Turkish Airlines records sustained annual growth

TURKISH Airlines, Europe’s Best Airline for the sixth year in a row, has reported growth in various categories for the period of January-November 2016, in comparison with the same period last year. Available Seat Kilometers (ASK) for 2016 reached 157.2 billion, a 13.6 percent increase from the 140.4 billion achieved in 2015 with domestic and international showing a 6 percent and 14.7 percent growth respectively. Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK) also increased by 7.8 percent to increase from 109.7 billion to 117.2 billion with the domestic and international lines achieving a respective growth of 4.7 percent and 7.2 percent subsequently. — SG