the runways are really beautiful," Erdogan told journalists.
Hundreds of workers building what will be Istanbul's third airport went on strike recently to protest work-related deaths and poor conditions. But authorities launched a crackdown, arresting 500, unions said. The problems stoked speculation the airport opening could be pushed back to December 31 but Erdogan rejected any talk of delay. "There is no such thing," Erdogan said, who visited the site on Saturday.
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