The airline carried 6.3 million passengers in May 2022, reaching a load factor of 80%.
Turkish Airlines was once again successful after overcoming the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which had a major impact on the global aviation sector.
The state-owned airline carried 6.3 million passengers in May 2022, reaching an 80% load factor and returning faster than any other airline.
According to passenger and freight traffic statistics in May, airlines were able to increase the number of seats offered to passengers by 12.6% compared to the same period in 2019.
This is due to the growing demand for travel, even though some countries have continued to restrict travel in the wake of the pandemic.
“During the pandemic, our department almost stopped, but we Turkish Airlines never stopped.” Turkish Airlines general manager Bilal Exci commented on the company’s latest figures.
“We knew we were going back even stronger on the road to success, so we worked towards today. The May 2022 numbers show that our goals and dreams are beginning to come true. We believe that we will meet again on the clouds with 6.3 million passengers who chose Turkish Airlines’ privileged travel experience in May, and thank you for choosing us now. It’s time to talk about good things again. “
Flag carriers have been successful not only in passenger transport, but also in the air cargo sector. Freight and mail shipments in May increased 11.3% compared to the same period in 2019 to reach 144,000 tonnes.
According to traffic results for May 2022:
- Turkish Airlines, which carries a total of 6.3 million passengers, had a domestic load factor of 83.7% and an international load factor of 79.5%.
- The volume of freight and mail increased 11.3% compared to the same period in 2019 to reach 144,000 tons.
According to traffic results from January to May 2022:
- The total number of passengers carried between January and May was 24 million.
- Between January and May, the total load factor was 73.5%. The international load factor was 72.5%, while the domestic load factor was 82.8%.
- The total available seat kilometers from January to May was 71.8 billion in 2022, compared to 72.7 billion in the same period in 2019.
- Freight / mail delivered from January to May increased by 13.4% compared to the same period in 2019 to reach 673,000 tonnes.
- The number of aircraft in the fleet increased to 376 at the end of May.
