Carrier transported 4,000 tons of medicines and 500 tons of medical equipment during April 2020
Turkish Cargo, the fastest growing air cargo brand in the world, achieved the highest growth rate among the best 25 air cargo carriers with 16.6 percent growth rate, according to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Freight Tonne Kilometres (FTK) February’20 results.
Previously ranking 8th in 2019, Turkish Cargo rose to 5th place and increased its global FTK market share to 4.4 percent, while the global air cargo industry shrank by 2.6 percent, according to FTK data, which is the measure of a flight’s freight carrying capacity.
“Our geopolitical location and available means will help our country to become a more significant player in the air cargo sector following the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, we are working towards our goal of making Turkish Cargo one of the top five air cargo brands in the world by 2023,” commented M. İlker Aycı, Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee, Turkish Airlines.
Turkish Cargo continues to carry much-needed medicines and medical equipment from different continents first to Turkey and afterwards from Turkey to Chicago, Taipei, Atlanta, Sao Paulo, Seoul, New York and Kiev, and to all over the world. The successful brand carried 4,000 tons of medicines and 500 tons of medical equipment during April.
Turkish Cargo, which has the 6th largest air cargo carrying capacity in the world, is providing air cargo services with 25 high-capacity freighters to 90 direct cargo destinations.
