The company showed a transportation performance of 9.2 million tons in 2021, increasing its business volume by 32 percent and surpassing Europe’s leading air cargo brands to reach the top. Turkish Cargo, the rising logistics brand of Turkish Airlines, has ranked first in Europe and fourth in the world among air cargo companies with its total transportation performance, according to the World Air Transport Statistics published annually by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). As a result of the fleet, infrastructure, process, and quality improvement investments made by Turkish Cargo in 2017, the company has managed to increase its global ranking from 22nd to fourth and its market share from 2.6 percent to 5.2 percent in the last five years.
Turkish Airlines has become the airline that organizes flights to most international destinations in cargo as well as passenger transportation. Thanks to the air bridges established by Turkish Cargo, Turkish exporters can establish direct commercial connections with approximately 85 percent of the world’s total GNP. Turkish Cargo, which plays a critical role both in Türkiye and on a global scale, with its market share in world health products increasing by 8 percent during the pandemic period, organized more than 6,500 Pax-free (passenger aircraft converted into cargo aircraft) flights to overcome the capacity shortage.