Bengaluru, 12 June 2026: Turkish Airlines announced passenger and cargo traffic results for May with 2.5% higher passenger capacity in terms of available seat kilometers compared to that of 2025. In May, number of passengers reached 7.9 million and total load factor realized as 84.0%, marking the highest May record in its history.
According to May 2026 Traffic Results;
- The number of carried passengers recorded as 7.9 million. International load factor was 84.0% while domestic load factor was 84.4%.
- Available seat kilometers (ASK), increased by 2.5% to 23.2 billion during the period of May 2026 from 22.6 billion for the same period of 2025.
- Cargo/Mail carried during the period of May 2026 increased by 8.6% from May 2025, totaling 203.1 thousand tons.
According to the January-May 2026 Traffic Results;
- The total number of passengers increased by 7.3% to 36.4 million compared to the same period of 2025.
- Total load factor was recorded 83.6%. International load factor was 83.5% while domestic load factor was 84.3%.
- Available seat kilometers (ASK) increased by 6.5% to 112.1 billion from 105.3 billion for the same period of 2025.
- Cargo/Mail carried during this period increased by 13.5% to 954.6 thousand tons from 840.7 thousand tons in the same period of 2025.
- By the end of May 2026, the number of aircraft in the fleet was 542.
Traffic results are consolidated and include Turkish Airlines main brand and AJet data.
Turkish Airlines Inc.
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Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has a fleet of 545 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 358 worldwide destinations as 305 international and 53 domestics in 133 countries. More information about Turkish Airlines can be found on its official website www.turkishairlines.com or its social media accounts on Facebook, X, YouTube, LinkedIn and Instagram.
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