Turkish Airlines reaches highest load factor in January

Turkish Airlines, which flies to 300 destinations, continues to increase its total passenger number.

The airline recently announced its “January 2018 Traffic Results.” Here are the highlights:

— Turkish Airlines reached the highest load factor (LF) in January with 79.8 percent. Total load factor improved by 7.3 points to 79.8 percent with an increase of 17 percent in available seat kilometer, while international LF increased by 7.5 points to 78.6 percent. Domestic and international flights reached the highest January LF in the history of Turkish Airlines.

— Double-digit growth in demand (revenue per kilometer) that commenced in July 2017, kept on with 29 percent demand growth in January 2018. — Excluding international-to-international transfer passengers (transit passengers), the number of international passengers went up by 45 percent.

— In January, cargo/mail volume increased by 34 percent, compared to January 2017. The main contributors to the growth in cargo/mail volume are the Middle East with a 45 percent increase, domestic lines with a 44 percent increase and Europe with a 39 percent increase.

— In January, load factor increased for all regions. North America, Middle East, Central America, South America and Africa showed visible growth among other regions with 13 points, 1 points, 9 points and 8 points increase, respectively.