Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 9
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The volume of air cargo in Turkey decreased by 15.6 percent in January-August 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, and amounted to 2,166,070 tons, Trend reports referring to Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.
In January-August 2019, 545,376 tons of cargo were transported by domestic flights, and 1,620,694 tons by international ones.
In the reported period, domestic freight traffic decreased by 11.8 percent compared to the same period of 2018, and freight traffic by international flights decreased by 16.8 percent compared to the same period of 2018.
The freight traffic at the three main airports of Turkey (Sabiha Gokcen , Esenboga and Antalya) was 612,100 tons in January-August 2019.
Cargo volumes at three airports in Turkey in January-August 2019:
|
Airports |
Cargo transportation (tons) |
Difference compared to January-August 2018 (%) |
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|
Domestic flight |
International flights |
Total |
Domestic flight |
International flights |
Total |
|
|
Sabiha Gokcen (Istanbul) |
99,684 |
142,690 |
242,374 |
-3 |
-3 |
-3 |
|
Esenboga (Ankara) |
55,655 |
26,761 |
82,416 |
-19 |
+5 |
-13 |
|
Antalya |
44,094 |
243,280 |
287,374 |
+1 |
+20 |
+16 |
|
Total |
199,433 |
412,731 |
612,164 |
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