Turkish Airlines’ load factor 82.9% in September

Turkish Airlines recorded a 82.9% load factor in September.
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Total number of passengers carried reached 6.7 million.

    Domestic load factor was 86.1%, and international load factor was 82.5%.

    International-to-international transfer passengers (transit passengers) increased by 6.2%, and international passengers excluding the international to international transit passengers increased by 5.5% compared to the same period of last year.

    In September 2019, cargo/mail volume increased by 9.8%, compared to the same period of 2018. Main contributors to the growth in Cargo / mail volume were Africa with 11,8%, North America with 11.5%, Far East with 11.4%, and Europe with 10.7% increase.

 

According to the January-September 2019 traffic results:

 

    During January-September 2019 the total number of passengers carried was around 56.4 million.

    During that given period, total load factor reached 81.4%. International load factor reached 80.7%, domestic load factor reached 86.4%.

    International-to-international transfer passengers carried increased by 3.9%.

    Cargo/mail carried during the first nine months of 2019 increased by 9.6% and reach to 1.1 million tons.