Eid record on bridges and highways

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Uraloğlu announced that vehicle and passenger records were broken on some bridges, highways, and airports. Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that vehicle passage records were broken on some bridges and highways and passenger records were broken at airports on June 23 and 24. Uraloğlu shared a post on his social media account about the records broken on transportation lines with the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday. Uraloğlu stated that 22,267 vehicles crossed the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge on June 24. Uraloğlu pointed out that 182,723 vehicles crossed the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge on June 23. Stating that 111 thousand 770 vehicles passed over the Osmangazi Bridge on June 24, Uraloğlu also noted the following regarding the records broken at airports: "On Saturday, June 24, the highest passenger number of this year, 195 thousand 867, was reached at Antalya Airport. On Saturday, June 24, we saw the highest passenger number of this year with 245 thousand 984 at İstanbul Airport. We expect new records soon." All transportation lines are congested In a statement on the subject from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, it was reported that while all transportation lines were highly congested due to the Eid al-Adha holiday, a record was broken in vehicle crossings on the bridges and highways. "A record was broken in the Osmangazi Bridge crossings, which constitutes the most important section of the Istanbul-İzmir Highway and was put into service on July 1, 2016. While the number of vehicle crossings in a day was 80 thousand 624 during last year's Eid al-Adha, it reached 111 thousand 770 in just one day on June 24." In the statement, it was stated that "The heavy holiday traffic was also reflected on the highways. The Menemen-Aliağa-Çandarlı Highway broke a record with 18,606 equivalent vehicle crossings on Friday, June 23. Last year, during Eid al-Adha, 12,183 vehicles used the Menemen-Çandarlı-Aliağa Highway. On Saturday, June 24, 83,517 vehicles crossed the Ankara-Niğde Highway. In the same period last year, the number of vehicles reached 64,175." In the statement, which also drew attention to the intensity in air transportation, the following statements were included: "The passenger intensity at Antalya Airport was also reflected in flight flights. On Saturday, June 24, 1137 aircraft traffic was served at this airport, 149 in domestic and 988 in international lines. On the same day, passenger traffic was 195 thousand 867, 22 thousand 181 in domestic and 173 thousand 686 in international lines. Last year's highest figure of 1094 was surpassed and this year's highest figure was reached. The highest figure of 244 thousand 709 passengers obtained at Istanbul Airport on April 23, 2023 was surpassed and this year's highest figure was reached with 245 thousand 984 passengers. In order to meet the increasing passenger demand on high-speed train lines, additional flights were added and capacity was increased. According to the data on June 24, 108 thousand 339 in YHT lines, 10 "A total of 242,481 passengers were carried, 43,240 of whom were on the lines and 90,902 on regional trains."