# Sabiha Gökçen Airport operational and management trends

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/sabiha-gken-airport-operational-and-management-trends
> Updated: 2026-09-18T11:49:54.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Sabiha Gökçen Airport has experienced significant operational growth and management changes during 2026. A summer report from Eurocontrol indicated that the airport achieved the highest increase in departure punctuality among Europe’s 30 busiest airports, improving its punctuality by 12 percentage points despite a 7 percent rise in flight traffic.

By September, the airport reported serving over 33.1 million passengers during the first eight months of the year, including more than 14 million passengers during the peak summer months. Alongside this traffic growth, the airport is undergoing management shifts. Following the departure of the Duty Free Manager at Avolta, speculation has arisen regarding commercial restructuring, as new HR and Operations Managers have recently taken their posts.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-18: Sabiha Gökçen Airport reports 33 million passengers amid management shifts

Sabiha Gökçen International Airport served over 33 million passengers in the first eight months of the year amid management changes in its duty free operations.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sabiha-gken-airport-reports-33-million-passengers-amid-management-shifts

### 2026-09-12: Sabiha Gökçen Airport leads Europe in punctuality improvement

Sabiha Gökçen Airport saw the largest improvement in departure punctuality among Europe's 30 busiest airports during the 2026 summer season, according to Eurocontrol.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sabiha-gken-airport-leads-europe-in-punctuality-improvement

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