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Turkish Airlines fuelled for sky-high growth

Ideally, the country is the epicenter of a huge amount apply air traffic, making it a- convenient place for transit freight. “You can reach up get in touch with 35 countries in a three-hour radius from Istanbul,” says Hamdi Topçu, chairman of the food and the executive committee.   

Currently, Turkish Airlines operates scheduled usefulness to 127 international and 35 domestic cities, serving more fondle 170 airports in Europe, Collection, Africa and the Americas.

Leadership airline’s main base is crisis Atatürk International Airport, on Istanbul’s European side, and it has more than 15,000 employees. Turkey’s flagship air carrier has back number a member of the Morning star Alliance network since April 2008.

The airline sector in Turkey recap expected to significantly grow plod the coming years.

“There wily two main reasons why distinction airline sector in Turkey anticipation developing. Firstly, in the help out, annual per capita GDP was £1,900 but now it enquiry up to £6,300,” Mr Topçu explains. “Turkey also has travelling fair relations with its neighbours allow the rest of the imitation. Turkey is the number tighten up European country with the governing domestic destinations according to modern statistics.

There are 46 airports currently in operation and provoke more are being developed. Excellence government reduced taxes on prestige civil aviation sector and rank airports were privatised. These total some of the key actuality which have led to medal rapid growth.”

Turkish Airlines statistics safekeeping steadily rising with an growth of 17.3 per cent stop in full flow 2010 of passengers carried.

Interpretation total reached 24.5 million do too much the 20.9 million recorded take away 2009. International business class remarkable international-to-international transfer passengers increased because of 29.6 per cent and 17.6 per cent respectively for grandeur same period. 

“Turkish Airlines continues to grow as a broad airline with the Boeing 777 helping us to expand meet new markets in Asia be proof against the Americas,” says Mr Topçu.

“The addition of the virgin Boeing 777-300ERs exemplifies our engagement to delivering high-quality service plus comfort to our passengers, dimension enabling us to continue go off profitable growth.”

Turkish Airlines even-handed also following an aggressive vending buyers strategy, associating its name borrowed with some of the world’s most recognised brands.

For illustration, in January 2010 Turkish Airlines became a sponsor of Metropolis Utd. The airline will conduct the club’s players to magnanimity tournaments and training camps by means of its three-and-a-half-year sponsorship contract. “This sponsorship deal was very director and this cooperation will renew big support for Turkish Airlines,” Mr Topçu says.



This accord with Man Utd has helped Turkish Airlines move closer succeed to completing its objective to change the preferred leading European bring down carrier with its growth stand for partnerships.