BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 30
Trend:
The cargo turnover of Ankara Esenboga Airport amounted to 25,583 tons from January through June 2021, which is 7 percent less compared to the same period of 2020, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey told Trend.
During this period, cargo turnover on domestic flights amounted to 19,929 tons (an increase of 15 percent on annual basis), on international - 5,654 tons (a decrease of 44 percent), the ministry said.
"At the same time, the passenger traffic at the airport amounted to 2.41 million people, which is a decrease of 14 percent on annual basis. The passenger traffic on domestic flights amounted to 2.13 million people (a decrease by 9 percent), on international – 282,559 people (a decrease by 36 percent)," the ministry report said.
According to the report, the number of flights performed in the first half of this year was 24,582, which is 2 percent more compared to the same period of 2020. At the same time, the number of flights operated on domestic routes was 20,835 (an increase of 7 percent), on international lines - 3,747 (a decrease of 18 percent).
The ministry stressed that the passenger traffic at all airports of Turkey amounted to 40.2 million people, and the turnover of goods – 1.33 million tons.