Turkish Airlines carry 32.6 mln passengers in 2011

ISTANBUL (A.A) - January 11, 2012 - Turkish Airlines (THY) carried 32.6 million passengers in January-December, 2011. THY stated on Wednesday that it increased the number of passengers 12.1 percent from 29.1 million in January-December 2010 to 32.6 million in January-December 2011. THY also increased the cargo it carried 23.7 percent from 313,517 tons to 387,703 tons in the mentioned period. Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered in Istanbul. It operates scheduled services to 146 international and 41 domestic cities (38 domestic airports), serving a total of 187 airports, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.