# Increasing Tourism Traffic

New airport project from Trabzon

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu pointed out that the number of passengers has increased due to the increasing tourism traffic in Trabzon and said that a new airport project is planned. Minister Uraloğlu said; “Trabzon Airport is one of the most important airports in the country with an annual passenger capacity of 4 million. It is a very important success that it ranks 7th in the number of domestic passengers and 10th in the number of international passengers. On June 30, 2023, we will bring a new airport to Trabzon, which broke the record with 145 aircraft traffic. Between January and July of 2023, a total of 737 thousand 137 people reached Trabzon, 339 thousand 695 of which were domestic and 397 thousand 442 foreigners. The ever-increasing tourism potential and the number of tourists have created the need for a new airport. Until a new airport project is implemented, the existing airport will continue to function. At the same time, improvements were made to the existing airport. I believe that these positive developments in the tourism sector will also contribute to the economic development of the region.” Emphasizing that the Black Sea Region, which draws attention with its tourism potential, has become a center of attraction with its natural beauties, plateaus and sea, Minister Uraloğlu said, “Germany, Azerbaijan, UAE, Bahrain, Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Israel, Qatar, TRNC, Kuwait, Saudi Planes landed from 12 different countries such as Arabia, Oman and Jordan. This is an important indicator of the tourism potential in the region. This potential is increasing every year.” Tourism activity in Trabzon reflected on the figures Sharing the number of 2022 tourists in Trabzon, Minister Uraloğlu said, “A total of 515 thousand 705 tourists visited, of which 293 thousand 657 domestic tourists and 222 thousand 48 foreign tourists. In January-July 2023, the number of tourists reached a total of 737 thousand 137, of which 339 thousand 695 domestic and 397 thousand 442 foreign tourists. There was also a significant increase in the number of aircraft passengers. In 2022, the number of domestic passengers was 2 million 471 thousand 442, the number of international passengers was 703 thousand 337, with a total of 3 million 174 thousand 779. In January-July 2023, the number of passengers reached 1 million 955 thousand 951, of which the number of domestic passengers was 1 million 498 thousand 345, and the number of international passengers was 457 thousand 606. On the other hand, the countries and flight numbers of Trabzon Airport 2023 summer schedule international flights were as follows: Germany (Dusseldorf, Cologne, Stutgart, Hannover, Munich, Frankfurt) 260 flights, Azerbaijan (Baku) 50 flights, UAE (Sharjah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi) 598 flights, Bahrain (Bahrain) 236 flights, Iraq (Erbil, Baghdad) 35 flights, Israel (Tel Aviv) 59 flights, Qatar (Doha) 57 flights, KKTC (Nicosia) 87 flights, Kuwait (Kuwait) 521 flights, Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina, Damman, Buraydah) 1,166 flights, Oman (Muscat, Sohar) 488 flights, Jordan (Amman) 352 flights, a total of 3 thousand 909 flights."