Abstract:

Purpose- Istanbul, the busiest city of Turkey, is having transportation problems because of the rapid population growth especially during the last 20 years. Main purpose of this study is to analyze the current passenger and freight relocation between Atatürk and Sabiha Gökçen Airport with railway, highway and seaway in İstanbul/TURKEY and to determine the possible effect of Ro-Ro and Ro-La models (WOXENIUS & LUMSDEN, 1994). Methodology- According to aim of this study, benchmarking which is one of the most common method of qualitative research has been implemented between transport types of Istanbul and London’s airports (Kyrö, 2003). Data has been collected via released documentation of transportation authorities and in-depth analysis has been performed to clarify the meaningful information. Findings- So that, Ro-Ro and Ro-La transportation models have been envisioned with the aim of reaching the desired low-cost and low-risk level. Conclusion- Appropriate connection models between two airports have been discussed and on the purpose of improvement of system some recommendations have been made.

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