Turkish Airlines posts April load factor of 83.2%

Turkish Airlines released that after a double-digit passenger increase in the first quarter of 2018, the number of passengers carried in April increased by 15%, reaching 6.4 million passengers. This is the highest April load factor in Turkish Airlines’ history with 83.2%. Total load factor improved by 4.1 points compared to April 2017, with an increase of 6.1% in capacity. International load factor increased by 4.2 points to 82.6% and domestic load factor to 87.1%. •In April 2018, cargo/mail volume increased by 18%, compared to April 2017. The main growth areas were North America (+27%), Middle East, Africa and domestic lines (+26%) and Europe (+19%). April 2018 saw year-on-year increases in load factor in all regions. Notable regions were Africa, North America and Europe with 6 point, 6 point and 5 point increases, respectively.