Turkish Cargo registers 26.1% growth in cargo volumes in H1 2017
Aviation - Turkish Cargo has reported an increase of 24.4 percent in the revenue on a year-on-year basis in the first half of 2017. And in the same period, it had seen a growth of 26.1 percent in the volume of cargo carried indicating a rapid and sustainable growth.
August 22, 2017: Turkish Cargo has reported an increase of 24.4 percent in the revenue on a year-on-year basis in the first half of 2017. And in the same period, it had seen a growth of 26.1 percent in the volume of cargo carried indicating a rapid and sustainable growth.
The cargo airline has also reported 46.8 percent gain from the Chinese market. Turkish Cargo currently operates to 120 countries in the world. With this tremendous growth in H1 2017, the airline continues to maintain its powerful growth and increases its share in the global air cargo market.
Turkish Cargo, which has launched seven new services in the last two months. By this, it increased its cargo destinations to 72 by August,’17 which was stood at 55 destinations in the beginning of 2016. Having generated a wide corridor extending to Africa from Asia and to the Latin America from the Europe, Turkish Cargo has passed through the first half of 2017 with a great success.
Turkish Cargo boosted its extensive flight network and made an indelible impression at the international market with its two Boeing 747-400 F freighters. The increase in its freighters, plus the better utilisation of the capacity, Turkish Cargo enhanced its seat capacity utilisation ratios by 11 points.
Having reinforced its growth momentum with its regional accomplishments, Turkish Cargo has not only become the third air cargo company linking up Pakistan, Poland and the United Arab Emirates to the world, and the fifth air cargo company linking up Austria, Bangladesh, Egypt and Finland to the world.
