The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism has reported on the number of foreign visitors to resorts in the Antalya region in 2014. According to official data, the number of tourists who vacationed in Antalya in 2014 was just slightly short of 12 million people, which exceeds the 2013 statistics by almost 4%.
According to preliminary information, the number of foreign tourists who arrived in Antalya by air in 2014 was 11 million 753 thousand people. Of these, 11 million 539 thousand arrived by international flights Antalya airportThe remaining 214 foreign visitors arrived via Gazipaşa International Airport, which opened in 2011 and receives flights from a number of European cities.
Ministry analysts noted that Gazipasa Airport is gradually gaining momentum in servicing international charter air routes. Thus, in December 2014 alone, it showed a 6 percent increase in passenger traffic compared to the same month in 2013.
