Turkish airports see 18.8M passengers in May
May figures rose 18.7% year-on-year and 10% compared to the same month of 2019, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit Türkiye, according to State Airports Authority General Directorate (DHMI) data. Some 8.2m passengers took domestic flights in May, while 10.6m traveled to other countries. Türkiye's airports served 185,689 planes, including 76,003 on domestic routes and 69,654 on international ones. The numbers include overflights in May, a 12.3% rise from last year. The directorate added that the cargo traffic last month amounted to 340,356 tons. Istanbul Airport welcomed 6.56m passengers on international and domestic routes in May, with 44,080 airplanes. Türkiye's second-busiest hub, Sabiha Gokcen Airport located on Istanbul’s Anatolian side, saw 3.05m passengers and 18,742 planes.<br/>
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Turkish airports see 18.8M passengers in May
May figures rose 18.7% year-on-year and 10% compared to the same month of 2019, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit Türkiye, according to State Airports Authority General Directorate (DHMI) data. Some 8.2m passengers took domestic flights in May, while 10.6m traveled to other countries. Türkiye's airports served 185,689 planes, including 76,003 on domestic routes and 69,654 on international ones. The numbers include overflights in May, a 12.3% rise from last year. The directorate added that the cargo traffic last month amounted to 340,356 tons. Istanbul Airport welcomed 6.56m passengers on international and domestic routes in May, with 44,080 airplanes. Türkiye's second-busiest hub, Sabiha Gokcen Airport located on Istanbul’s Anatolian side, saw 3.05m passengers and 18,742 planes.<br/>
