News from THY - Turkish Airlines

[RoMax]

That's already something, normally in cases like this they claim there are no talks or even interest :p like Etihad that said they would never take a share in JAT...yeah right :p

[airazurxtror]

http://www.bto.be/Home/blog_comments.ph ... g_id=12699

Turkish Airlines s’étend en Afrique
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Mardi dernier, la compagnie a ouvert sa 28e destination sur le continent noir et vient ainsi concurrencer indirectement Brussels Airlines et AF-KLM
Ce sont trois vols hebdomadaires que propose Turkish Airlines (TK) entre son hub d’Istanbul et Bamako au Mali. Deux fréquences (mardi et jeudi) s’effectuent via Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), auxquelles s’ajoute une desserte (samedi) via Niamey au Niger.

Last Tuesday, Turkish Airlines opened its 28th destination on the black continent thus indirectly competing with Brussels Airlines and AF- KLM
Three weekly flights are offered by Turkish Airlines (TK ) between its Istanbul hub and Bamako in Mali. Two frequencies ( Tuesday and Thursday) are via Ouagadougou ( Burkina Faso ) , plus a service (Saturday ) via Niamey, Niger.

[globetrotter]

Black continent?? that sounds racist.

[KriVa]

I think that's just a wrong choice of words. Even though it's use is declining, Africa used to be known as the Dark Continent. While it may be a bit "on the edge", I wouldn't see it as racist. It used to be a very popular turn.

[convair]

Black continent?? that sounds racist.

I don't understand and certainly don't share the prejudice many people have against the word "black".

[flightlover]

Every time a word is used to describe differences between humans it can and will be turned in a racist manner.
Simply because it makes the difference obvious. And as these days everything has a racist connotation it is very hard to keep it politically correct and non offending towards anybody.

[airazurxtror]

The Turkish DCGA authorized THY to operate flights to Amsterdam, Brussels and London from Ankara via its subsidy AnadoluJet.
The flights are expected to begin within three months, and be offered three times per week during the summer and at least twice per week during the winter.
http://www.dailysabah.com/money/2015/06 ... rom-ankara

[globetrotter]

TK Cargo have ended A310F operations.

[sn26567]

A brand new Boeing 737-900ER with registration TC-JYP is returning to Boeing Field with a technical fault while on delivery flight to Turkinh Airlines in IST (flight TK6902).

[sn26567]

Turkish Airlines reports First Half 2015 passenger numbers up 8.5% to 26.2 million, with RPKs up 8.6%, ASKs up 10.1%, and passenger load factor down 1.0 point to 78.9%.

[hakan]

THY has announced that based on aircraft availability and gaining the necessary permits they will fly from Istanbul Ataturk to Durban (South Africa).

[sn26567]

Turkish Airlines launches a new Venice-Istanbul route starting from today. The new route will link Venice Marco Polo Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport.

[sn26567]

Turkish Airlines is developing Ankara Esenboga International Airport into its third hub.

In other news, Turkish Airlines to begin service from Islamabad to Istanbul via Baku in late September 2015.

[hakan]

Turkish Airlines is developing Ankara Esenboga International Airport into its third hub.

In other news, Turkish Airlines to begin service from Islamabad to Istanbul via Baku in late September 2015.

Thanks SN26567 .To add to your comment, I have copied the recent article link from Turkish CCA website. In brief:
The following airliners were granted permit to operate flights from Ankara Esenboga Airport (to increase the usage of the airport).
Bora Jet to Munich (Germany)
Pegasus Airlines to Baku (Azarbaijan) and Amman (Jordan)
Turkish Airlines under Anadolu Jet brand to Amsterdam (Holland), Brussels (Belgium), London (England).
The flights must start in 3 months time and must be 3 times a week minimum in Summer and twice a week in Winter minimum to keep the permit.

http://web.shgm.gov.tr/tr/manset-haber/ ... kenttesvik

Greets,
Hakan

[hakan]

THY intends to start flying from

Istanbul Ataturk to Hanoi (Vietnam) based on aircraft availability.

[Predixs]

Turkish Airlines will fly to Brussels Airport with the A343 on saturday mornings starting January 30th


http://flightlevel.be/47908/de-winter-v ... s-airport/

[globetrotter]

A new destination in Ukraine Zaporozhye, thrice weekly from IST with A319, begins December.

[hakan]

THY is starting to 2 new destinations in Africa.

4 times weekly Istanbul Ataturk-Antananarivo (Madagascar)-Port Louis (Mauritius) flights will start from 15.December.2015.

[sn26567]

Turkish Airlines Overtakes Lufthansa as Russia's Biggest Foreign Air Carrier

Turkey's flagship air carrier Turkish Airlines has become Russia's top foreign airline as its competitors have cut flights to the country amid slumping demand, the Bloomberg news agency reported Wednesday.

Turkish Airlines has increased the Russian flights by 16 percent this year, compared to 2014, while its rivals have cut flights to Russia by 43 percent over the same period, Bloomberg reported.

The previous market leader, Germany's Lufthansa, has reduced Russian services by 31 percent this year, Bloomberg reported.

Foreign airlines are reducing their exposure to Russia amid the country's decline in international travel.

The weakening of the ruble has made trips abroad prohibitively expensive and led to the reduction of passenger flow to international destinations.

As a result, many foreign air carriers — including the budget German airline Air Berlin, Britain's EasyJet and Thai Airways International — have quit the Russian market altogether.

“Turkish is very keen to build market share in Europe and Asia and won’t bear as much profitability pain given its lower costs,” Bloomberg cited George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence senior analyst on aerospace, defence and airlines, as saying.

Source: Russian Aviation and Bloomberg

[Conti764]

Black continent?? that sounds racist.

It isn't...

My African wife has no problem with beïng called black, as opposed to the N-word...