Türkiye's air passenger target for this year has been raised to nearly 259 million, led by strong demand, particularly on the domestic routes, according to a report on Sunday.
The number of passengers carried in the country is expected to reach about 258.7 million, according to information obtained by Anadolu Agency (AA) from the forecasts report prepared by the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI).
DHMI, which operates under the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry, has revised targets for key aviation indicators such as passengers, aircraft numbers, alongside figures on domestic and international routes, the AA report showed.
Under the updated forecast, the number of air passengers in Türkiye, including direct transit passengers, is expected to reach 258.66 million year, which would be up around 4.6% from 247.18 million passengers recorded last year.
Previous estimates had put the figure at 249 million passengers.
