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Turkish Airlines carried 73 million passengers in the first nine months of 2026
Turkish Airlines carried 73 million passengers from January through September 2026.
That was 5.2% more than in the same period a year earlier.
The airline is based in Turkey, and its passengers included 47.7 million on international routes and 25.3 million on domestic routes.
Its passenger load factor, the share of available seats filled, rose by 2 percentage points to 85%.
The airline also expanded its fleet to 567 aircraft and served 358 destinations by the end of September.
Cargo and mail volumes increased by 10.6% to 1.76 million tons.
The figures show growth in passenger travel and freight, but no further plans or next steps were given.
Turkish Airlines carried 73 million passengers from January through September 2026, up 5.2 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Its passenger load factor rose 2 percentage points to 85 percent.
International passenger traffic increased 5.9 percent to 47.7 million, while domestic traffic rose 3.9 percent to 25.3 million.
The airline’s fleet grew 12.1 percent year-on-year to 567 aircraft by the end of September.
Cargo and mail volumes increased 10.6 percent to 1.76 million tons.
- Who
- Turkish Airlines.
- What
- It carried 73 million passengers in the first nine months of 2026, up 5.2 percent year-on-year.
- When
- January through September 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Turkish Airlines carried 73 million passengers, up 5.2 percent from a year earlier.
The airline carried 9 million passengers, up 3.6 percent year-on-year.
Turkish Airlines had a fleet of 567 aircraft.
- Passengers
- 73 million in January-September 2026
- Year-on-year passenger growth
- 5.2 percent
- Passenger load factor
- 85 percent, up 2 percentage points
- Fleet
- 567 aircraft at the end of September
- Destinations
- 358, up 0.8 percent
- Cargo and mail
- 1.76 million tons, up 10.6 percent
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