According to a senior Airbus official on Thursday, Turkey is anticipated to contribute for roughly 20% of the need for new passenger aircraft in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) over the next 20 years, necessitating 1,800 additional aircraft as passenger traffic increases.
The number of flights per person in Turkey is predicted to triple to 3.1 by 2045, above the regional average of 2.4, according to Antonio Da Costa, Airbus vice president for market analysis and projection.
“We expect to see the need for Türkiye as a whole, 1,800 new aircraft to renew the fleet and especially grow at the rate that’s expected,” Da Costa said, adding that passenger traffic in the country was expected to grow by around 4.5% annually over the next 20 years, compared with 2.9% for the wider region.
“Our expectation is that the fleet of aircraft in Türkiye overall, throughout all the airlines, will more than double over the next 20 years,” Da Costa said.
Europe and the CIS region will require 8,190 new passenger aircraft by 2045, including 3,600 for expansion and 4,590 for fleet replacement, according to Airbus’ most recent Global Market Forecast.
According to Da Costa, Istanbul’s standing as a center for international connections has continued to grow due to the city’s high demand for tourists and transit.
When asked how the Middle East war has affected the need for aviation, Da Costa responded that Turkey has profited from traffic diversions away from areas of the Gulf region, drawing more tourists and connecting passengers.
“We do see an opportunity… there’s more incoming tourists and more connecting passengers coming through Türkiye due to the conflict in the Gulf,” he said. Da Costa said he believed the additional traffic flowing through Turkey would support the country’s longer-term growth.
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Source: Daily Sabah
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