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Why is the shuttle bus at Istanbul’s New Airport called the HavaIST?

If you’re wondering, what is the HavaIST Bus, or why it’s called that, it’s simply a play on words. Havalimani means airport in Turkish, with Hava being a slang short form, while IST is simply the designated IATA airport code of the New Istanbul Airport. Put the two words together and you get the HavaIST shuttle bus