Turkish sees mixed results in 2009 report

Turkish Airlines has posted a 12% rise in full-year operating profit to TL832 million ($550 million), but a halving of net profit to TL559 million.
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The airline made a statement to the Istanbul stock exchange saying its sales revenue had increased by 15% to TL7 billion, 79% of which was obtained from international traffic.

According tro Air Transport Intelligence , Turkish Airlines transported 11% more passengers, more than 25 million in total, although a 22% hike in capacity forced down load factor by 3.1 points to 70.9%.