BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 9
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Over 1.3 million commercial flights were carried out in Turkey in 2019, which is 1.1 percent less compared to 2018, Trend reports referring to Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.
There were 632,516 domestic commercial flights and 692,180 international commercial flights in 2019.
“The number of domestic commercial flights decreased by 12.1 percent, while the number of international commercial flights increased by 11.5 percent in 2019,” the ministry said.
A total of 524,062 commercial flights were carried out at three main airports of Turkey - Sabiha Gokcen, Esenboga and Antalya airports in 2019.
Table of commercial flights at three Turkish airports in 2019:
|
Airports |
Volume of commercial flights |
Difference compared to 2018 (%) |
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|
Domestic flights |
International flights |
Total |
Domestic flights |
International flights |
Total |
|
|
Sabiha Gokcen (Istanbul) |
132,372 |
97,777 |
230,149 |
-6 |
+18 |
+3 |
|
Esenboga (Ankara) |
72,530 |
17,709 |
90,239 |
-22 |
+5 |
-18 |
|
Antalya |
45,079 |
158,595 |
203,674 |
-7 |
+19 |
+12 |
|
Total |
249,981 |
274,081 |
524,062 |
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