Traffic results for the period of February 2019 are as follows:

• During the period of February 2019, passengers carried increased by 1.1%, to 5.17 million passengers from 5.12 million passengers for the same period of 2018. The number of passengers carried in domestic lines decreased by 5%, while the number of passengers carried in international lines increased by 6.3%.

• Total L/F increased by 0.1 point to 79.8%, while international L/F increased by 0.1 point.

• RPK increased by 3.1% to 10.5 billion during the period of February 2019 from 10.2 billion for the same period of 2018. Decrease in RPK in domestic lines is 4.7%, while increase in RPK in international lines is 4.4%.

• International-to-international transfer passengers increased by 6.8%.

• International Non-transit passengers increased by 5.7% compared to the same period of February 2018.

• Cargo/Mail carried during the period of February 2019 increased by 16.1% to 115,056 tons from 99,112 tons in 2018.

• During the period of February 2019, the regional traffic results are as follows:

o Increase in RPK in Middle East, Europe, N. America and Far East are 11.0%, 7.5%, 2.7% and 2.6%,

o Increase in L/F in N. America, Middle East and Far East are 2.6 pt., 1.2 pt. and 1.0 pt.,

o Increase in passengers carried in Middle East, Europe, Far East and N. America are 13.9%, 7.7%, 4.8% and 2.6% respectively.

Traffic results for the period of January-February 2019 are as follows:

• During the period of January-February 2019, passengers carried increased by 0.4%, to 10.85 million passengers from 10.81 million passengers for the same period of 2018. The number of passengers carried in domestic lines decreased by 4.2% and the number of international lines increased by 4.5%.

• International-to-international transfer passengers increased by 6.3%, compared to the same period of 2018.

• International Non-transit passengers increased by 2.1% compared to the period of January – February 2018.

• L/F remained in the same level with a slightly decrease by 0.1 point to 79.6%. 

• ASK increased by 2.7% to 27.82 billion during the period of January- February 2019 from 27.08 billion for the same period of 2018. ASK in domestic lines decreased by 4.0%, while ASK in international lines increased by 3.8%.

• RPK increased by 2.6% to 22.1 billion during the period of January- February 2019 from 21.6 billion for the same period of 2018. Decrease in RPK in domestic lines is 3.5% while increase in RPK in international lines is 3.6%.

• Number of landings (passenger aircraft) of 73,473 for the period of January-February 2018 increased by 0.4% to 73,765 in 2019.

• Cargo/Mail carried during the period of January- February 2019 increased by 15.2% to 226,855 tons from 196,922 tons in 2018.

• By the end of February 2019, number of aircraft went up to 338 from 328 of February 2018. While number of wide body aircraft went up to 92 from 90, the number of narrow body aircraft increased to 223 from 220 and cargo aircraft went up to 23 from 18.