During the COVID-19 crisis Istanbul Airport (IST) has emerged as a resilient hub, outperforming many of its counterparts across Europe with solid airline capacity. In this interview, CEO Kadri Samsunlu outlines how the airport has continued to operate through the pandemic and its plans in the rebuild. He also discusses the opportunity for carriers to form interlining and codeshare agreements with Turkish Airlines, using IST as a megahub for Europe and Asia.