through the airports of Istanbul in the first quarter of 2024, 831,623 tons of cargo were transported.
About this “Anadolo” reports with reference to the data of the Main Directorate of State Airports of Turkey (DHMİ).
This is 15 percent more compared to the same period last year.
During the reporting period, 41,670 tons of cargo on the internal lines and 689 thousand 982 tons were transported – on international.
In the first quarter of 2023, a total of 638,588 tons of cargo was transported through the Istanbul airport.
According to the agency, this year this indicator increased by 93,064 tons.
In January-March of this 2024, a total of 99,973 tons of cargo was transported through the Sabikha International Airport of Sabiha Gekhen.
During the same period of 2023, a total of 86,312 tons of baggage was transported through this air harbor.
It is noted that since the beginning of this year there has been an increase in the number of commercial flights at Istanbul airports.
The attacks of the Yemenic Husites led to the fall of the volume of transportation through the Red Sea and the growth of cargo transportation along air routes.