Turkish Airlines is planning a massive recruitment drive in 2023. The airline plans to add 2600 new cabin crew members and 1200 pilots anticipating more than 10% growth in the new year, said Bilal Eksi, General Manager, Turkish. He was speaking at the the Türkiye Nation Branding Forum, organized by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications.
Going ahead, he explained the consistent rise in the number of Turkish Airline employees over the years. He said: “In 2003, the number of cabin crew was 1,579, but it increased eight times to reach 12,841 in 2022. There were 651 pilots in 2003, their number climbed to 5,793,”
He also noted that Turkish Airlines had 65 airplanes in 2003, ranking 35th in the world in terms of the fleet size, but currently the flag carrier is ranked ninth globally.
“Turkish Airlines, which flew to 52 countries in 2003, now has flights to 342 destinations and 129 countries from Istanbul.”
In the first eleven months of 2022, Turkish Airlines carried a total of 66.3 million passengers, just 3.7% lower than the travelers the company served in the same period of 2019. The count of international passengers grew to 42.7 million, 5.6% rise as compared with first eleven months of 2019.
Turkish Airlines reported a net operating profit of $2.1bn and the total revenue of $13.65 in the first nine months of 2022. The company recorded a net income of $2.52 bn in the first nine-months of 2022, almost 398% higher than 2021.