Istanbul's Atatürk Airport among busy airports in Europe

Ataturk Airport of Istanbul was the 14th busiest airport in Europe, according to a report of the DG of the State Airports Administration (DHMI). The report indicated that 21.1 million passengers used the airport in 2005, and thus the airport was ranked the 14th among the busy airports in Europe.

Below is the list of airports and the number of passengers who used them in 2005:
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Airport                              Number of passengers
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1         London Heathrow     67.913.153
2         Charles De Gaulle       53.798.308
3         Frankfurt                  52.219.412
4         Amsterdam                 44.163.098
5         Madrid                     41.940.059
6         Gatwick                     32.775.695
7         Rome                        28.683.440
8         Munich                       28.619.427
9         Barcelona                 27.121.753
10        Orly                          24.860.532
11        Manchester             22.402.856
12        Stansted                    21.998.673
13        Mallorca                  21.237.092
14        Ataturk Airport          21.129.614
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184 AIRLINE COMPANIES BEGAN FLYING TO TURKEY

On the other hand, 184 airline companies from 70 countries began flying to Turkey in 2005. Below is their list:
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Nationality Flights
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.Russia       2.610
.Britain      2.294
.Germany       843
.Jordan         458
.Belgium        471
.Netherlands    409
.Switzerland    323
.Qatar          307
.Austria        307
.Ukraine        183
.Lithuania      265
.Moldova        197
.Poland         186