Since air transportation is booming in Turkey for a decade now, it's about time to open a topic about I here.

Well the latest exiting development is the sponsorship of Turkish Airlines. Turkish Airlines is going to be a new sponsor of FC Barcelona and Manchester United for 3 years. Both teams will use Turkish Airlines for their continental and intercontinental flights.

That's the B777 which FC Barcelona is going to use for intercontinental flights :cheers:
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That one will be sued for continental flights, mostly for Champions League
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The deal with Manchester United was signed just yesterday so the we'll see the Manu aircraft in some days :banana:

Super!!! Its amazing!! ;) Im in Manchester...Would love to see Turkish Airlines aircraft of ManU :))))

bu aradaa.. Emrah father of emos.. looool :D ahahaha)))))

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I heard they were gonna start flying to BTS Slovakia, do you know anything about that?

Turkish Airlines Raises Number of Passengers


Turkish Airlines, the national carrier of Turkey, raised the number of its passengers in 2009 over 2008. Turkish Airlines (THY) released a statement and said the number of its passengers was up by 11 percent in 2009 over 2008. The company carried 25.1 million passengers in 2009. This figure was only 22.6 million in 2008.

Also, the number of business class and transit passengers in international lines was up 6.2 and 43.4 percent respectively in 2009 over 2008.

The cargo and mail service of the THY was also up by 19.6 percent and reached from 198,837 tons to 237,783 tons in 2009 over 2008.

Founded in 1933, THY made its first international flight to Athens, Greece.

Turkey's national air carrier has recently announced that it had placed a firm order for 14 Airbus A321-200 and 6 Airbus A319-100 passenger planes as well as an optional order for the purchase of 10 Airbus A319/A321s.

THY is one of the fastest growing carriers in Europe. The Istanbul-based airline is using Istanbul's Ataturk Airport as a hub for flights to Europe, Asia and Africa in partnership with the Star Alliance group of airlines.

I heard they were gonna start flying to BTS Slovakia, do you know anything about that?

BTS is among the 20 new destinations to be served until 2012 :cheers:

Slovakia is nearly the only country in Europe which THY does not serve :ohno: but this will change soon :cheers:

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THY is increasing its flights to KHI to 1 daily (plane yet unknown). Daily flights to ISB and LHE also to start (the news was ambiguous, so I think it meant daily). Awaiting permission from Paki gov., which will be given.

Yeah.. Turkish Airlines really are going for an extra-ordinary expansion in routes number. Looking forward to TK flying to Vilnius. :)

Yeah.. Turkish Airlines really are going for an extra-ordinary expansion in routes number. Looking forward to TK flying to Vilnius. :)

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Can I just point out that Glasgow Celtic have also won 6 cups in one season. :okay:

It's written "world's only champion with 6 cups" Glasgow may have six cups cup isn't world champion ;) So the statement is true.

Turkish Airlines to start Entebbe flights


TURKISH Airlines, Turkey’s national flag carrier, is to begin operations in Uganda, Prof. Infan Gunduz, has said.

Prof. Gunduz is leading a 25-man Turkish delegation to the sixth session of the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) states.

Over 400 delegates from 52 member parliaments of the OIC are attending the conference at the Commonwealth Speke Resort in Munyonyo.

Gunduz disclosed that Turkish Airlines had already secured a direct route between Entebbe and Ankara.
He said commercial flights between the two destinations would start before the end of March.

Turkish Airlines operates flights to 120 international and 37 domestic cities in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Gunduz also revealed that Turkey would soon open embassies in seven African countries, including Uganda.
He said the embassy would be opened by the end of February

THY to purchase 35 Boeing airplanes


Turkey’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY), has announced that it will add 35 more Boeing 737 airplanes to its fleet, with 20 of these jets certain to be purchased while 15 are optional.

In a written announcement released yesterday, THY said the decision is in line with an earlier decision of the airline’s Board of Directors, stating that the 105 airplanes will be added to the fleet, with 30 of said jets optional. The airplanes will be Boeing 737-800 and 737-900 ER.

THY’s fleet is expected to reach a total of 196 aircraft by the end of 2015, with 155 of them single-aisle jets, 36 twin-aisle aircraft and five cargo planes, the statement read.

Established in 1933, THY, which is a Star Alliance member, increased its number of aircraft from five to its present 124. The airline currently flies to 37 points within the country and 156 points worldwide.


Total Orders 08.02.10

A319 - 6
A321 - 14
A330 - 12
A340 - 1
B737 - 25 (700/800/900ER)
B777 - 12 (300ER)
+ 3 B777 new leasings from Jet Airways

Total:73

This year, TK will start Istanbul - Dhaka - Ho Chi Minh City route Inshallah :) , finally we are gonna see TK in DAC.

The growth has no end!! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:



Thursday, 11 February 2010

Turkey's national air carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) carried nearly 2 million passengers in January 2010, increasing the number of its customers by 26 percent compared to the same period of last year.

THY's occupancy rate in the same period also increased by 3.2 percent compared to January 2009 and reached 68.6 percent, a statement from THY's press office said on Thursday.

THY is Turkey's national airline company and is one of the fastest growing carriers in Europe.

I feel like a star TV Spot is really cute, great carrier

After the Kevin Costner ad, FC Barcelona and Mancherster United sponsorships THY has a new stragety now. It's going to cover skyscrapers of global cities with huge THY posters.

Bangkok is the first try.

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^^ Wow nice :)

Turkish Airlines & Vietnam Airlines, will soon announce code-share or co-operation flights between SGN & BKK. Vietnam Airlines finally partners a *A member! even though their joining ST in a few months.

I wish TK had direct flights to MEL, it woud be a return of europen airlines (or half :)) to MEL!

How does it work when it comes to the connecting flights from YYZ via IST to some Balkan cities?

I want to switch to Turkish Airlines when I fly to the Balkans. I am sick and tired of Austrian and LH.

Turkish Airlines makes Bangkok its regional hub

Bangkokpost 24/02/2010


Turkish Airlines is moving to consolidate Bangkok as its regional hub as it aggressively expands in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

The Istanbul-based carrier is counting on Thai Airways International (THAI) as its strategic partner to begin its foray into the Australia-New Zealand market.

The airline plans to extend its non-stop flight from Istanbul to Bangkok through to Ho Chi Minh City in October, while Kuala Lumpur and Manila are also on the radar screen for flight extension, possibly next year.

It hopes to increase its Istanbul-Bangkok flights from daily to twice daily later this year if its plan to extend services to Australia-New Zealand partnering with THAI materialises.

Adnan Aykac, general manager for Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, said yesterday that negotiations with THAI to form a code-share partnership began about a year ago and had been slow.

Turkish Airlines would switch its passengers to THAI-operated flights to Australia under the plan, but THAI does not see any urgency to co-operate.

"While we are hopeful we can strike a deal with THAI later this year, we do have alternatives to support our growth in this region," he said.

The airline sees Australia as a lucrative market not adequately covered and wants to exploit THAI's extensive Australian routes, before entering the region itself.

Turkish Airlines transfers about 30,000 of its passengers a year to THAI's Australian network, and Turkish has had a sales office in Australia for 15 years.

He said a code-share deal with THAI would result in Turkish Airlines feeding some 40,000 passengers a year to THAI's Australian-bound flights.

The airline wishes to work with THAI on Australian operations although the Australian government signed its first air services agreement with Turkey this week allowing direct flights.

Turkish Airlines bucked the trend of slumping traffic through Bangkok last year, when domestic political unrest, the global downturn and H1N1 flu hurt the airline business. It claimed a 5% increase in traffic through Bangkok in 2009, raising its load factor by 6% from 2008 to an average of 80%.

The airline expects to increase these numbers as it strengthens brand awareness in the Thai market. It has budgeted 30 million baht for advertising and promotion this year, perhaps the largest sum for a foreign carrier in Thailand.

The airline allocated US$70 million for advertising worldwide this year, 50% more than 2009. "We hope 2010 will be way different (in growth figures) for us (in Thailand)," he said.

http://www.rp.pl/artykul/439467_Polski_LOT_odleci_pod_tureckie_skrzydla_.html

The article says that Turkish Airlines is getting ready to bid for LOT

Turkish Airlines plans to fly to Tanzania

By Apolinari Tairo | Feb 24, 2009

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced its plan to establish direct flights between Istanbul and Tanzania’s capital city of Dar es Salaam in the near future.

In a joint communiqué issued during the final day of the visit by Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Tanzania, among key areas of cooperation between Tanzania and Turkey will be aviation business.

Tanzanian Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Bernard Membe said Turkish Airlines has shown a great interest to join other big airlines to establish schedule flights to Tanzania as a forward step to foster stronger bilateral trade ties between Turkey and Tanzania.

While in Tanzania, the Turkish president said he was disappointed in the lack of direct flights between the two countries. Turkish travelers visiting Tanzania have to pass through Nairobi in Kenya.

Turkish Airlines operates on a network of scheduled services to 140 global destinations and 135 domestic destinations. It serves 155 airports in Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

The airline operates flights in 11 African airports including Nairobi, the newly established destination launched during last weekend’s visit in Kenya by the Turkish president.

Dhaka-Istanbul direct flight


Fri, Feb 12th, 2010 11:49 pm BdST

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Dhaka, Feb 12 (bdnews24.com) — The visiting Turkish president Abdullah Gul Friday announced that the country would start direct flights between Dhaka and Istanbul later this year.

Addressing the state banquet at Bangabhaban, he said Turkey was interested in boosting business between the two countries.

As a first step towards increased business, he said that the Turkish Airlines would 'start direct flight between Istanbul and Dhaka as of the summer schedule of 2010'.

The president said the direct flight was targeted at increased trade and investment.

Gul along with his wife and 180 Turkish businessmen arrived in Dhaka on Friday.

The president said he would urge Bangladeshi and Turkish businessmen to increase their contacts and diversify trade relations.

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Turkish Airlines to Australia in 2011

Turkish Airlines to enter Australian market in 2011

Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil in Sydney yesterday

Turkish Airlines plans to start flying into Australia from 2011, its chief executive announced Tuesday at a press conference in Sydney.

After giving a presentation at the Australia Pacific Aviation Outlook Summit 2009 yesterday, CEO Temel Kotil told reporters that Australia was a destination it planned to serve two years from now.

With the carrier’s expansion to Jakarta scheduled to start at the end of this month, Kotil said a Boeing 777-300 aircraft would serve the Australian route from Istanbul via Jakarta.

Kotil was confident that the carrier would be able to compete in the Australian market as it “covers Europe better” than any other airline.

He expects the flights will bring in many tourists from Turkey and be able to serve Australians desiring to visit Turkey for ANZAC services.

The carrier plans to continue expanding its network and frequency, with the Philippines and Vietnam next on its destination wish list.

Kotil added that the carrier hopes to double its frequency in the next two to three years, with hopes to eradicate limitations on destinations such as Narita, Japan which it hopes to increase its four-weekly flights to daily operations.

To serve its expansion Turkish Airlines have ordered 19 aircraft, 12 of which are Boeing 777-300s in a 3-class configuration and 7 of which are Airbus 330-300s.

Turkish keeps growing by incredible numbers in 2010 too :cheers:

THY boosts passenger numbers by 25 pct in first two months


National flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) increased its number of passengers by 25 percent in the first two months of the year over the same period of last year -- a sign that aviation in Turkey is recovering much more quickly than the rest of the economy.

In a written statement released yesterday on the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) of the İstanbul Stock Exchange (İMKB), THY said the number of passengers grew by 25 percent from 3.1 million in the first two months of 2009 to 3.9 million in the same period of this year. Passengers flying business class to international destinations also jumped by 30 percent in January and February over a year ago, and flights arriving from and departing for cities outside Turkey shot up 40 percent. Occupancy rates are also on the rise, increasing by 2.8 percentage points to hit 69.1 percent in the first two months of the year. Moreover, the available seat kilometers (ASK), a measure of an airline’s passenger carrying capacity, grew by 29 percent, from 7.2 billion to 9.3 billion.

The airline showed increases in other areas as well: The number of flights grew by 21.9 percent, to reach 34,870 in January and February over the same period a year ago. The airline’s stock, listed as THYAO on the İMKB, increased by 1.89 percent to close at TL 5.40 per share at the end of the first session of trading yesterday.


Passenger numbers:

2004 - 12 million
2005 - 14 million
2006 - 17 million
2007 - 19.7 million
2008 - 21.5 million
2009 - 25.1 million
2010 - 32 million (by keeping 25% over the year)

I seriosuly cant wait for TK to start its flights to DAC (Dhaka) :) , then we can see the competition between EK and TK in this route ;), plus id love to fly TK to DAC :)

THY should just fly some new/better planes to Karachi. I hate those old sans-IFE 737s for a 5 hour flight. The day they put a better plane on this sector, I'll start flying THY exclusively. I really want to fly THY, but can't.

Deal wirh Manchester United signed!!! :cheers:

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Barcelona was signed two months ago! :banana:

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^^ Certanly fabulous pictures, thanks Messi! :cheers:

I heard Turkish wants to fly EZE, MIA and MEX. How true is that?

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Interesting! Turkish Airlines sponsoring a Greek basketball club. Me who loves Turkey and Greece...these pictures are perfect!

Fotos from THY.com

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12 new destinations to be opened in 2010:

Iran: Shiraz
Russia: Sochi, Novosibirsk
USA: Washington, Los Angelos
Bangladesh: Dhaka
Vietnam: Ho Chi Min City
Ghana: Accra
Iraq: Basra
Italy: Bologna
Tanzania: Dar Es Selaam
Uganda: Entebbe

http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalHaberDetay&ArticleID=985368&Date=15.03.2010&CategoryID=101

El Al signs code share agreement with Atlasjet
22 March 2010

El Al and Atlasjet, a Turkish airline, signed a code share agreement on Sunday through which the Israeli airline will operate a daily flight to Istanbul starting in April.

The signing ceremony was held in El Al's offices between El Al CEO Eliezer Shkedi, Atlasjet Chairman Murat Ersoy - who arrived especially from Istanbul, and Turkey's tourism attaché in Israel, Inanc Ozcakmak.

Ersoy said, "As Turkish friends of Israel, we are excited about the cooperation, and we hope that this will be an opening for improved political relations between the countries."

Shkedi said that the agreement provides an opportunity for El Al: "We believe that cooperation between El Al and Atlasjet is an important bridge for contributing to good relations between the countries and people, and I hope we will return and see this in the near future."

We are TURKISH AIRLINES, We are GLOBALLY YOURS

The newest commercial with FC Barcelona. :cheers: :banana: :cheers: :banana:
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Spanish soccer team Barcelona's players, including most prestigious ones like Messi, Ibrahimovic, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Valdes and Pique, have taken part in a TV commercial ad for the Turkish Airlines (THY), the official sponsor of the team.

Spain's Marco Grandia directed the TV commercial with the motto the THY's "We are Turkish Airlines, We are Globally Yours".

The commercial was first aired during Turkey broadcast of Saturday's "El Classico" between Real Madrid and Barcelona and it is set to hit next week global TV networks such as CNN International, BBC, Euronews, Al Jazeera, CNBC, Euronews, Eurosport.

I love Man Uth, I love Turkish Airlines!

THY is expanding at Ukrainian market. Besides "I feel like a star" ad, some other ads are being broadcasted.

The marketing strategy turkish airlines has is genious and very effective

The marketing strategy turkish airlines has is genious and very effective

yes it is....

I'm going with TA on friday from Warsaw via Istanbul to Jeddah (SA). Will I go?

waiting for flight report if you manage you fly ;)

A new sponsorship :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Turkish Airlines, Official Airlines of the Euroleague Basketball Final Four

urope's fourth-largest carrier of air passengers, Turkish Airlines, has become the official airline of the continent's top basketball competition, Euroleague Basketball announced today. Turkish Airlines is the third new Euroleague Basketball corporate sponsor announced in the last week, joining a growing list of brands like NIKE, Sportingbet, Greek National Tourism Organization, Efes Pilsener, Mondo, Biola and Jacques LeMans, all of whom chose to better their businesses by connecting directly with millions of Euroleague fans. Click here to see their basketball campaign.

According to the terms of this partnership, Turkish Airlines will be displayed in all major platforms available at the Final Four, reaching a global audience in over 190 countries and regions where the event will be broadcast live. Turkish Airlines operates flights to Athens, Barcelona, Belgrade and Moscow, the home cities of the 2010 Final Four teams, and carried more 25.1 million total passengers last year. It employs more than 12,000 people and flies to 157 destinations around the world.

Euroleague Basketball is the latest in a list of sponsorship agreements signed by Turkish Airlines with other top sport companies like Manchester United, F.C Barcelona and Maroussi BC.

"After signing two great partnerships, Turkish Airlines is proud to link themselves to yet another great sport event, the Euroleague Final Four", said Mr. Temel Kotil, the CEO of Turkish Airlines. "The global reach and common markets of both brands give sense to this agreement. We are sure we will reach great things together."

"Euroleague Basketball is delighted to have secured this partnership with Turkish Airlines," Mr. Jordi Bertomeu, Euroleague Basketball CEO, stated. "Turkish Airlines has identified Euroleague Basketball as a good partner to extend their support for basketball and to spread their message of becoming a global brand."


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TURKEY AIMS FOR AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT WITH PERU
LIMA, June 7 (NNN-ANDINA) - Turkey aims to reach an air transport agreement with Peru due to the increasing demand from Turkish citizens to visit the Andean country's tourist attractions, said Turkey's Ambassador here Namik Güner Erpul.

“I have already coordinated a draft text of an air transport agreement so that this facilitates flights between both countries,” Ambassador Namik Güner Erpul told Andina.

He has also held meetings with representatives of Turkish travel agencies and tour operators, which are keen to promote Peru as a tourist destination in South America.

"They have great interest in including Peru in their itineraries in South America," he said. "There’s always a high demand because whenever they are organising tours to the continent, Peru is a must. The busiest routes are Brazil-Argentina-Peru, Brazil-Chile-Peru, and Brazil-Colombia-Peru."

He said that Turkish Airlines, which operates daily flights between Istanbul and Sao Paulo with a layover in Dakar, plans to launch the Sao Paulo-Lima route.

"The flight between Sao Paulo and Istanbul takes about 11 hours, while flight time between Sao Paulo and Lima would be about five hours, which will boost air traffic between the two countries," he added. http://namnewsnetwork.org/v2/read.php?id=122905

TURKEY AIMS FOR AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT WITH PERU
http://namnewsnetwork.org/v2/read.php?id=122905

This is cool. Will they have Istanbul-Lima direct? Or via São Paulo? TAM Brazilian Airlines can also do São Paulo-Lima in partnership with TK as they are both members of Star Alliance...

A minor correction: flying to São Paulo from Istanbul, Turkish Airliens does not have to stop in Dakar. Few days ago I flew from HKG to GRU and IST-GRU is direct. TK now has dedicated plane for Istanbul-Dakar route.

THY

As part of its expansion policy in Africa, Turkish Airlines, a Star Alliance member, said it will commenced flight operations to Accra, Ghana, enroute Lagos in June. The Managing Director of Turkish Airlines, Nigeria, Mr. Orhan Guven, who is supervising the expansion drive in West and Central Africa made this known at the weekend in Lagos According to him, “We are glad to announce the beginning of operations to Accra, Ghana in June so as to allow more of our teeming passengers to West Africa fly with us” “The flight will commence from Istanbul, Turkey carrying passengers for Lagos, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana with passengers for Lagos dropped first while the flight continues to Accra and back to Lagos for the return journey to Istanbul” Guven said He stated that ‘this will allow us to have a bigger aircraft, an Airbus A340, to operate the route with room for more passengers and baggage.’ Guven explained that there would be no alteration to the timing as all these have been into consideration to ensure that passengers arrive Istanbul for on time connection to their final destinations. He noted that presently, Turkish Airlines operate to Dakar, Senegal; Entebbe, Uganda and Dar a Salam, Kenya in the West and Central Africa region. Turkish Airlines recently announced that it has decided to add 35 Boeing 737NG airplanes to its fleet, 20 jets certain and 10 jets optional. Being one of the fastest growing carriers in the world, Turkish Airlines became one of the biggest airline companies in the aviation industry. Meanwhile, the most rapidly expanding airline company, Turkish Airlines will continue to increase its share in the global aviation market and the airline’s board of directors as announced before 105 airplanes, 30 jets optional, will be joined to the fleet. According to the decision of the board directors, 35 airplanes of Boeing 737, 20 jets definite, 15 jets optional will be delivered. The airplanes, Boeing 737-800 and 737-900 ER, will take place in our fleet and the “Sky Interior” inside the cabins. With this decision the jets in the fleet of Turkish Airlines, which will be delivered, increase to total number of 86, 64 jets definite, 25 jets optional. By the end of 2015, the number of single aisle jets in the fleet of Turkish Airlines will increase to 155 and the number of twin aisle aircraft will rise to 36 with the deal of these new jets. The

THY

Turkish Airlines starts direct flights to Ugandan city
Turkey's national air carrier has started direct flights to the Ugandan city of Entebbe.
Monday, 14 June 2010 14:36
Turkey's national air carrier has started direct flights to the Ugandan city of Entebbe.

Speaking at a press conference after a ceremony held at the Entebbe International Airport on Monday, Turkish Airlines (THY) chairman Hamdi Topcu said Africa had become an important continent and a strategic partner for Turkey in the recent term.

Expressing Africa's significance for THY as well, Topcu said his company had experienced the highest rise in the number of passengers from Africa with a 49.1 percent increase in 2009.

Topcu also said THY was currently the 4th biggest company in Europe and the best airline company in its region.

"Turkey's rising star THY serves its customers with a young fleet of 142 aircraft. The company, which carried 25.1 million passengers in 2009 and aims at reaching 32 million passengers this year, owns the youngest fleet in Europe," Topcu noted.

Delivering a speech at the press conference, Rama Makuza, the head of Uganda's civial aviation authority, stated that THY's launching direct flights to Entebbe would improve the economic and commercial relations between Turkey and Uganda.

Scheduled flights between Istanbul and Entebbe would be conducted three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Entebbe has become THY's 14th direct flight destination in Africa after Benghazi and Tripoli (Libya), Cape Town and Johannesburg (South Africa), Algiers (Algeria), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Dakar (Senegal), Khartoum (Sudan), Cairo (Egypt), Casablanca (Morocco), Lagos (Nigeria), Nairobi (Kenya) and Tunis (Tunisia).

Based in Istanbul, THY is one of the fastest growing and prosperous airlines in the world.

The airline's main base is at Ataturk International Airport, with secondary hubs at Esenboga International Airport, Sabiha Gokcen International Airport and Adnan Menderes Airport. In 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, THY carried 17 million, 19.7 million, 22.5 million and 25.1 million passengers with total revenues of US$2.23, US$3.0, US$4.5, and US$4 billion, respectively.

THY posted 387 million Euro of profit in 2009, becoming the top five airline companies following Air China and Ryan Air in the world that recorded the highest profit in 2009.

THY is a member of Star Alliance and has more than 12,000 employees.

Cannot wait to fly Turkish!!

HATAY - New International Airport Terminal - u/c
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Erzincan - New International Airport Terminal

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KARS - New International Airport Terminal - u/c

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SİVAS - New inernat. Airport Terminal - u/c
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I heard Turkish wants to fly EZE, MIA and MEX. How true is that?

^^

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Preview of THY new livery:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/turkish-airlines-miles-smiles/1099814-tk-face-lift-priestman-goode.html#post14210207

Preview of THY new livery:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/turkish-airlines-miles-smiles/1099814-tk-face-lift-priestman-goode.html#post14210207



...wow a new recreating of current logo! that is realy better, just perfect! !!!

...wow a new recreating of current logo! that is realy better, just perfect! !!!

Yes! The logo is safe (and I'm very thankful of that, lol)...just some modification on the colour and some design. I'm actually excited about how they will going to work on the fuselage as well...

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so sexy.. TK with barcelona livery :okay:

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And a bit more clear picture of new livery, not much of a change, but i suppose we cant say much before we see all of it:)

NEW LIVERY!

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/1/8/4/4/41578_1277916448.jpg

It's sooooo damn ugly IMO...Only the tail is better than before :(

Only the Tail design has changed?... No comments!

Before:

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New:

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:no:

Now i see the difference!! thanks

Oh no...I prefer the old one! It's far better than the new one! it's good they did not change the logo though...

Hm i thought they would change it way more to say, well ok the tail looks bit better, but hard to call in "new"!:)

Hi everyone!

You may want to check out my trip reports for Turkish Airlines and Cebu Pacific Air for Manila-Hong Kong-Istanbul-São Paulo-Istanbul-Hong Kong-Manila

Simply click on the link to my blog on my signature line and there you have the reports.

Cheers!

I liked your trip report!... Excellent!

I liked your trip report!... Excellent!

Muchas gracias, Alejandro!

De nada TAfixe77X!, Regards,

The real older one
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Borajet began to fly Gazipasa Airport
http://www.borajet.com.tr/:banana:

Will THY ever fly to Ulan Bator, Mongolia? Any news about it?

Currently no news

Turkish Airlines launch Ho Chi Minh service; Increase Bangkok from late-Dec 10
http://airlineroute.net/2010/08/14/tk-bkksgn-w10/

Turkish Airlines increase Sao Paulo service from Dec 2010 with 777-300ER
http://airlineroute.net/2010/09/04/tk-gru-w10/

And the new look:
http://www.airporthaber.com/thy-nin-yeni-kusu-kanatlandi-26796h.html.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Turkish-Airlines/Airbus-A330-343X/1772167/L/&sid=7cdcc5e8f887bfbd7e02323c694ecab2
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Any news on Turkish airlines going daily from Birmingham-Istanbul from the present 5 x weekly??????

Any news on THY indefinitelly getting rid of the cattle crate A321 they use on one of their IST - DXB daily flights? Can't they only use A340 or even B737 on that route, is that to much to ask? :bash:

What's the big difference between A321 and B737 for a passenger?

^^ Try the crmpiness of that A321 they use and then compare.

They have 2 - 3 daily flights to Dubai and they used to have a B737 before that was alright, but then they cramped the terrible A321 that is so tight in space that would make even a short regional flight a torture.

When they added the 2nd daily flight, a A340 started being used also, but the thing is THY doesn't know what plane they will use and their ticketing/booking information only lists the A321. Flying with them, which I do every year and will do it again soon, is like a box of chocolate, you don't know which plane you're gonna get ... in comparison the flight from IST to TIA has always been a breeze with the B737 and the huge wide leather seats and above average legroom.

... Oh, and don't let me start on sadden gate changes at IST Airport. There is not a single time in 11 years that the gate hasn't been changed at the last minute, especially for the flights to TIA, but those to DXB aren't excluded either. The visitors to Dubai I get, also tell me all the same story.

Is turkish a state run airline?

I think it is, but I'm not sure

Any news on THY indefinitelly getting rid of the cattle crate A321 they use on one of their IST - DXB daily flights? Can't they only use A340 or even B737 on that route, is that to much to ask? :bash:

The problem isn't the A321, but rather the fact that THY crams so many seats in it. I've flown with the A321 a lot (Lufthansa, US Airways, China Southern, Iberia, Shanghai Airlines) and never felt uncomfortable.

Try flying with a CRJ900 if you really want to experience a claustrophobic cattle transport.

^^ Of course the problem is not the plane model. I just want THY not use that particular plane with that particular configuration on the route.

Is a 4,5 - 5 hours night time journey, and is always full. :bash:

I dislike the fact taht they fly their 737 to Karachi. It's a 5-hour flights without IFE, not even in biz class. Only thing keeping me from flying THY.

Turkish plans to launch budget flights to Dubai
Executive says carrier trying to cope with passenger flow to UAE

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Aysee Misirli Mirza, Turkish Airlines' director for Dubai and Sri Lanka, says the carrier is planning to increase its flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Dubai: Turkish Airlines is planning to launch services of its low-cost subsidiary, AnadoluJet, in Dubai when it gets permission for additional flights to the UAE, a senior executive told Gulf News.

"We want to increase flights to the UAE — both Dubai and Abu Dhabi — as passenger traffic on the UAE-Istanbul sector is growing at a faster pace," Aysee Misirli Mirza, Turkish Airlines' director for Dubai and Sri Lanka, said in an interview.

"AnadoluJet would be able to start flights as soon as we get sufficient traffic rights to the UAE."

Currently a number of budget carriers including flydubai, Air India Express, and Jazeera Airways are serving Dubai, which is going to be the base of flydubai's operations.

No guarantee

Saj Ahmad, aerospace/airline analyst at the UK-based FBE Aerospace, said: "Its subsidiary will find life very difficult in Dubai. Firstly, there is no guarantee it will get slots in Dubai. Jazeera Airways was the last low-cost airline there [to use Dubai as a hub] and it didn't last long. With the presence of the world's fast-growing, low-cost airline, flydubai, the market will not only be crowded, but the unique position of flydubai means it will have much more capability to outprice and snare customers with its classier product."

Turkish currently operates 18 flights a week including 14 to Dubai and four to Abu Dhabi.

"It is entirely feasible that Sharjah and Abu Dhabi become prime choices — neither of which are bad per se, but in terms of getting a decent footprint in Dubai rests largely [on] whether the airline is able to take more risks in expanding its operations to make its UAE services attractive enough to keep rivals at bay. Judging by the inherent success of Emirates and flydubai, this will not be an easy feat and it makes much more sense to go to other UAE cities where low cost competition is a little less pressurised," Ahmad said.

Mirza said she expects to expand the services to 21 flights to Dubai and seven to Abu Dhabi, before launching the low-cost services to the UAE.

"Our seat load factor has increased 7 per cent to 84 per cent this year and we have carried 129,404 during the first seven months of this year compared to 127,000 during the corresponding period last year," she said.

Services to the UAE have been profitable for the Turkish national carrier.

"Within the first seven months, we generated sales of 31 million euros [Dh144,769], up from 25 million euros during the same period last year," she said. "Profits for the first seven months crossed 4 million euros on the Dubai-Istanbul sector as there has been an increase in business class passengers."
She said Turkish is currently promoting destinations across its network of 165 destinations with a fleet of 142 aircraft via its hub Istanbul.

"Our services are becoming extremely popular to East European and Scandinavian destinations as we provide one of the best connectivities," Mirza said. The airline has placed orders for 105 aircraft that will help launch services to more destinations. It is in the process of starting flights to 10 destinations, including Washington, Los Angeles, Vietnam, Bologna, Basra, Erbil, Shiraj, Dhaka, Novosibriska and Podgorica.

Sales revenue

Established in 1933, the airline carried 25 million passengers last year, with 12,000 employees.

Despite the financial crisis, the airline remains profitable. According to Turkish Airlines' financial statements, the airline's sales revenue has increased by 28 per cent in monetary terms, reaching 1.8 billion euros during the first six months of 2010, while its net profit has increased by a staggering 181 per cent to 134 million euros. Operating profit, on the other hand, reached a total of 55 million euros, a 34 per cent decrease compared to the same period in 2009, which is attributed to a 74 per cent increase in fuel expenses.

The number of passengers carried increased by 19.3 per cent, reaching 13.4 million passengers.

Ahmad said: "Turkish Airlines has been one of the few carriers in Europe to continuously grow over the last few years for two key reasons. Firstly, Turkey has invested a lot of money in its tourism and leisure industries to snare European holidaymakers looking for a budget vacation in the wake of recessionary pressures on their income and secondly because Turkish Airlines has an excellent performance record matched with a superb cabin product.

"It is for this reason it has been continuously ordering jets from Airbus and Boeing to capture the huge market it has at its feet."

http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/turkish-plans-to-launch-budget-flights-to-dubai-1.681028


So replace completely that crap A321 with the A340 already :bash:

BTW, I don't know why they say they have 14 flights a week to Dubai.

The 2 regulars start at around 8 PM and 11 PM from Istanbul, but there is a earlier one also, maybe it only does a stop-over to Dubai on the way to somewhere else.

I dislike the fact taht they fly their 737 to Karachi. It's a 5-hour flights without IFE, not even in biz class. Only thing keeping me from flying THY.

what about their legendary "customer service" ? :lol:

They only customer service that'll make up for it is hot Turkish stewardesses giving me a membership to the Mile High Club.

I don't know as turkish people seem to be like pathans back home.

The new B77W:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/f18e777/5024689334/in/photostream/

:banana:

The new Airbus 330-223F for Turkish Cargo: :banana:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Turkish-Airlines-Cargo/Airbus-A330-223F/1785958/L/&sid=854e7bb1601e2bce9aca0fba809ccb27
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Interior of new Airbus 330 (link provided by "belumosi" in FlyerTalk and pictures by Abdullah Nergiz)

http://www.slideshare.net/anergiz/tr...ni-airbus-a330

I dont know why some are complaining about THY.
I allways fly THY and its perfect to me never had any problems at all!!!

Turkish Airlines to choose between 747-8 and A380


Turkish Airlines to choose between 747-8, A380

Turkish Airlines chairman Hamdi Topçu said Wednesday the carrier will decide on a new large widebody jet order by year-end, choosing between Boeing's new 747-8 jumbo jet and the Airbus A380 superjumbo.

By Dominic Gates


Turkish Airlines chairman Hamdi Topçu said Wednesday the carrier will decide on a new large widebody jet order by year-end, choosing between Boeing's new 747-8 jumbo jet and the Airbus A380 superjumbo.

Topçu spoke at a delivery ceremony at the Future of Flight aviation center in Everett. Turkish Airlines picked up the first of a dozen 777-300ERs and flew it away to Istanbul with a large contingent of airline staff and families aboard.

He said a technical team is evaluating the two giant airplanes and should finalize its analysis by the end of November. If the carrier chooses the 747-8, he said, he'll order between 5 and 10 of the 467-seater jets. The A380 is a bigger airplane, seating about 555 passengers.

The 747-8 is listed for sale at $300 million. However, aircraft valuation firm Avitas estimates that after standard discounts the real market price is about $166 million.

The A380 is listed at $346 million, with an Avitas-estimated real market value of about $192 million.

In December 2008, in the midst of the global downturn, Turkish Airlines anounced its intention to buy 35 widebody and 70 narrow body aircraft to modernize and expand its fleet through 2023.

Last year the airline ordered the dozen 777s, all of which should be delivered by next August. It also ordered a dozen Airbus A330 jets, the first two of which were delivered this month.

Turkish has also ordered 20 narrowbody 737s from Boeing and 20 narrowbody A320s from Airbus.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013154073_turkish14.html

After FC Barcelona, the new ad with ManU.

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Test flights of yet another new 77W (registation number TC-JJG)

http://vimeo.com/17022387
http://vimeo.com/17021758

http://www.havayolu101.com/2010/11/21/thy-business-class-reklami-kasim-2010/

ITS VERY BAD AIR LINE IN THE WORLD ??????

lol wut?

Turkish Airlines announces Istanbul-Valencia flight. Istanbul- Valencia (VLC)- Istanbul flights are planned as 4 flights per week and will be launched as of March 27, 2011 .

http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-INT/announcements/5821/valencia-spainflights-vlc.aspx

Turkish Airlines launches Malaga, Spain. Istanbul- Malaga(AGP)-Istanbul flights are planned as 3 flights per week and will be launched as of April 27, 2011 .

http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-INT/announcements/5822/malaga-spain-flights.aspx

Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, head-quartered in the Turkish Airlines General Management Building.It provides lots of services like destinations, economy class, business class, first class, special health services Cargo reservation, cargo tracking, tariffs, cargo information…

Source : http://pic.feeyo.com/posts/415/4153101.html

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Dünyanın en kötü hava yolları

^^ how rude the rules in SSC are that english is used in all international forums

Turkish Airlines is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world. Only few years ago it was nothing special yet it is a turkish brand flying in the sky over different contitnents

TK's 77W visited CAN yesterday, stating that TK expands further in China:Recently TK operates to four cities in China:PEK,PVG,CAN and HKG.

Hope in the future TK will flex its muscles into western regions of China. QR set up branch in Chengdu but retreated later. EK has also rumors to start CTU in the near future,but none become real.

TK,EK,QR?which one will be the first ME airlines to start routines to western cities in China?

Turkish Airlines is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world. Only few years ago it was nothing special yet it is a turkish brand flying in the sky over different contitnents

TK impresses me a lot not only in its expanding routines, but also in many connections with famous sports clubs.......

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Istanbul - Genoa (GOA)-Istanbul flights are planned as 3 flights per week and will be launched as of May 4, 2011 and the frequencies will be increased from 3 to 5 flights per week as of June 27, 2011.

http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-INT/announcements/6011/genoa-italyflightsgoa.aspx

Istanbul- Naples(NAP)-Istanbul flights are planned as 3 flights per week and will be launched as of June 28, 2011 and the frequencies will be increased from 3 to 5 flights per week as of August of 02nd, 2011.

http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-INT/announcements/6013/naples-italyflights-nap.aspx

Istanbul- Turin(TRN)-Istanbul flights are planned as 3 flights perweek and will be launched as of August 02, 2011 .

http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-INT/announcements/6016/turin---italy-flights.aspx

Istanbul- Thessaloniki (SKG)-Istanbul flights are planned as 4 flights perweek and will be launched as of May 27, 2011.


http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-INT/announcements/6043/thessaloniki--greeceflights-skg.aspx

TK 690 bound for Cairo International Airport, May 2011. Airbus A321
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My flight to Bangkok, April 2011. Airbus A330-300
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Great interior
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The 9 hour flight from Istanbul to Bangkok did not feel long because the seats were so comfortable, I fell asleep almost immediately. The IFE system was fantastic so there is no chance that anyone might get bored. But, the most amazing thing is the food. Turkish Airlines cuisine is one of the best. From my experience, its as good, if not better than Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, KLM, Swiss and Malaysia Airlines. One thing I will always remember about this flight was the friendliness of the crew. Upon finishing my dinner, I was still hungry. So, I asked the stewardess for another meal and before I had finished asking her, she got me another round with a big smile on her face.
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Turkish Airlines 11:30hrs flight from Hong Kong to Istanbul, May 2011. Boeing 777/300ER
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Dinner
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Business
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I cannot afford to fly business at the moment. However, one day when I own a house, I will sell it so that I can get a chance to sit on that seat for the entire trip and not just for 2 minutes when everyone is disembarking.
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^^ The flight from HKG to Istanbul looks empty!!!! How was the loading in Y class? 20%???

It actually was fuller than the pictures show because I took the photos during boarding while still many passengers were boarding or during the middle of the night while everyone was asleep, thats why you don't see many heads between the seats. The load in Y class was about 70% to 75%

Turkish Airlines launches Australian market presence via codeshare with ASIANA AIRLINES

Turkish Airlines effective immediately enters Australian market, via expanded codeshare agreement with fellow Star Alliance member ASIANA AIRLINES.

TK codeshares on ASIANA’s Daily service to Daily via Seoul Incheon.

Codeshare route and flight numbers:
Route TK Codeshare OZ Operating
Seoul Incheon – Sydney TK8096 OZ601
Sydney – Seoul Incheon TK8097 OZ602

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IWTS8v8an4Q/TfCoep2EhZI/AAAAAAAABOQ/QiJoNxGxMLs/s800/110609%252520tkoz.jpg

http://airlineroute.net/2011/06/09/tkoz-codeshare-syd/


Turkish Airlines begins ANA codeshare service on Domestic Japan routes

The codeshare agreement between Star Alliance members ANA and Turkish Airlines has expanded to bilateral, which Turkish Airlines’ “TK” code effective immediately is appearing on ANA’s Domestic service via Osaka Kansai and Tokyo Narita.

Under the revised agreement, Turkish Airlines now gains access to Fukuoka, Nagoya, Okinawa and Sapporo.

Codeshare routes and flight numbers:

Route TK Codeshare NH Operating
Osaka Kansai – Fukuoka TK8027 NH1709
Fukuoka – Osaka Kansai TK8028 NH1706
Osaka Kansai – Okinawa TK8029 NH1739
Okinawa – Osaka Kansai TK8030 NH1740
Osaka Kansai – Sapporo TK8031 NH1719
Sapporo – Osaka Kansai TK8032 NH1720
Tokyo Narita – Fukuoka TK8025 NH2143
Fukuoka – Tokyo Narita TK8026 NH2142
Tokyo Narita – Nagoya TK8023 NH337
Nagoya – Tokyo Narita TK8024 NH338
Tokyo Narita – Sapporo TK8033 NH2155
Sapporo – Tokyo Narita TK8034 NH2152

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http://airlineroute.net/2011/06/09/tknh-codeshare-japan/

Istanbul- Kabul(KBL)- Istanbul flights are planned as 3 flights per week and will be launched as of July 09, 2011 .

Source : http://pic.feeyo.com/posts/538/5382997.html

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Turkish Airlines First B737-900ER AT Seattle International Airport

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Nice to see that Turkish Airlines try to change their old planes. I took this airline before and it was really crappy. I took Istanbul Stockholm flight.

Turkish Airlines to start Istanbul – Dammam service from Sep 2011

Turkish Airlines starting 12SEP11 is launching its 4th destination in Saudi Arabia, where it’ll offer 3 weekly Istanbul – Dammam service, with Airbus A319 aircraft.

Planned operational schedule as follows:

TK150 IST2115 – 0145+1DMM 319 146
TK151 DMM0245 – 0645IST 319 257

source:http://http://airlineroute.net/2011/07/26/tk-istdmm-sep11/

the new routes of TK B737-900ER is dakar nairobi and dar es salam

source:http://http://airlineroute.net/2011/08/05/tk-73j-update2/

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The Managing Director of Turkish Airlines, Mr. Ali Bulut, has disclosed that the airline may commence scheduled cargo operation from Lagos –Istanbul in September in response to the demand of its loyal customers.

He disclosed this to our correspondent in an interview in the airline office in Lagos.

Bulut stated that cargo business is a big business and that as such the airline has applied to the Ministry of Aviation in Abuja for approval to operate scheduled cargo operations from Lagos –Istanbul, Istanbul –to Lagos.

The managing director revealed that most airlines make much revenue from compared to scheduled passenger operations, adding that already what Turkish airline operate is charter cargo

According Bulut, “Cargo is truly a serious business anywhere in the world and most airlines make more profit from cargo than passenger flight. Presently, we do charter cargo flight to Nigeria, but we have applied to the Ministry of Aviation in Abuja to grant us license for scheduled cargo operations, which we hope would be approved by the ministry. What we want to do is Lagos-Istanbul, Istanbul-Lagos cargo flight”

He continued, “We hope to start this in September immediately we receive approval from the ministry. At inception, what we want to do is once a week flight, but after two or three months, the frequencies can be increased to either two or three flights per week depending on the patronage. Our study reveals that Lagos-Istanbul does not have much cargo, but Istanbul-Lagos is regularly high with cargo. So, it is an avenue we are looking to tap into”

On the skyrocketing price of aviation fuel, which has risen to N220 per litre in Nigeria and efforts the airline has made to remain in business despite the high cost, he posited that the aviation fuel issue is not peculiar to Nigeria but a global challenge, adding that it has made some airline in the United States to fold up.

The Turkish boss added that apart from the high cost of aviation fuel, the airline pay other charges which increase the airline cost of operations, adding that that is why in aviation an empty seat is a loss to the organisation.

In his words, “The problem of aviation fuel is a global crisis and many reputable airlines in the world even in the United States have either closed shop or reduce their frequencies. We are not operating from the moon and so, we cannot be isolated from others. At present, it is a pity that aviation fuel takes at least 50 per cent of airlines’ operating cost, which does not augur well for airline business. You have to know that apart from fuel, many other operating costs too are injected into our operations. For instance, we pay many charges, which include landing and parking, navigational charges and over flyer charges. Again, the crew, aeronautic engineers and other things too are built into operations”.

High cost of operations, he said is not only challenge to Turkish Airlines but to every airlines, adding that the airline does not operate a route because others are flying there but because there is traffic for the operations.

That is why in aviation industry, any empty seat is a loss for the airlines because the moment you take off, the cost of that seat cannot be regained again.

It is a challenge for every airline across the globe, but at Turkish, we always prepare for such season. That is why we don’t just fly to a destination because others are going there. Before we could fly to any route, we are rest assured that we have traffic for our operations.


source:http://http://www.independentngonline.com/DailyIndependent/Article.aspx?id=38787

Nice to see that Turkish Airlines try to change their old planes. I took this airline before and it was really crappy. I took Istanbul Stockholm flight.

Try to change? Turkey Airlines has by far the youngest fleet in Europe among national carriers for several years now.

I took a b737-800 From Istanbul To Khartoum The plane was dirty there is no entertanment system and the service was verrry bad the cabin crew were very disrespective and not profisional and they treat people like cattels it was the worst flight ever unlike Qatar Airways

Wow... No IFE on a newer B737 800 series?

Yup!!!!!

African destinations are indeed the weakest point of TK. Currently it is not worth to use wide-body aircrafts and the 737-800's are not suitable for such long distances. Thus TK ordered 20 737-900's only to be used for flights to Africa. The first one will be delivered in november and with all 20 planes delivered the number of African destinations will increase to 30 from current 16 destinations.

That thing reminds me of Delta and their B767-300ER.... The most beaten up ones get sent to Eastern European cities such as Prague and Budapest. Kiev used to be one as well.

African destinations are indeed the weakest point of TK. Currently it is not worth to use wide-body aircrafts and the 737-800's are not suitable for such long distances. Thus TK ordered 20 737-900's only to be used for flights to Africa. The first one will be delivered in november and with all 20 planes delivered the number of African destinations will increase to 30 from current 16 destinations.

^^
They use A333 on Johanneseburg Capetown Lagos Nairobi and Dar es salam BTW does B737-900ER have touch screens:cheers:.

Here is one I captured a week ago.

TK@YYZ

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well those cities are not within the range of 738's I guess :) There was a report about TK's new 737-900's on CNN Turk and I can remember having heard that they are going to use the same seats as they used for the newest 777-300 that were delivered just some months ago. Thus I guess the new 739's will have in-flight entertainment.

well i hop Khartoum Sudan is one of the distnations

ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines plans to expand operations in India in 2012 by doubling weekly flights to 28 and adding Hyderabad as its third Indian destination.

Turkey's flag carrier, which currently operates one flight daily to Delhi and Mumbai, also aims to extend its code share with Air India, India's national carrier, to get more passengers from Indian towns to fly to or through Turkey to other destinations. "We are looking at Chennai and Kolkata after Hyderabad. India is a very important market for us and we need to fly to at least five cities there," Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil said.

Turkish Airlines' 170 aircraft cover 74 European cities through 144 routes, making it the 17th largest carrier in terms of fleet. It uses its Airbus 330-200 and Airbus 330-300 aircraft for its India operations, registering average load factors of 70-75%.


Leadership 18 MonthsOnline MBA in Leadership Upgrade your career today ! CEO said the airline aims to make Istanbul, Turkey's capital, the preferred transit point between Asia and Europe, as it takes only three to four hours to fly to any European city from there. "We are working on diverting 66% of the transfer passengers from Asia to Europe towards Istanbul. This is the size of Qatar Airlines or Etihad," Kotil said, adding that free city tours would be offered to passengers having a long stopover in the city.

The airline also plans to double destinations in South East Asia over the next five years. "We would like to fly to Nepal, Cambodia, Burma, Hanoi, Sydney, Manila and Mongolia in the next two years, as air traffic in these regions is rapidly rising," Kotil said, adding that new aircraft like Airbus 380 and Boeing 787s may be acquired to meet expansion needs. Kotil said the European Union's proposal to make carriers buy carbon credits for using its airspace would pressure the airline's finances, especially since their expenditure had increased on account of aircraft acquisition. But he was hopeful the airline would not have to spend much, as an average fleet age of six to seven years meant its aircraft were fuel efficient.

source:http://http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-08-01/news/29838748_1_turkish-airlines-india-operations-air-india

That thing reminds me of Delta and their B767-300ER.... The most beaten up ones get sent to Eastern European cities such as Prague and Budapest. Kiev used to be one as well.

The logic behind this seems to be to use crappy aircrafts on lines from which you expect the lowest competition. If there is no other airline which competes on the same line then you use your crappy machines for that line..

There you go Africans :) You complained, you were right but now the 737-800's will be replaced by 737-900's with new interior and flight entertainment systems.

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There you go Africans :) You complained, you were right but now the 737-800's will be replaced by 737-900's with new interior and flight entertainment systems.

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WOW!!!!!!!!!!:nuts: Infortuntly Khartoum Sudan Is Not One Of The African Destnations:lol::lol:

What do you mean, it's not?

What do you mean, it's not?

What I Mean Is Khartoum Is Not On The B739 Route For Turkish Airlines Its Only Dakar Dar Es Salam And Nairobi

Turkish Airlines to Launch Mosul, Iraq Service from mid-Oct 2011

by JL


Turkish Airlines from 13OCT11 is launching its 6th Destination in Iraq – Mosul. The airline is offering 4 weekly service on Istanbul – Mosul route on board Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Schedule:

TK800 IST0345 – 0605OSM 738 x236
TK801 OSM0750 – 1010IST 738 x236

Istanbul- Mitiga(MJI)- Istanbul flights are planned as 4 flights per week and will be launched as of September 21, 2011 .

Turkish Airlines begins services to Benghazi and Tripoli in Libya








Published by Ozgur Tore



Sunday, 11 September 2011 21:04




Following the completion of infrastructure work, Turkish Airlines’ Benghazi (Libya) flights will be resumed on September 13th and operate four times weekly, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

The planned flight times are as follows;




Istanbul-Benghazi


Departure / Arrival




Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday


07:00 08:25




Benghazi -Istanbul


Departure / Arrival




Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday


09:35 12:50


After completing the necessary infrastructure work, Turkish Airlines will also begin its Tripoli (Libya) services. Effective by 24 September, 2011 flight schedule to/from Tripoli Mitiga International Airport will be as follows;




Istanbul-Tripoli


Departure / Arrival




Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday


10:00 11:50




Tripoli-Istanbul


Departure / Arrival




Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday


12:50 17:00

TK B737-900ER

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TURKISH AIRLINES BOEING 737/800 DEPARTING FROM CAIRO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO ISTANBUL ATATURK AIRPORT. FLIGHT TIME: 2HRS&15MINS. AUGUST 4 2011
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739 interiors are simply stunning!

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the meals offered by Turkish Airlines is really so delicious, and sometimes i ask to the staff if someone do not eat give me his/her meals too :D

Turkish Airlines wins the Best Airline in Europe award for 2011


http://www.worldairlineawards.com/images/tk30085.gif


Turkish Airlines was named the Best Airline Europe at the 2011 World Airline Awards, in a ceremony held in the French Air and Space Museum at the Paris Air Show.


Source: http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2011/europe.htm

Its amazing to see the explosive growth of TK , it is somewhat following the way of Gulf carriers . When will TK flying to KUL ? :(

The one thing that baffles me the most about TKs huge expansion is the fact that they are able to also operate all of these new flights from Ataturk airport. I was under the impression that it was operating at its maximum capacity level since about 2 years.

Funny thing is that people go on and on about Gulf carriers but no-one ever mentions TK which is following the same path and strategy and is might successful.

Well that's mostly because the gulf carriers have significantly increased their presence in the aviation industry, at a much larger rate than Turkish. Still said, Turkish has grown much larger and is geographically positioned to do well as a transit carrier.

Turkish Airlines to launch Gatwick flights

London Gatwick is set to gain a new link with Istanbul in December, with the launch of Turkish Airlines’ daily service.

The Turkish national carrier will be the only airline to fly between Gatwick and Istanbul Ataturk Airport.

Easyjet currently operates flights from Gatwick to the Turkish capital, but it flies into Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport.

Sabiha Gokcen is on the Asian side of Istanbul, 35 km from the city centre, while Ataturk is on the European side and is only 24 km from the city centre.

From December 20, flights will depart daily from Gatwick’s newly renovated North Terminal at 1355, arriving in Istanbul Ataturk at 1945, with the return leg leaving the Turkish capital at 1050 and landing back in the UK at 1250.

The service will be operated using an Airbus 321-200, which flies 195 passengers in a two-class layout (to see a seat plan, click here).

The carrier already flies several times a day between London Heathrow and Istanbul Ataturk.

With its new launch, Turkish Airlines will join a list of carriers and routes that have recently moved into Gatwick. The airport has recently attracted Air Asia X, Hong Kong Airlines and Vietnam airlines to base services there (see online news November 18).

Contact turkishairlines.com

Report by Scott Carey

(via Business Traveller (http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/turkish-airlines-to-operate-daily-gatwick-service))

2011 was a good year for Turkish Airlines. The incredible increase in quality and quantity continued in 2011 as well.


Increase in Quantity:


Passenger numbers:
2003: 11 million
2005: 14.1 million
2006: 16.9 million
2007: 19,6 million
2008: 22,6 million
2009: 25,1 million
2010: 29,1 million
2011: 32,6 million

Making it the 4th largest national carrier in Europe.


Destinations: Number of destinations. Turkish have been growing aggressively by adding 10-15 destinations annually. Currently it's number 6 worldwide regarding the numbers of destinations flown.
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Increase in Quality:


Turkish Airlines won the "Best Airline Award in Europe" in 2011.

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Turkish Airlines was named the Best Airline Europe at the 2011 World Airline Awards, in a ceremony held in the French Air and Space Museum at the Paris Air Show.

The runners-up in this category are Swiss Intl Air Lines taking 2nd place in the category, ahead of Lufthansa in 3rd position.

Best Airline Europe

1Turkish Airlines

2Swiss International Air Lines

3Lufthansa



and is among TOP 10 of world's best airlines:

The World's Best Airlines

1 Qatar Airways

2 Singapore Airlines

3 Asiana Airlines

4 Cathay Pacific Airways

5 Thai Airways International

6 Etihad Airways

7 Air New Zealand

8 Qantas Airways

9 Turkish Airlines

10 Emirates

http://www.worldairlineawards.com/

What has happened in 2011?

The first B737-900er's arrived with the new sky interior cabin concept and flight entertainment systems. They will be used on African flights and will replace the less comfortable 738's.

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The Comfort Class has been introduced. You get a similar quality to Business for a similar price to economy class.

http://www.turkishairlines.com/images/Image/duyuru/fly_02_b.jpg

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The introduction of the Comfort Class is part of the project to put Turkish Airlines among the limited 5 Star Airlines in the world. Other initiatives are

- Allow airborne cell phone use
- Live TV broadcast
- Internet in the air
- Brand new 777's
- Adding new Comfort Class
- New Lounge at Istanbul Atatürk Airport

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/22/us-turkey-thyao-idUSTRE80L09B20120122

Very interesting. I think Turkish would be a good partner for LOT. They would invest into the airline and compete on the European market under the LOT brand.

LOT has been mentioned several times in the recent years but this time it seems to be really serious. Turkish Airlines is generally preferring growth by increasing passenger numbers and not by acquiring other airlines but Turkish has been always interested in LOT. I would like to know the reason of high interest in LOT.

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^^ Those are the pictures of all 18.000 workers of Turkish Airlines. It is a brilliant idea! :cheers:

http://fgaleri.ihlassondakika.com/462473_THYden_calisanlarina_buyuk_jest_1.jpeg

http://img1.zaman.com.tr/2012/03/15/thy.jpg

^^ Amazing

I would like to know the reason of high interest in LOT.


I would say that among the 10 most populous European countries Poland definitely has the highest growth potential.
Despite its rapidly growing economy, very few Polish people fly yet and in recent years the Polish government has invested a lot of money into the expansion and modernization of its airports.

We got some rumours in Lithuania that TK is about to launch IST-VNO flights from the middle of summer. Any news from Turkey?

ZRSMWZZRGUg

^^ Those are the pictures of all 18.000 workers of Turkish Airlines. It is a brilliant idea! :cheers:

http://fgaleri.ihlassondakika.com/462473_THYden_calisanlarina_buyuk_jest_1.jpeg

http://img1.zaman.com.tr/2012/03/15/thy.jpg

ohohoho awesome!!!!!!!

This is a very nice special plane.. Especially with the 3D effect..

I'm affraid this is only for PR purposes, and the plane didn't take to the skies because the special livery is constructed from multiple stickers.

Am I correct, or is it flying ?

^^
It does fly.

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@Ataturk Airport

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At Schiphol Airport Amsterdam.

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Any ideas on what Turkish's plan is with their South African route, as they have said before that they'll be offering nonstop service to CPT in due time, de-tagging from the current JNB flights. Currently flying daily IST-JNB-CPT...wouldn't that rather warrant a 3 weekly nonstop CPT flight, and continue operating daily to JNB (or maybe extend that to Durban (DUR) then)?

Any ideas on what Turkish's plan is with their South African route, as they have said before that they'll be offering nonstop service to CPT in due time, de-tagging from the current JNB flights. Currently flying daily IST-JNB-CPT...wouldn't that rather warrant a 3 weekly nonstop CPT flight, and continue operating daily to JNB (or maybe extend that to Durban (DUR) then)?

I guess 3 weekly nonstop might be less attractive for business travellers who can now fly any given day. What could be done is have 3 weekly nonstop and 4 weekly via JNB. As demand picks up more nonstops can replace 1-stops.

Certainly a daily flight is needed for Johannesburg, attracting business travel, but for Cape Town which is more leisure orientated I don't think it's that important for daily flights. Considering that they can't carry any pax on JNB-CPT, they must be losing money on that leg of the route, I doubt that more than 50% carries on to CPT. Otherwise if they could do CPT via another African city and get 5th freedom right to carry pax between CPT and that city as well, good possibilities could be Kinshasa or Lusaka...both routes where there is no airline flying nonstop to CPT, and not taking away from Star Alliance partner SAA.
People are really not fond of the more than 1 hour stop in JNB, with many of the pax onto CPT is also connecting in IST.

Amazing stuff. They are going with 2nd daily to BEG.

Booked a ticket on Turkish. Their website is buggy as hell. Half the stuff doesn't work. That's unacceptable for such a big airline!

The one thing that baffles me the most about TKs huge expansion is the fact that they are able to also operate all of these new flights from Ataturk airport. I was under the impression that it was operating at its maximum capacity level since about 2 years.

It probably has to do with the fact that Turkey has some of the lowest levels of bureaucratic red tape in the world and therefore it must be very easy for them to set up new routes quickly and make them operational.

It would be great if in the near future turkish airlines could launch flights from Istanbul to Catania or Istanbul to Malta :cheers:

Looks like Turkish Airlines is planning to start non-stop service from Istanbul-Atatürk to Houston.

IAH will soon offer flights to Turkey (http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2012/06/iah-will-soon-offer-flights-to-turkey/)

Looks like Turkish Airlines is planning to start non-stop service from Istanbul-Atatürk to Houston.

IAH will soon offer flights to Turkey (http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2012/06/iah-will-soon-offer-flights-to-turkey/)

So that will be TK's 5th US destination once operational next year... :)

Currently they're flying from Istanbul and Ankara to NYC, Chicago, LA and DC.

So that will be TK's 5th US destination once operational next year... :)

Currently they're flying from Istanbul and Ankara to NYC, Chicago, LA and DC.

Rumor has it that Turkish Airlines is also planning to start service to Boston, Atlanta, Miami, and Detroit as well, so potentially Turkish Airlines will serve nine US destinations in total if Turkish Airlines decides to serve all of these markets.

Rumor has it that Turkish Airlines is also planning to start service to Boston, Atlanta, Miami, and Detroit as well, so potentially Turkish Airlines will serve nine US destinations in total if Turkish Airlines decides to serve all of these markets.

No kidding?!

Then good luck to them anyways.... :lol:

When will Turkish Airlines fly to Mexico City?

So that will be TK's 5th US destination once operational next year... :)

Currently they're flying from Istanbul and Ankara to NYC, Chicago, LA and DC.

No long haul from Ankara. At least wiki says so.

I am pro muslim! Will pay more for a flight just to wipe out Austrian out. Just wait when they start flying daily to all North American points..

No long haul from Ankara. At least wiki says so.

Oops, sorry... thanks for the correction :nuts:

It looks like there will be a Turkish order for the big widebody's at next months Farnborough Airshow. It doesn't matter if they go for the 747 or the A380, it will be a big step in capacity for Turkish Airlines.

Turkish Air May Order 15 Airbus or Boeing Jumbos Next Month

Turk Hava Yollari AO, or Turkish Airlines, will order at least 15 jumbo airliners valued at $4 billion from Airbus SAS (EAD) or Boeing Co. (BA) as early as next month as it adds routes and seeks acquisitions in emerging markets.

Europe’s fifth-largest carrier plans to purchase Airbus A380 or Boeing 747-8 planes for delivery after 2014, Chairman Hamdi Topcu said in an interview in Istanbul.

Turkish Airlines is looking at jets bigger than Boeing’s 330-seat 777, currently the carrier’s largest model, as it seeks to lure transfer traffic between Europe and Asia away from rivals Air France-KLM Group, Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA) and British Airways-parent International Consolidated Airlines Group SA. (IAG)

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Neo, MAX

While the emphasis will be on adding bigger planes, the carrier is also interested in the Airbus A320 Neo and Boeing 737 MAX narrow-bodies, the executive said.

full article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-20/turkish-airlines-may-order-15-airbus-or-boeing-jumbos-next-month.html

There's also a mention of interest in the NEO and/or the MAX, but that's not really news of course. Their current narrowbody fleet is split between the A320 and the 737 families, a follow up order of the newer versions is only logical. It will only be news if they will choose only one of the newest instead of a split order.

The unofficial state "embargo" on French products due to political tension between both states has been finally suspended couple of days ago. This might be a step in favor of the A380.

Btw, here a great picture:

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Can someone know what type of aircraft is used by TK for the Algiers - Istanbul regular flight ? With some photos, if possible..

You can check yourself. Just fill in the dates you want to fly and click on "detailed information" and you'll see what airplane they use. I have checked some dates and 70% they were using A 330 and 30% A340.

A 330
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A 340
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nergiz/3877758396/

Thanks Messi. The aircrafts looks Ok. :)

Two armrests in the middle, that's pretty generous!

In 2012 Turkish Airlines has been awarded best airline in Europe for the second time in row.


Turkish Airlines named Best Airline in Europe
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THY Director General Temel Kotil received "the Best Airline in Europe", "the Best Airline in Southern Europe" and "the Best Premium Economy Class Airline Seats" awards at a ceremony held within the scope of an aviation fair in Farnborough in Britain, Anadoly Agency reported.
THY had received the same awards at a ceremony held in French capital of Paris in 2011 as well.

Two armrests in the middle, that's pretty generous!

Cost saving measure for the airline... Instead of ordering 2 sets of seats 1 x 2 seaters & 1 x 4 seaters they only need to order 1 x 2 seaters....

I think they are allowed to bump YYZ to 5 weekly? Sweet if so!

So what is the relationship with TK and Lufthansa as both being in the SA. Is TK ever pressured by LH to give up on some markets? I am curious to know because all star carriers in the former Yugoslavia act as Lufthansa puppet feeder airlines. Now, not to offend TK, of course it is a different and bigger superpower airline, but I am curious if they share any profit with SA? I suppose they decide what they do in their house..



You can check yourself. Just fill in the dates you want to fly and click on "detailed information" and you'll see what airplane they use. I have checked some dates and 70% they were using A 330 and 30% A340.

A 330
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A 340
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So what is the relationship with TK and Lufthansa as both being in the SA.

Ever heard of the saying "keep your friends close, and your enemies closer"... The relationship between LH & TK is a perfect example... ;) :yes: :yes: ;)

So what is the relationship with TK and Lufthansa as both being in the SA. Is TK ever pressured by LH to give up on some markets? I am curious to know because all star carriers in the former Yugoslavia act as Lufthansa puppet feeder airlines. Now, not to offend TK, of course it is a different and bigger superpower airline, but I am curious if they share any profit with SA? I suppose they decide what they do in their house..

On the contrary. TK has opened its 12th destination in Germany and Istanbul has become an alternative for Germans traveling to the Mideast and Eastern Asia. The passenger numbers show that TK is rather a competitor and not a "feeder".

TK has 200 destinations and is still expanding aggressively. It is coming closer and closer to the Lufthansa Group (consisting of Austrian and Swiss etc..) with its 223 destinations. And most important the growth is not merely quantitative, also in terms of quality TK rising the gap to LH each year.
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Hey, is this true of flights from Istanbul to Buenos Aires, Caracas, Mexico City and Lima?

On the contrary. TK has opened its 12th destination in Germany and Istanbul has become an alternative for Germans traveling to the Mideast and Eastern Asia. The passenger numbers show that TK is rather a competitor and not a "feeder".

TK has 200 destinations and is still expanding aggressively. It is coming closer and closer to the Lufthansa Group (consisting of Austrian and Swiss etc..) with its 223 destinations. And most important the growth is not merely quantitative, also in terms of quality TK rising the gap to LH each year.
http://i48.tinypic.com/vfumo8.png

I agree, it's more than clear in what directing TK is heading. So I guess LH group simply can't control certain markets the way they have managed to control the Balkans.

Ever heard of the saying "keep your friends close, and your enemies closer"... The relationship between LH & TK is a perfect example... ;) :yes: :yes: ;)

Of course! :):cheers:

From my YYZ side. My jaw dropped as she approached.

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Ah man YU-AMC You're photos are very clear what camera do you use? ?! Can you please direct me to a good camera with a reasnoble prise I'm not that rich lol

Ladies and gentlemen, i have got one question for you.


well, i have bought a round trip on Tbilisi-Istanbul-Munich flight from 1 august to 14 august.

i have only 55 minutes transit time in Ataturk Airport. i'm afraid i will miss the plane to munich. is 55 minutes enough? what about luggage? i think its too little time :) :D .


and do i have to check in again in Ataturk airport or just go from the arrival gate do departure gate by the elivator?

You will not get down to enter Turkey, you'll remain in the transit area, so I think there will be no problems.

You will not get down to enter Turkey, you'll remain in the transit area, so I think there will be no problems.

thanks for the answer, but what about time?

Not to be negative but its very very very little time especially when you're flying Turkish Airlines they delay a lot I had the same problem but with Qatar Airways I was coming from Khartoum to Dammam via Doha and I was having 1 hour transite in Doha and we arrived just 10 minutes late from Khartoum so I missed the other flight to Dammam but just hope it be on time

Your luggage will msot probably arrive later with another flight. I've been in a similar situation with another airline and that's how it happens.

There's really only 1 answer to such questions and that is to contact Turkish Airlines to ask the same questions directly to them.

I always wondered why such a late departure from Toronto?

IST-HKG

http://pic.feeyo.com/pic/20120717/201207171101429547.jpg

great capture YU-AMC, toronto late departure should be caused by late arrival of the plane maybe. changing one plane time effects others too.

here is current map of direct routes from IST for TK

http://i.imgur.com/dzPeL.png

I think that Turkish Airlines will fly to Mexico City end of this year.?
What do you think

great capture YU-AMC, toronto late departure should be caused by late arrival of the plane maybe. changing one plane time effects others too.

I am looking at the cities such as Belgrade where they fly twice a day. So if I book with them I should arrive around 6pm @BEG which is not so bad. I just think that early departure would give them a better chance to snatch some Us/Canada bound traffic from the Balkans. They probably have decent feed already from Asian/African feeder airports.

Hello

I will be taking a trip to Tel Aviv in August, and while most of the time I usually fly the Lufthansa group I am considering trying Turkish Airlines Business Class this time around. I tried to look for some information online, but my search was pretty much fruitless. I was wondering if anybody from the flyertalk community traveled with Turkish Airlines to Tel Aviv in business class and can shed some light on what can be expected.

Hello

I will be taking a trip to Tel Aviv in August, and while most of the time I usually fly the Lufthansa group I am considering trying Turkish Airlines Business Class this time around. I tried to look for some information online, but my search was pretty much fruitless. I was wondering if anybody from the flyertalk community traveled with Turkish Airlines to Tel Aviv in business class and can shed some light on what can be expected.

You will be on a 737NG that come with a real (2+2) seats in the front. That has to be top notch service on a narrowbody plane.

I am writing writing this message 30.000 feet above ground! Turkish Airlines rules :D

I am writing writing this message 30.000 feet above ground! Turkish Airlines rules :D

I could of done that light years ago on Emirates. :)

I flew Emirates 2 years ago and I don't remember that it was possible.
The best thing is it was for free on my flight with Turkish Airlines.

Btw I found this:
Emirates, the world's largest customer of the Airbus A380 just announced that its entire fleet of super jumbos will be outfitted with in-flight Internet and mobile phone technology by 2012.vThe first Emirates A380 with OnAir service will be ready by June 2012...

http://www.gadling.com/2010/07/20/emirates-airlines-bringing-internet-and-mobile-phone-calls-to-en/

I just completed a 2 flights trip with TK .... nlo internet or even TV screen on the seats (B737 3+3, A330 2+4+2)

no screens on the A330? No way, are you serious?

Yep, only overhead screens in the middle row (TK762, IST - DXB on 19/08)

The first airframes in the EK fleet to have internet availability were the 345s, and yes that was a few years ago. Obviously not all of EKs airframes have it yet, just like they're 332, and 343s seats are way out of date cause some of the aircraft are already 15 years old.

Altin Turkish 332, 343s are out fitted with the older interior, but the new 333, and 77Ws have the new interior. Same goes for they're newer 738s, and 320 family. Keep that in mind the next time you travel so you can get a better product for the money spend.

here is current map of direct routes from IST for TK

http://i.imgur.com/dzPeL.png

You are missing CGK. CGK is a direct route as well although it is a 1 stop flight from IST via SIN.

Altin Turkish 332, 343s are out fitted with the older interior, but the new 333, and 77Ws have the new interior. Same goes for they're newer 738s, and 320 family. Keep that in mind the next time you travel so you can get a better product for the money spend.

Well, not that I care, but the A321 they have been using for the last 2 years on the IST - DXB - IST, do have big personal TV screens and TK's new infotainement system that is not bad.

Yeah who cares, just put credit card down so they can mess up lufthansa. Weaker LH is the way to go where evenyone benfits.

I flew Emirates 2 years ago and I don't remember that it was possible.
The best thing is it was for free on my flight with Turkish Airlines.

Btw I found this:


http://www.gadling.com/2010/07/20/emirates-airlines-bringing-internet-and-mobile-phone-calls-to-en/

Btw I know this is not the best place to ask, but I should be flying to BEG soon. I am thinking of flying TK via IST to BEG in premium economy with TK from YYZ. Do you think it will more comfortable flight over lets say flying regular economy with an average european airline? It's a longer trip over casual EU stop, but I think that may not be an issue if I fly P/E with TK which is priced very reasonable. I never flew via IST, so I want to give it a try.

The real question remains, is that little bit of comfort worth the extra flight time ?

Unless it's a true flat bed, nothing is very comforting after two hours of flight.

My two cents.

IST is in a very dear need of an extension or a completely new terminal. The current one that opened in 2000 has really reached the peak.

The decission to remove the security gates before the boarding gates and have only 6 gates at the entrance of the Terminal (transit area) is horrendeous and creates huge crowds cramped in a small place at peak time.

I almost lost my connection when I arrived from Dubai in the morning time :ohno:

Istanbul will get another new airport, the government will soon announce a tender for a new airport that will be located north of the European part of the city. The first phase of the new airport that will handle 90 million passengers per year should open in 2015.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/02/turkey-airport-idINL6E8J268020120802

I would prefer a new Airport instead of Atatürk Airport.
A new big (+100 Million) Airport on the european side and closing Atatürk Airport.

I think three Airport are unnecessary! If Sabiah Gökcen will be extended(they should do it), two Airport will be fine for Istanbul!

But the european part needs a bigger one

The real question remains, is that little bit of comfort worth the extra flight time ?

Unless it's a true flat bed, nothing is very comforting after two hours of flight.

My two cents.

The bets bet would be to fly to IST and return back via EU to avoid backtracking.

Turkish Airlines adds Sharm El Sheikh, Kinshasa and Sabha to its growing network in Africa...

Turkish Airlines starting 27 AUG 2012 is launching Istanbul – Kinshasa service,capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo where it’ll operate 4 weekly flights on board Boeing 737-900ER aircraft. The Star Alliance member will introduce 5th weekly service starting 27 SEP 2012. Kinshasa is TK's 4th African destination to be launched in Summer 2012. Introductory round trip fares are available from Istanbul to Kinshasa starting from 457 Euros (including taxes and fees)

Beginning October 9th, 2012, roundtrip flights between Istanbul and Sharm El Sheikh will be operated 4 times per week. Introductory round trip fares are available from Istanbul to Sharm El Sheikh starting from 159 Euros (including taxes and fees).

Sabha (Libya) will be added on September 2nd, 2012 with the 3 services per week. Introductory round trip fares are available from Istanbul to Sabha starting from 249 Euros (including taxes and fees).

http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-int/corporate/press-room/press-releases/13273/turkish-airlines-adds-sharm-el-sheikh-maldives-kinshasa-and-sabha-to-its-growing-network

I think Turkish is ripe to order the A380. They have made a good brand, product, and the numbers, and additional network expansion justify a future purchase.

They have recently said that after comparing the A380 with the 747-8I they have come to the conclusion that they are not interested in ordering any very large airplanes at the moment. The capacity constraints at Atatürk Airport are also to be taken into account, there aren't enough gates to handle widebody airplanes.

They are not ordering any 787 or A350 for that matter, claiming that the uncertainty of both programs as the main reason to wait.

If they are going to order or lease extra widebodies soon it will be 777s or A330s.

^^ That's right. TK will need to wait the third airport to be completed before they order any wide-body aircraft. I think there is no other airport that works over-capacity like Atatürk. Istanbul will reach 45 million at the end of this year but its foreseen capacity is around 20 million.

During those harsh winters at YYZ by Nino Buda. (Ankara)

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/2/2/9/2152922.jpg

Some News:
TK will buy at least 6 widebody airplanes(A380 or 747)! These Planes will operate from the new Airport in Istanbul.

Until than TK will buy 777 and A330!

^^ The indeed bought 15 A330-300s.
http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/turkish-airlines-orders-another-15-airbus-a330-aircraft/

And will be ordering 15 777-300ERs.
http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2456


According to this Turkish source the airline is looking into opening the following American routes.
http://www.airkule.com/default.asp?page=haber&id=13022

Caracas, Venezuela
Mexico City, Mexico
Havana, Cuba
Montreal, Canada
Boston, USA
San Francisco, USA

Depending on bilateral and aircraft availability.

wow thats great. TA is really a high class service! B773 is just great. why did TA not order b748 or a380? because the airport cant recieve them? i hope we will see 3 daily flights to Tbilisi next year.

^^ The indeed bought 15 A330-300s.
http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/turkish-airlines-orders-another-15-airbus-a330-aircraft/

And will be ordering 15 777-300ERs.
http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2456


According to this Turkish source the airline is looking into opening the following American routes.
http://www.airkule.com/default.asp?page=haber&id=13022

Caracas, Venezuela
Mexico City, Mexico
Havana, Cuba
Montreal, Canada
Boston, USA
San Francisco, USA

Depending on bilateral and aircraft availability.

Congrats to the orders. I hardly see Havana and Caracas really working. I personally think they will only last a couple of months and then be money losing routes.