Turkish Airlines closed 2023 carrying 83.4m passengers

Turkish Airlines closed 2023 carrying 83.4m passengers with a 23.5% increase in domestic capacity and 16% increase in international capacity compared to 2022. The airline said: “Our company increased its domestic passenger capacity by 23.5% compared to 2022, with number of passengers surpassing 30m. Furthermore, on international routes, capacity rose by 16% and Turkish Airlines carried 53m passengers with an increase of 14%. Notably, the number of passengers in the European countries with significant Turkish populations climbed by more than 20% year-over-year. While global international airline capacity lagged 12% behind the 2019 figures in 2023, as reported by the IATA, Turkish Airlines set itself apart from the industry by exceeding its 2019 international capacity by 27%. Moreover, as a result of our country’s investments in aviation infrastructure, Istanbul Airport emerged as the leading European airport in terms of daily number of flights. Flying to 133 countries in 364 destinations with 24 freighters and 416 passenger aircraft, Turkish Cargo increased its freight ton kilometers by 16% compared to 2019. Tripling its market share in air freight market in the last 10 years, our company bolstered its success by ranking fourth among the world’s top air cargo carriers according to IATA’s 2023 data.<br/>