ISTANBUL

Turkey’s national flag carrier Turkish Airlines served 63.1 million passengers in the January-October period this year, the company announced Tuesday.

The carrier’s seat occupancy rate — passenger load factor — was 81.6% in the first ten months of 2019.

The number of passengers carried via international flights rose by 4.3%, according to the airline.

“Cargo/mail carried during the first ten months of 2019 increased by 9.3% and reached 1.3 million tons,” the company said.

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