Turkish airports see 66 mln passengers in 10 months
Posted by meb at December 24th, 2008
The number of airline passengers in Turkey reached 66 million in the first 10 months of 2008, an increase of 6.3 percent over the same period last year, the State Airports Management General Directorate (DHMİ) announced yesterday.
Nearly 7 million people traveled by air in October, an 8.2 percent increase over the same month of 2007. The total number of flights in January-October 2008 increased by 7.4 percent over the same period of 2007.
In the first 10 months of 2008, İstanbul Atatürk Airport saw 20.1 million passengers, while Antalya Airport followed with 17.7 million passengers. İzmir’s Adnan Menderes Airport had the third-largest number of travelers, welcoming 4.7 million people, while Esenboğa Airport in Ankara hosted 4.6 million people in the same period. Aviation companies in Turkey have continued their attractive promotional campaigns, discounting airfares despite the ongoing global financial crisis. This has led to more people showing a greater interest in air travel.
In October 2008, 2.9 million passengers traveled on domestic routes, while 4 million flew internationally. Istanbul Atatürk Airport saw 2.1 million passengers in September 2008 while 1.9 million passengers departed from Antalya Airport. More than 540,000 passengers used Esenboğa Airport during the same month, and Adnan Menderes Airport saw 460,000 passengers.
Source: Today’s Zaman
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