Turkish Airlines passenger numbers up 8.7% in 1Q2011

Turkish Airlines reports (14-Apr-2011) the following traffic highlights for the 3 months ended Mar-2011:

• Passenger numbers: 6.7 million, +8.7% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 3.2 million, +5.1%;
  • International: 3.5 million, +12.3%;
• Passenger load factor: 67.3%, -3.1 ppts;
  • Domestic: 74.3%, -0.8 ppt;
  • International: 66.1%, -3.5 ppts;
• Landings: 58,661, +9.8%;
• Cargo volume: 86,708 tonnes, +17.4%. [more]