SINGAPORE, 23 July 2026: Turkish Airlines carried 7.9 million passengers in May 2026, delivering an International load factor of 84% while domestic load factor reached 84.4%.

Available seat kilometres (ASK) increased by 2.5% to 23.2 billion during May 2026 from USD22.6 billion for the same period of 2025.

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Cargo/Mail carried during May 2026 increased by 8.6% from May 2025, totalling 203.1 thousand tons.

January-May 2026 traffic results

Passengers increased by 7.3% to 36.4 million compared to the same period of 2025.

Total load factor recorded 83.6%. International load factor reached 83.5% and the domestic load factor 84.3%.

Available seat kilometres (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 reached 542.

Traffic results are consolidated and include Turkish Airlines’ main brand and AJet data.

(Source: Turkish Airlines)