Turkish Airlines carried 7.6mln passengers in January 2026

With 10% higher passenger capacity in terms of available seat kilometers compared to that of 2025

One of the world’s leading airlines, Turkish Airlines announced its passenger and cargo traffic results for January, reporting a 10% increase in passenger capacity, measured by available seat kilometers, compared to January 2025. During the month, the airline carried 7.6 million passengers and achieved a total load factor of 84%.

According to January 2026 Traffic Results;

  • The number of carried passengers recorded as 7.6 million. International load factor was 83.7% while domestic load factor was 87.5%.
  • Number of international-to-international passengers carried increased by 10.8% from 2.8 million in 2025 to 3.1 million in this period.
  • Available seat kilometers (ASK), increased by 10% to 23.7 billion during the period of January 2026 from 21.5 billion for the same period of 2025.
  • Cargo/Mail carried during the period of January 2026 increased by 18.8% from January 2025, totaling 178.3 thousand tons.
  • By the end of January 2026, the number of aircraft in the fleet was 522.

Traffic results are consolidated and include Turkish Airlines main brand and AJet data.

Last Updated on February 13, 2026 by Darell Tan

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