Turkey collects record 33 billion lira from airspace traffic
Turkey's State Airports Authority collected a record 33 billion lira in airspace usage fees during the first half of 2025, driven by surging transit traffic between Asia and Europe.
Turkey's State Airports Authority (DHMİ) said revenue from the use of Turkish airspace hit an all-time high of 33 billion lira in the first half of 2025. The figure, up about 28% year on year, was driven by busy transit routes between Asia and Europe that funnelled more passenger and cargo flights through Turkish controllers.
DHMİ data show more than 1.1 million flights used Turkish airspace in the first six months, around 700,000 of them transit passages. The rerouting of flights around Russian airspace via the Black Sea, together with Strait of Hormuz tensions pushing some Gulf carriers onto Turkish corridors, helped lift the total.
Industry executives said DHMİ's radar modernisation programme has lifted capacity by about 15%, providing room for heavy summer traffic. The Transport Ministry expects full-year airspace revenue to exceed 65 billion lira if current volumes persist.
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