Turkish Airlines carried 9 million passengers in September 2026, recording a total load factor of 86.8%, according to the airline’s latest traffic results.
International load factor stood at 86.6%, while domestic load factor reached 88.2%.
Available seat kilometres (ASK) increased 2.5%
year-on-year to 24.6 billion, compared with 24 billion in September 2025.
The airline also reported strong growth in cargo operations,
with cargo and mail volumes rising 13% year-on-year to 205.7 thousand tonnes.
For the January-September period, Turkish Airlines carried 73 million passengers, representing a 5.2% increase compared with the same period last year.
Total load factor reached 85%, with international operations
at 84.8% and domestic services at 86.7%.
ASK increased 4.4% to 212.2 billion from 203.3 billion during the first nine months of 2025.
Cargo and mail volumes also rose 10.6%,
reaching 1.8 million tonnes, compared with 1.6 million tonnes a year earlier.
By the end of September, Turkish Airlines’ fleet had grown
to 567 aircraft.
The traffic results are consolidated and include operations
under both the Turkish Airlines main brand and AJet. -TradeArabia News Service