Turkish Airlines’ load factor exceeded 80% in May, and the number of passengers carried was 6.3 million.
Turkish Airlines announced the passenger and cargo traffic results for May.
Accordingly, the company carried 6.3 million passengers in May, exceeding the 80% load factor. Despite the fact that some countries maintain travel restrictions, THY increased the seat capacity it offers to its guests by 12.6% compared to the same period of 2019, due to the increasing demand.
According to the “May 2022 Traffic Results Evaluation”, the international load factor of THY, which carries a total of 6.3 million passengers, was 79.5% and the domestic load factor was 83.7%.
24 million passengers carried in 5 months
The number of passengers carried in the January-May period was 24 million. The total passenger load factor was 73.5% in the January-May period. While the international load factor was 72.5%, the domestic load factor was 82.8%.
While the Total Seats Supplied km (AKK) was 72.7 billion in 2019 in the January-May period, it became 71.8 billion in 2022. By the end of May, the number of aircraft in the fleet was 376.
Cargo transportation is also on the rise
The volume of cargo and mail carried by THY in May increased by 11.3% compared to the same period of 2019 and reached 144 thousand tons. In the January-May period, the total cargo and mail transported increased by 13.4% compared to the same period of 2019 and amounted to 673 thousand tons.
THY General Manager Bilal Eksi, who gave his views on the May figures of the company in the statement, said:
“Even though our industry came to a standstill during the pandemic days, we, as the Turkish Airlines family, never stopped. We worked knowing that we would return to our success-targeting route stronger, we aimed for these days. Our figures for May show that our goals and dreams have started to come true. We believe that we will meet again above the clouds with our 6.3 million guests who preferred the privileged travel experience of Turkish Airlines in May, and we thank them. Now it’s time to talk nice things again.”
Source: Trthaber / Translated by Irem Yildiz