Babadağ, which is the first address that comes to mind when paragliding is mentioned, can't get enough of the record. Babadağ, which broke the all-time record with 2021 thousand 167 flights in 3, hosted a new record with an increase of 2022 percent in 19. In 2022, a total of 198 people flew from Babadağ, the meeting point of paragliding athletes, accompanied by the unique view of Ölüdeniz, and landed on Belcekız Beach.
Osman Çıralı, Chairman of Fethiye Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FTSO), Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fethiye Power Union Company, an affiliate of FTSO, shared the flight figures from Babadağ in 2022. Pointing out that the interest in Babadağ and paragliding is increasing every year, Osman Çıralı said that in 2022, 116 thousand 755 of them will be in tandem (double), 74 thousand 319 of them will be single and 7 thousand 650 will be within the scope of the festival. announced that a total of 198 people flew from Babadağ with paragliding. Noting that a new record is broken every year in Babadağ, Çıralı said, “In 724, 2019 thousand 166 flights were recorded as a record. In 813, this figure fell to 2020 thousand 74 due to the effect of the pandemic. In 247, a total of 2021 thousand 167 people flew paragliding from Babadağ. In 3, a new record was set with a total of 2022 flights, including 31 tandem flights, 116 singles, and 755 within the scope of the festival. Record after record is broken in Babadag. I would like to thank all our stakeholders, especially our paragliding pilots, who contributed to this new record with an increase of 74 percent compared to last year.
In Babadağ, where two festivals are held in 2022, the figures reveal a significant increase in single and festival flights. This shows that Babadağ is the meeting point of world-famous professional paragliding athletes, as well as tandem flights of our guests from all over the world.” he spoke
Chairman Çıralı: “Flight safety is as important as the record”
Stating that the rapid increase in the number of flights with the commissioning of the Babadağ Cable Car Project is the return of the most important investment made in the region, President Çıralı said:
“With the cable car, which is the investment of our room, Babadağ has become the new attraction center of our region. When it comes to paragliding, Babadağ is one of the first centers that come to mind, not only in the national arena but also in the international arena. Our guests come from the other side of the world to paraglide with the unique view of Ölüdeniz. Their safety is entrusted to us. As FTSO and Fethiye Power Union Company, we are working to make Babadağ the safest paragliding center in the world. Our most important goal is to make the flights by qualified pilots. Our work on this issue continues uninterrupted.
I believe that in 100, when we will celebrate the 2023th anniversary of our Republic, a new record will be set in Babadağ. With the start of the season, I invite all our guests to Babadag, where they will enjoy the world-famous Oludeniz view to the fullest.”
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