Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said that in the first 2024 months of 5, airports across Turkey served a total of 37 million 108 thousand 806 passengers, including direct transit passengers, 44 million 923 thousand 142 on domestic lines and 82 million 109 thousand 667 on international lines. Uraloğlu underlined that the number of passengers served as of the end of May 2024 increased by 2023 percent on domestic lines and 11,1 percent on international lines, together with the number of direct transit passengers, compared to the same period in 14,4, by a total of 12,7 percent. He noted that a total of 20 million 230 thousand 573 passengers traveled by air in 2023. Minister Uraloğlu said, “Total passenger traffic increased by 7,5 percent in May compared to the same month of 5. "A total of 82 million 109 thousand 667 passengers used the airline in the first XNUMX months." said.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced the airline aircraft, passenger and cargo statistics of the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ) for May 2024. Stating that the number of aircraft taking off and landing at airports across the country in May reached 78 thousand 475 on domestic lines and 77 thousand 751 on international lines, Uraloğlu announced that the total aircraft traffic reached 200 thousand 666, including overpasses. Uraloğlu stated that total aircraft traffic in May increased by 2023 percent compared to the same month of 7,5.
Stating that domestic passenger traffic reached 8 million 158 thousand 431 and international passenger traffic reached 12 million 54 thousand 832 at airports serving throughout Turkey in May, Minister Uraloğlu said, “This month, including direct transit passengers, a total of 20 million 230 thousand 573.” The passenger was served. The number of passengers served in May 2024 increased by 2023 percent in total, including direct transit passes, compared to the same month in 7,5. In May, freight traffic reached 69 thousand 126 tons in total, including 335 thousand 629 tons on domestic lines and 404 thousand 754 tons on international lines.” he said.
Total Aircraft Traffic Increased by 8,4 Percent
Minister Uraloğlu stated that the aircraft traffic landing and taking off from the airports in the first 2024 months of 5 reached 348 thousand 970 on domestic lines and 298 thousand 791 on international lines, and reported that there was a total of 854 thousand 138 aircraft traffic, including overpasses. Stating that the aircraft traffic served at the end of May 2024 increased by 2023 percent in domestic aircraft traffic and 3,8 percent in international aircraft traffic compared to the same period in 10,3, Uraloğlu said that total aircraft traffic, including overpasses, increased by 8,4 percent.
Minister Uraloğlu said, "In this period, a total of 37 million 108 thousand 806 passengers were served at our airports across Turkey, including direct transit passengers, 44 million 923 thousand 142 on domestic lines and 82 million 109 thousand 667 on international lines."
Minister Uraloğlu also stated that the number of passengers served at the end of May 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, increased by 11,1 percent on domestic lines and 14,4 percent on international lines, with a total increase of 12,7 percent, including the number of direct transit passengers. "During the period in question, airport freight traffic reached 325 million 365 thousand 1 tons in total, including 452 thousand 784 tons on domestic lines and 1 million 778 thousand 150 tons on international lines." He made a statement.
The Number of Passengers Reached at Istanbul Airport was 31 Million 37 Thousand 578
Minister Uraloğlu stated that the aircraft traffic landing and taking off at Istanbul Airport in May reached 10 thousand 351 in total, 34 thousand 422 on domestic lines and 44 thousand 773 on international lines, and added that at this airport, 1 million 476 thousand 12 on domestic lines and 5 thousand 298 on international lines. announced that a total of 68 million 6 thousand 774 passengers were served, 80 million 2023 thousand 2 of them. Uraloğlu said, “When compared to the aircraft traffic landing and taking off in May with the same month of 2023, there was a 3 percent increase in total aircraft traffic. "The passenger traffic served in May increased by XNUMX percent compared to the same month of XNUMX." he said.
Uraloğlu also stated that a total of 46 thousand 966 aircraft traffic was reached at Istanbul Airport in a five-month period, 160 thousand 835 on domestic lines and 207 thousand 801 on international lines, and added that in a 5-month period, 6 million 533 thousand 829 on domestic lines and 24 million 503 on international lines. He noted that a total of 749 million 31 thousand 37 passengers, including 578, were reached. Uraloğlu said, “At the end of May 2024, total aircraft traffic increased by 2023 percent compared to the same period in 5.” he said. Uraloğlu stated that the passenger traffic served at the end of May 2024 increased by 2023 percent compared to the same period in 8.
3 Million 440 Thousand 903 People Traveled from Sabiha Gökçen Airport
Minister Uraloğlu stated that there was a total of 9 thousand 650 aircraft traffic at Sabiha Gökçen Airport in May, 10 thousand 574 of which were domestic lines and 20 thousand 224 were international lines, and passenger traffic was 1 million 686 thousand 976 on domestic lines and 1 million on international lines. He said that there were 753 million 927 thousand 3 people in total, 440 thousand 903 million. Uraloğlu said, “Comparing the aircraft traffic served in May with the same month of 2023, there was a 3 percent increase in domestic aircraft traffic and a 6 percent increase in international aircraft traffic. "Passenger traffic served in May increased by 2023 percent on domestic lines and 14 percent on international lines when compared to the same month of 12." he said.
Minister Uraloğlu, in the five-month period at Sabiha Gökçen Airport; There was a total of 44 thousand 832 aircraft traffic, 51 thousand 937 on domestic lines and 96 thousand 769 on international lines; He also underlined that a total of 7 million 637 thousand 743 passengers were served, 8 million 571 thousand 429 on domestic lines and 16 million 209 thousand 172 on international lines. Compared to the same period of 2024, domestic aircraft traffic at the end of May 2023 will increase by 8 percent; Emphasizing that the total aircraft traffic increased by 12 percent, including international flight traffic by 10 percent, Uraloğlu said that the number of passengers served at the end of May 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, increased by 22 percent in domestic lines and 18 percent in international lines, a total of 20 percent increase. noted.
More than 5 Million Passengers Were Hosted at Airports in Tourism Regions in 16 Months
Minister Uraloğlu also shared information about the number of passengers at airports in tourism centers with heavy international traffic in the January-May period:
“At our tourism region airports, we hosted 6 million 753 thousand 822 people on domestic flights and 9 million 563 thousand 558 people on international flights. Aircraft traffic was 53 thousand 304 on domestic lines and 62 thousand 622 on international lines. We hosted 5 million 16 thousand 317 passengers in our tourism region airports in 380 months. In domestic and international lines, 4 million 193 thousand 811 at Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport, 9 million 685 thousand 447 at Antalya Airport, 1 million 192 thousand 282 at Muğla Dalaman Airport, 935 thousand 24 at Muğla Milas-Bodrum Airport and Gazipaşa “We served a total of 310 thousand 816 passengers at Alanya Airport.”
