Passenger flow at Turkey airports in January-April 2023 increased by 32.4 percent compared to the same period last year, to 54 million 679 thousand people. This was announced by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey Adil Karaismailille.
According to him, in April the number of internal flights increased by 9 percent, to 66,415, and international flights by 25 percent to 59,661.
The number of flights, taking into account transit, increased by 17.4 percent and reached 163 804.
“passenger traffic on internal flights reached 7 million 61 thousand, on international flights – 8 million 595 thousand people. Given the transit flights, passenger traffic amounted to 15 million 696 thousand people. Compared to April last year, passenger traffic on internal flights It grew by 31 percent, on international flights – by 37.2 percent. Given the transit flights, passenger traffic grew by 34.2 percent, ”said Karaismailoglla.
The minister noted that in April, Istanbul International Airport served 40,734 flights and 5 million 985 thousand passengers. Sabihi Airport Gokchen, in turn, served 17,877 flights, the passenger flow amounted to 2 million 763 thousand people.