ISTANBUL
The number of passengers carried by Turkish Airlines (THY), Turkey's national air carrier, was up 20 percent between January and June when compared to the same term last year.
In a regulatory filing on Thursday, THY said it carried 17.7 million passengers between January and June, 2012.
Between January and June, 2011, THY carried 14.8 million passengers.
Headquartered in Istanbul, THY operates scheduled services to 150 international and 41 domestic cities (38 domestic airports), serving a total of 187 airports, in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Turkish Airlines increased its sales revenue by 40% in 2011, compared to 2010, and recorded operating profit of 339 million TL (185.04 million USD). Net profit came in at 19 million TL (10.3 million USD).
Number of passengers carried increased by 12%, reaching to 32.7 million in 2011.
