The number of passengers using Atatürk, Sabiha Gökçen and Istanbul airports in 2019 increased by 1 million 547 thousand 788 compared to the previous year and reached 104 million 123 thousand 394.
he Istanbul airports, where a total of 104 million 123 thousand 394 people traveled last year, increased the number of passengers by 1 million 547 thousand 788 people compared to the previous year.
According to data compiled from the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI), the total number of passengers and flights at Atatürk, Sabiha Gökçen and Istanbul airports increased in 2019.
Last year, a total of 16 million 72 thousand 534 passengers traveled from Atatürk Airport. In this period, 4 million 227 thousand 132 passengers used the airport on the domestic line and 11 million 845 thousand 402 passengers on the international line.
Sabiha Gökçen Airport, which has been increasing its density every year, hosted 21 million 415 thousand 596 domestic and 14 million 57 thousand 256 international passengers in 2019. Last year, 35 million 472 thousand 852 passengers arrived and departed from Sabiha Gökçen Airport.
While 52 million 578 thousand 8 passengers traveled at Istanbul Airport last year, 12 million 720 thousand 826 passengers were carried on the domestic line and 39 million 857 thousand 182 passengers on the international line.
Last year, a total of 104 million 123 thousand 394 passengers, including 38 million 363 thousand 554 passengers on the domestic route and 65 million 759 thousand 840 passengers on the international route, traveled through the airports in the city.
The airports in Istanbul, which hosted 102 million 575 thousand 606 passengers last year, increased by 1 million 547 thousand 788 passengers this year.
329,799 flights from Istanbul Airport
Last year, 38,818 domestic flights and 99,421 international flights were organized at Atatürk Airport. A total of 138,239 flights were made in 2019 from the airport, where only private and cargo flights have been operated since April 6.
In the same period, it was reflected in the statistics that 235 thousand 72 flights were operated from Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Last year, 135 thousand 161 domestic flights and 99 thousand 911 international flights were organized from this airport.
Istanbul Airport, on the other hand, left behind a busy period in 2019. 329 thousand 799 flights, including 82 thousand 325 domestic flights and 247 thousand 474 international flights, were operated from this airport.
Last year, a total of 703 thousand 110 domestic and international flights, including 256 thousand 304 domestic flights and 446 thousand 806 international flights, were organized from the airports in Istanbul.
There was an increase of 5 thousand 414 flights in the total air traffic in 2019 at the airports in Istanbul, where 697 thousand 696 flights were made in the previous year.
According to data from the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL), a total of 11 million 100 thousand flights were made in Europe last year.
Approximately 6 percent of the flights performed on the continent in this period were organized based on Istanbul airports.
Source: https://www.azonceoldu.com/gundem/104-milyondan-fazla-yolcu-uctu-66304
