Turkish Airlines targets 74m passengers in 2018
Turkish Airlines is targeting 74m passengers carried in 2018, comprising 33m on domestic and 41m on international routes. By the end of the year, Turkish expects to switch operations from Istanbul Atatürk International to the Istanbul New Airport (INA), which is scheduled to open Phase 1 in late October. In its first phase, INA will open 3 runways and a terminal with an annual capacity of 90m passengers. If the new airport grows to the full size envisaged through a series of expansion phases, it will eventually have 6 runways, 3 terminals and the capacity to handle up to 200m travellers annually. By the end of 2018, Turkish Airlines expects a passenger load factor of 79%-80%; ASKs are predicted to rise 5%-6% to 183b compared to 2017. <br/>
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Turkish Airlines targets 74m passengers in 2018
Turkish Airlines is targeting 74m passengers carried in 2018, comprising 33m on domestic and 41m on international routes. By the end of the year, Turkish expects to switch operations from Istanbul Atatürk International to the Istanbul New Airport (INA), which is scheduled to open Phase 1 in late October. In its first phase, INA will open 3 runways and a terminal with an annual capacity of 90m passengers. If the new airport grows to the full size envisaged through a series of expansion phases, it will eventually have 6 runways, 3 terminals and the capacity to handle up to 200m travellers annually. By the end of 2018, Turkish Airlines expects a passenger load factor of 79%-80%; ASKs are predicted to rise 5%-6% to 183b compared to 2017. <br/>
