Turkish Airlines ,Traffic results for the period of January-August 2009

Traffic results for the period of January-August 2009 are as follows:

* During the period of Jan-August 2009 total passenger carried has increased by 8.6% reaching to 16,6 million passengers from 15,3 million passengers for the same period of 2008. Business Class and Transit passengers increased by 2.0% and 43.9% respectively for the same period.

* L/F decreased by 4.2 point to 70,3%

* ASK with 17.9% increase reached to 37 bn during the period Jan-August 2009 from 31,4 bn for the same period of 2008.

* RPK with 11.3% increase reached to 26 bn during the period of Jan-August 2009 from 23,4 bn for the same period of 2008.

* Number of landing 128.253 for the period of Jan-August 2008 has increased to 141.397 in 2009 (+10.2%).

* Cargo/Mail carried during the period of Jan-August 2009 reached to 141.333 tons from 129.950 tons in 2008 (+8.8%)