Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu announced that the total number of passengers increased by 56,9 percent in the January-August period, exceeding 118 million 599 thousand. Karaismailoğlu underlined that in the same period, the total aircraft traffic reached 37.8 million 1 thousand with an increase of 224 percent with the overpasses.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu made a statement about aviation statistics. Pointing out that the number of aircraft landing and taking off at the airports in August was 78 thousand 161 on domestic flights and 86 thousand 589 on international flights, Karaismailoğlu said, “A total of 202 thousand 556 aircraft traffic took place with the overpasses. Aircraft traffic increased by 12,5% compared to the same month of the previous year. Moreover; In August 2019, 98% of the aircraft traffic was reached. The passenger traffic, which greatly decreased throughout the world and in our country during the coronavirus epidemic, approached its previous level in August of this year compared to the same month of 2019. In the total passenger traffic, 2022 percent of the 2019 passenger traffic was realized in August 94.
THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS WE SERVED IN AUGUST UP TO 22 MILLION
Expressing that while domestic passenger traffic exceeded 8 million, international passenger traffic reached 13 million 777, Karaismailoğlu said, “Last month, we served more than 21 million 957 thousand passengers in total, including direct transit passengers. Total passenger traffic, on the other hand, increased by 20,3 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. Freight traffic also increased by 14 percent, reaching a total of 448 thousand 201 tons.
6.8 MILLION PASSENGERS SERVED AT ISTANBUL AIRPORT
“Aircraft traffic at Istanbul Airport in August; Karaismailoğlu said that 10 thousand 757 in domestic flights and 30 thousand 817 in international lines, reached a total of 41 thousand 574” said Karaismailoğlu, adding 1 million 733 thousand in domestic lines and 5 million 90 thousand in international lines at Istanbul Airport, which does not leave the top in Europe in the busiest airport ranking. announced that a total of 6 million 823 thousand passengers were hosted.
TOTAL PASSENGER TRAFFIC INCREASED 8 PERCENT IN 56.9 MONTHS
Minister of Transport, Karaismailoğlu, underlined that there was an increase in passenger and aircraft traffic in the January-August period, and continued his statement as follows:
“Air traffic in the 8-month period was 520 thousand 313 on domestic lines and 456 thousand 71 on international lines. Thus, a total of 1 million 224 thousand aircraft traffic was reached with the overpasses. In the January-August period, air traffic increased by 37,8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. While domestic passenger traffic was based on 52 million 190 thousand, international passenger traffic was 66 million 158 thousand. During this period, we served a total of 118 million 599 thousand passengers at our airports, including direct transit passengers. There was an increase of 56,9 percent in total passenger traffic. In the same period, freight traffic reached 2 million 645 thousand tons in total.”
WE HOSTED MORE THAN 2O MILLION 424 THOUSAND PASSENGERS AT ANTALYA AIRPORT
Emphasizing that a total of 72 thousand 363 aircraft traffic, 201 thousand 324 on domestic lines and 273 thousand 687 on international lines, was carried out at Istanbul Airport in the eight-month period, Karaismailoğlu said that 10 million 657 thousand in domestic lines and 30 million 486 thousand in international lines, a total of 41 million 143. He noted that a thousand passenger traffic was formed. Karaismailoğlu, drawing attention to the activity at the airports in the tourism centers, said, “In the January-August period; At Antalya Airport, we served more than 4 million 11 thousand passengers, including 16 million 413 thousand on domestic flights and 20 million 424 thousand on international lines. We hosted 6 million 588 thousand passengers at Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport, 3 million 139 thousand passengers at Muğla Dalaman Airport, and 2 million 770 thousand passengers at Muğla Milas-Bodrum Airport. In Gazipaşa Alanya Airport, a total of 490 thousand 546 passenger traffic was realized.
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