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Cargo transportation through Turkey’s Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport shrinks

Türkiye Materials 9 June 2020 18:21 (UTC +04:00)
Cargo transportation through Turkey’s Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport shrinks

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 9

By Nargiz Ismayilova – Trend:

Some 28,073 tons of cargo were transported through Turkey’s Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport from January through May 2020, which is 36 percent less compared to the same period of 2019, the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend on June 9.

According to the ministry, 20,511 tons of cargo were transported via domestic flights from January through May 2020, which is by 28 percent less compared to the same period of 2019.

"Some 7,562 tons of cargo were transported through the Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport via external flights from January through May 2020, which is 50 percent less compared to the same period of 2019," the ministry said.

This airport served 2.2 million passengers from January through May 2020, which is 53 percent less compared to the same period of 2019.

Some 1.8 million passengers were served via domestic flights from January through May 2020, which is 53 percent less than in the same period of 2019. Meanwhile, 345,380 passengers were served via external flights from January through May 2020, which is 55 percent less than in the same period of 2019.

As many as 16,639 flights were carried out through Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport from January through May 2020, which is 48 percent less than in the same period of 2019.

Some 13,670 domestic flights were carried out from January through May 2020, which is 48 percent less than in the same period of 2019. The number of external flights through the airport decreased by 48 percent from January through May 2020 compared to the same period of 2019 and reached 2,969.

The number of flights decreased by 46.5 percent and reached 304,121 in Turkey from January through May 2020. Some 33.7 million passengers were served at all Turkish airports from January through May 2020. Furthermore, 304,121 flights were carried out at all airports of the country and 922,610 tons of cargo were transported during the reporting period.

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