Ataturk Airport has set a new record in terms of reception and deportation of aircraft in Istanbul on Sunday, bringing the total number of aircraft that landed at the airport, and took off from to 1,400 aircraft during the day.

In this regard, officials at the airport said that traffic congestion witnessed by the airport, came as a result of the city’s residents return to their jobs after spending Eid al-Fitr holiday, through internal and external lines.

It is worth mentioning that the Ataturk Airport received and consign 1,375 aircraft per day during in the past, where the airport yesterday broke his record and reached 1,400 aircraft.