2002 Annual Report - Turkish Airlines

18 • 2002 TURKISH AIRLINES annual reportA cargo tracking facility wasintroduced for cell phones making useof WAP technology as well as thewebsite of Turkish Airlines Cargo.In 2002, in addition to the decisionsupport module, truck haulage andpallet/container ULD trackingprograms were developed for theTACTIC Automated Cargo System.TACTIC serves at 48 international andfive domestic stations, making up atotal of 53 on-line cargo servicelocations.Fast Cargo transport and Courierservices were started on the NewYork-Istanbul route.In 2002, a total of 110,794 tons ofcargo was carried by Turkish Airlinespassenger aircraft, of which 26,346tons were carried on domestic flightsand 84,448 tons on internationalflights.In order to meet the cargo demand atdestinations where Turkish Airlinescargo capacity was not adequate, atotal of 8,112 tons of cargo wascarried to Frankfurt, Nürnberg andMaastricht by cargo aircraft leased onACMI basis during 2002.Additionally, cargo aircraft was leasedon hard block capacity basis,undertaking an extra cargo haulage of879 tons.In 2002, the destinations to which thelargest amounts of cargo carried wereto New York, Maastricht, Frankfurt,London and Bangkok.Calculated on the basis of average USdollar rates during the year, a totalcargo revenue of US$ 150 million wasearned in 2002, of which US$ 7.4million came from domestic flightswith a 7% increase compared to theprevious year. International flightsaccounted for US$ 142.5 million, anincrease of 15% compared to theprevious year.Turkish Airlines Cargo holds the entiredomestic cargo market. Its share inthe international cargo market was44% in 2002.2001 2002 02/01 Change (%)Number of Landings 109,028 102,607 -5.9Passenger Flights 108,716 102,354 -5.9Cargo Flights 312 253 -18.9Cargo (Tons) 104,778 118,906 13.5Passenger Flights 97,668 110,794 13.4Cargo Flights 7,110 8,112 14.1Mail (Tons) 4,648 5,999 29.1FuelThe Turkish Airlines Gas Station, aPetrol Ofisi distributor, became fullyautomated in March 2002 with newpremises and facilities. The vehiclerecognition system becameoperational, by which fuel is suppliedupon presentation of a card furnishedspecifically for this purpose.During the Company’s domestic andinternational flights, jet fuel tankeringwas done resulting in savings ofaround US$ 1.5 million.A total cargo revenue ofUS$ 150 million was earned in2002, of which US$ 7.4 millioncame from domestic flightswith a 7% increase comparedto the previous year.International flights accountedfor US$ 142.5 million, anincrease of 15% compared tothe previous year.