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Air travel, interrupted in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, started to rise again in 2022 when there were no restrictions. This acceleration was also reflected in flight ticket prices. Analyzing airline travel in the first six months of the year, Turna.com announced the most expensive flight tickets and flight destinations. In the first six months, the most flights were made in April and May, while the most expensive flight was made on the Istanbul - Douala route for 67,693 TL.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - In the travel report prepared by the online travel platform Turna.com in line with the data of the first six months of 2022, data on the most expensive and cheapest flight ticket prices, the most popular destinations and the most preferred airline companies were shared. The most expensive flight ticket of the year was sold in Istanbul - Accra for 35,286 TL on one way, and Istanbul - Douala destinations for 67,693 TL on a round trip. The year’s most expensive domestic flight ticket was found in Kayseri - Antalya destinations for 3.052 TL on one way and Istanbul - Antalya destinations for 5,123 TL on the round trip.

Between January and July 2022, the cheapest one-way international flight ticket was sold on the Brussels - Istanbul route for 394.99 TL. The cheapest international round-trip ticket was sold on the Ankara - Kyiv flight for 962.99 TL. The cheapest one-way flight ticket for domestic flights was found in Diyarbakir - Trabzon for 106 TL, and at Trabzon - Van destinations for 212 TL on a round trip.

159% increase in ticket prices

In the first half of 2022, with the removal of travel restrictions in our country and many countries, there is a high demand for travel by plane. It has increased as of the summer season; Turna.com General Manager Dr. Kadir Kırmızı underlined that flight ticket prices have increased by an average of 159% compared to 2021. Stating that in line with rising prices and high demand, consumers are more in search of finding economical airline tickets, emphasizing the importance of economic travel Dr. Kadir Kırmızı said, "We are working on new solutions that will enable economic travel in addition to our Smart Flight feature, which allows finding airline tickets up to 70% cheaper. As Turna.com, we also offer bus ticket sales and hotel reservation services in addition to flight tickets.”

We traveled mostly in April and May

While the most traveled months of the first six months of 2022 were stated as April and May, the most traveled destination on domestic flights was Istanbul - Izmir. This list was followed by Istanbul - Antalya and Adana - Istanbul destinations, respectively. The Istanbul - Baku line, which was in the first row in previous years, fell to second place and lost its position to the Istanbul - Tehran line. On the other hand, Istanbul - Tashkent became the third most traveled flight line by Turna.com customers.

Couples chose Amsterdam again

Couples traveled to Amsterdam the most in the first six months of 2022, as in 2021. Baku and Tehran followed suit. The domestic preferences of the couples were respectively Istanbul, Izmir and Antalya. Students abroad mostly flew to Düsseldorf, followed by Vienna and Stuttgart. Passengers over 65 preferred Hamburg, London and Frankfurt, respectively. When all flights were evaluated, Pegasus preferred the most domestic and Turkish Airlines the most for international flights.