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[BJK67]

The marketing strategy turkish airlines has is genious and very effective

[SaRaJeVo-City]

Originally Posted by BJK67

The marketing strategy turkish airlines has is genious and very effective

yes it is....

[SIMSI]

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

[Messi]

waiting for flight report if you manage you fly

[Messi]

A new sponsorship

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."

[Messi]

[DENIZLI]

...nice!

[hakz2007]

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

[TAfixe77X]

Originally Posted by hakz2007

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.

[Messi]

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

[Messi]

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.

[mrmocha413]

Cannot wait to fly Turkish!!

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Originally Posted by gnzlnho

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

+1

[TAfixe77X]

Preview of THY new livery:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/turki...l#post14210207

[DENIZLI]

Originally Posted by TAfixe77X

Preview of THY new livery:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/turki...l#post14210207

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

[TAfixe77X]

Originally Posted by DENIZLI

...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...