Minister Arslan: "37 thousand 140 flights were organized during the holiday"

Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan announced the airline plane and passenger statistics for the period of June 8-17, prepared by the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ), including the Ramadan Feast. Minister Arslan stated that 37 flights were carried out from the airports for tourism and 140 million 5 thousand passengers were served between these dates.

Stating that Atatürk and Sabiha Gökçen, Antalya, Ankara Esenboğa, İzmir Adnan Menderes in Istanbul, Dalaman and Milas-Bodrum and Alanya Gazipaşa airports in Muğla offer tourism services, Arslan said that there was heavy passenger traffic in these areas during the 8-17 June period due to the Ramadan Feast holiday. told.

Arslan drew attention to the fact that half of the passenger traffic in this process takes place from the airports in Istanbul.
10 2 million 202 thousand in the domestic lines, 3 million in the domestic lines, 163 million 2 thousands of passengers in the domestic flights during the day 670 said that the Xnumx thousand, Ataturk and Sabiha Gokcen airports, approximately XNUMX million XNUMX thousand people said that the flight.

Arslan pointed out that the total number of passengers served reached 5 million 365 thousand, and noted that with the commissioning of Istanbul New Airport, the first phase of which will be opened on October 29, more passengers will be served on special days such as holidays.

INTENSIVE TRAFFIC IN INTERNATIONAL LINES

Arslan stated that a total of 16 thousand 340 flights, 20 thousand 800 on domestic lines and 37 thousand 140 on international flights for citizens who take advantage of the holidays at airports for tourism, said, "The average number of passengers per day at the airports for tourism during this year's Ramadan Feast holiday is International flights increased by 5,76 percent and by 2,59 percent in total, according to the holiday. said.

Arslan said that the average number of passengers per day at Antalya Airport increased by 20 percent and 16 percent in total at Antalya Airport during the remaining Ramadan Feast holiday compared to the Ramadan Feast last year, and that the increase in the daily average number of passengers at Muğla Dalaman Airport is 20 percent, He expressed that he found 8 percent in total.

Emphasizing that there is a 39 percent increase in the daily average number of passengers in the international line and 2 percent in total at Muğla Milas-Bodrum Airport, Arslan said that Alanya Gazipaşa Airport recorded an increase of 18 percent in the daily average passenger number in the domestic line, 64 percent in the international line and 45 percent in total. stated.

Source : http://www.dhmi.gov.tr