ANKARA

Istanbul

a Izmir Bodrum

ESB TURKEY

Ankara’s

Background

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Serving 56 non-stop destinations, Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) stands as the gateway of central Turkey to the world. ESB is located 28 km from the city center and handled 7,8 million passengers in 2010. The airport is awarded with the prestigious ACI EUROPE Best Airport Award in 5-10 million passengers category in 2009. Operator of 10 airports worldwide, TAV Airports assists the airlines to grow their business in ESB through its regional experience and know-how.

;dR Ankara has a:

Central Location With its central location in the country and wide domestic network, ESB offers great domestic connection opportunities for international passengers to many destinations in Turkey.

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Ankara, the capital city of Turkey and second largest city after Istanbul, is centrally located in Turkey with a population of 4,5 million. It is an important political and commercial city, hosting the Turkish Government, numerous foreign embassies and a population with a high propensity to fly. Located at the center of highway and railway networks of Turkey, Ankara is an important crossroads of trade for central Turkey region. Transportation to the Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) is possible by taxi, shuttle bus or regular buses. Transportation to airport takes 35 minutes by bus. The renewed road to the airport considerably shortened the transportation time to the terminal.

CATCHMENT AREA OF ESB AIRPORT Driving Time Population

30 min 60 min 120 min

1,5 m 3,0 m 5,5 m

QGA Ankara has a:

Great Potential for Direct Service

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The center of bureaucracy and politics,

Ankara has a rapidly

expanding economy. Both for economic and political reasons, Ankara is attracting more and more people to town. The propensity to fly increases as flying turns into a routine rather than a privilege. Furthermore, Ankara and the vicinity is home to many ethnic Turks in Europe, who tend to visit friends and relatives at least once a year. Simply, Ankara is showing great potential for future due to being the center of government, its growing economy and many emigrants in Europe. Yet, the traffic figures indicate that most passengers have to make a connection elsewhere in order to fly to or from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), most of which are made via Istanbul. The circuitiousness of an Istanbul connection for Middle East and CIS destinations is a hassle for Ankara traffic, proving potentials for direct service.

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SHARE of TRANSFER TRAFFIC TRAVELING to/from ESB ORIGIN

TRANSFER TRAFFIC SHARE

Eastern Europe Western Europe CIS Countries Middle East

33% 52% 67% 60%

% OF TRANSFER TRAFFIC VIA IST

77% 56% 96% 92%

Additionally, ESB traffic has on average 10% higher yields than IST’s, due to its unmet traffic potential and premium passenger profile.

AVERAGE ONE-WAY TICKET FARE DESTINATION

Western Europe CIS Countries Middle East

FARE

148 175 217

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