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Türkiye to close
2023 with records
in civil aviation
February 2024
Türkiye, implementing a “regional aviation policy” and
“liberalization in civil aviation” since 2003, will close
2023 with records in the field, the country’s Transport
and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said.
Uraloğlu said Türkiye follows developments in the
field of international civil aviation and necessary
arrangements for the up-to-date implementation of
the rules and standards accepted by international
organizations.
“As a result of the efforts made in the airline sector,
as of the end of November 2023, the total number of
air transportation enterprises reached
231, including 13 airline enterprises, 44
air taxi enterprises, 97 general aviation
enterprises, 67 balloon enterprises
and 10 very light aircraft enterprises,”
Uraloğlu told Anadolu Agency (AA).
Nearly 200 million passengers,
including transit passengers, traveled
through Türkiye’s airports between
January and November this year,
according to the country’s air travel
authority. The 11-month figure rose
18% from a year ago, exceeding the
pre-pandemic level of 195.5 million,
according to State Airports Authority
General Directorate (DHMI) data.
Uraloğlu said the number of planes,
which was 162 in 2003, increased by
309% to 663 as of the end of November, and the seating
capacity increased by 367% from almost 27,600 to
nearly 128,900.Türkiye’s airspace is covered with airway
networks, Uraloğlu said, adding: “While the number
of countries with which we have air transportation
agreements was 81 in 2003, it increased to 173.
“As a result of agreements and negotiations, 283 new
destinations were added to the number of international
destinations, which was 60 in 2003.
Our flight network has reached 343 destinations in
130 countries,” he added.
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