Turkish Airlines, the flag carrier of the country, carried a total of 29.3 million passengers from January to May, recording a 19 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2017.

According to a statement from the flag carrier, travel demand also climbed up 17 per cent during the first five months.

The airline’s passenger load factor or seat occupancy reached its historically highest at 80.7 per cent, up 4.7 percentage points during the same period.

In May, the airline carried 6.1 million passengers, up 4 per cent year-on-year, and Load Factor stood at 78.6 per cent for the month. - TradeArabia News Service