The
number of passengers traveling through Turkish airports surged by 17.6
percent year-on-year in February, according to official data released on
Tuesday.
Data
from Turkey's General Directorate of State Airports Authority revealed
that airports across the country served more than 13 million people last
month.
The number of international passengers reached nearly 4.7 million in the month, rising 22 percent from February 2017.
The number of domestic fliers totaled 8.4 million, marking an increase of 15.5 percent during the same period.
According
to Tuesday's data, Turkish airports served 129,972 planes, up 6.4
percent compared to the same month last year. Air cargo traffic was also
on the rise during the same period.
The total amount of air cargo in February increased 18.5 percent year-on-year to reach 238,485 tons.
