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Turkish airports host record 18M passengers in April

Number of passengers traveling through Türkiye's airports in April soars 53.7% year-on-year, says minister

Tuba Sahin  | 08.05.2024 - Update : 08.05.2024
Turkish airports host record 18M passengers in April

ANKARA

Turkish airports in April welcomed a record 18 million passengers, including transit passengers, Türkiye's transport and infrastructure minister said Wednesday.

The figure soared 53.7% at an annualized pace, Abdulkadir Uraloglu said, citing State Airports Authority General Directorate (DHMI) data.


Some 6.3 million passengers took domestic flights in April, a surge of 52.9% from last year. The number of passengers taking international flights jumped 55.1% to 9.7 million in the same period.

Turkish airports served 178,614 planes, including overflights, last month, a year-on-year rise of 28%, the minister said, adding that the cargo traffic last month reached 372,430 tons.

Istanbul Airport saw 6.6 million passengers in April, marking a 48% annual hike, he said.

Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Türkiye's second-busiest airport located on Istanbul’s Anatolian side, welcomed 3.3 million passengers and 19,815 planes, he added.

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