Turkish Airlines expects its full-year revenues to reach $14.1 billion in 2019, on the back of a strong passenger growth forecast for the coming year.
The carrier said in a Jan. 14 disclosure statement that it expects passenger numbers in 2019 to reach 80 million—of which 33 million will be carried on domestic routes and 47 million on international services. Turkish carried 75.2 million passengers in 2018.
The airline said it plans to increase capacity this year by 7%-8% to 195 billion ASKs. Africa will see the largest capacity growth at 15%, followed by the Middle East at 11%. Turkish will add 8% more capacity in the Far East, 7% in the Americas, 6% in Europe and 3% in Turkey…
