Pegasus Carried 4.29 Million Passengers in August 2025

Pegasus Airlines increased its passenger numbers by 17% in August 2025, reaching 4.29 million. The airline raised its load factor to 90.9% while also reducing carbon emission intensity compared to last year.

Published by Aero Haber

11 September 2025, 09:12 published

Passenger and Carbon Efficiency Success from Pegasus in August 2025

Pegasus Airlines achieved strong growth in August 2025, carrying 4.29 million passengers. This figure represents a 17% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

Passenger and Operational Data

Domestic passengers: 1.53 million (+17%)
International passengers: 2.77 million (+17%)
Load factor: 90.9% (August 2024: 90.1%)
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ASK (Available Seat Kilometres): 7.64 billion km (+17%)
Passengers per flight: 191

In the first eight months of 2025, Pegasus carried a total of 27.9 million passengers, marking a 13% increase compared to the same period last year. International growth of 16% played a decisive role in the company’s performance.

Decline in Carbon Emissions

Pegasus also reported a positive trend in carbon emission efficiency. In August 2025, the CO₂ grams/RPK stood at 56.1, below the 57.1 g/RPK recorded in the same month last year.

For the January–August period, Pegasus’ average emission intensity was 57.3 g/RPK. Compared with 58.3 g/RPK in the same period of 2024, this represents a 1.7% improvement.