urkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) carried thousands of football fans from all over the world to Russia via transit flights ahead of and once the 2018 FIFA World Cup began.
The flag carrier is playing an important role in flights home for fans of eliminated World Cup teams.
It announced that it carried more than 243, 000 passengers on Friday alone.
As group matches in the 2018 FIFA World Cup are completed and all quarterfinal teams will be known with the last two matches of the round of 16 played today, fans of the eliminated teams are leaving Russia in groups, going back to their countries from cities in Russia where the matches were held via transit fights from Istanbul Atatürk International Airport.
Ahead of the competition, there was increased demand for transit flights via Istanbul. As football fans poured into Russia for the tournament that runs until July 15, Turkey's national flagship carrier carried thousands of football fans to Russia via transit flights. The company added flights to Russia, increasing the number of wide - body aircraft.
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