Turkish Airlines carried 7.9 million passengers with an increase of 9.2% in September 2023
Turkish Airlines announced passenger and cargo traffic results for September with an increase in passenger capacity by 8.9% compared to that of 2022, and total load factor of 84.9% while carrying 7.9 million passengers.
According to September 2023 Traffic Results;
- The number of carried passengers increased by 9.2% compared to the same period of 2022 and reached 7.9 million. International load factor was 84.6% while domestic load factor was 87.3%.
- Number of international to international passengers carried increased by 14.6% from 2.3 million in 2022 to 2.7 million in this period.
- Available seat kilometers (ASK), increased by 8.9% to 21.1 billion during the period of September 2023 from 19.3 billion for the same period of 2022.
- Cargo/Mail carried during the period of September 2023 increased by 3.4% to 150.3 thousand tons from 145.4 thousand tons in the same period of 2022.
According to the January-September 2023 Traffic Results;
- The total number of passengers increased by 18.6% to 63.9 million compared to the same period of 2022.
- The number of international to international passengers carried increased by 31.2% to 22.4 million from 17.1 million in the same period of 2022.
- Total load factor increased by 3.4 points to 83.1% compared to the same period of 2022. International load factor was 82.9% while domestic load factor was 84.9%.
- Available seat kilometers (ASK) increased by 16.6% to 176 billion from 150.9 billion for the same period of 2022.
- Cargo/Mail carried during this period decreased by 5.7% to 1,187 thousand tons from 1,259 thousand tons in the same period of 2022.
- By the end of September 2023, the number of aircraft in the fleet was 429.
About Turkish Airlines:
Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has a fleet of 430 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 344 worldwide destinations as 291 international and 53 domestics in 129 countries. More information about Turkish Airlines can be found on its official website www.turkishairlines.com or its social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
About Star Alliance:
The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance, based on a customer value proposition of global reach, worldwide recognition, and seamless service. Since inception, it has offered the largest and most comprehensive airline network, with a focus on improving customer experience across the Alliance journey.
The member airlines are: Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Air Portugal, THAI, Turkish Airlines, and United. Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 10,000 daily flights to almost 1,200 airports in 184 countries. Further connecting flights are offered by Star Alliance Connecting Partners Juneyao Airlines and THAI Smile Airways.
