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Turkish Airlines has resumed flights to Tripoli – Business Traveller

11Apr

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Turkish Airlines has resumed flights to Tripoli – Business Traveller

Turkish Airlines has resumed its flight service to Tripoli, the capital of Libya, operating three times a week. The flights will depart from Istanbul airport to Mitiga International airport at 0800, and Mitiga International airport to Istanbul airport at 1200 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. There will also be a flight from Istanbul airport to Mitiga International airport at 1400, and from Mitiga International airport to Istanbul airport at 1800 on Thursdays. For travel until 13 May 2024, flight prices will begin from US$379 from Istanbul to Tripoli, and from US$299 from Tripoli to Istanbul. Jet-set pets: Turkish Airlines creates revolutionary pet passport During the inauguration ceremony at Mitiga International airport, Turkish Airlines CEO Bilal Ekşi stated: “As Turkish Airlines, ...

Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Osaka – Business Traveller

18Dec

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Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Osaka – Business Traveller

Turkish Airlines has reinstated flights to Osaka International airport from Istanbul airport. Starting 12 December, the airline began operating four weekly flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. The route is serviced by the carrier’s widebody Boeing 787-9 aircraft. TK86 departs Istanbul from 2.35am and lands in Osaka at 8.05pm. TK87 meanwhile leaves Istanbul at 10.25pm and arrives back in Istanbul at 5.55am. Flying to more countries than any other airline in the world, Turkish Airlines has once again added Osaka International Airport to its flight network starting from December 12. “Reinstating our flights to Osaka not only strengthens the presence of Turkish Airlines in the Asia Pacific region but also demonstrates our dedication to connecting people and cultures around the...

Turkish Airlines to expand Birmingham-Istanbul route – Business Traveller

13Dec

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Turkish Airlines to expand Birmingham-Istanbul route – Business Traveller

Turkish Airlines has announced plans to operate 18 weekly flights between Birmingham and Istanbul next summer. This winter the carrier is maintaining a twice-daily service between the two cities – rather than dropping down to ten flights per week as it has done previously – and the airline said that “forecasts of even greater demand next year” have led it to add a further four weekly flights from June 2024. Turkish Airlines will operate three flights per day on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with a twice daily service continuing on other days. Last month Pegasus Airlines announced plan to launch flights between Birmingham and Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen International airport from 21 December – Turkish Airlines operates its flights into Istanbul airport. Pegasus Airlines launch...

Riyadh Air signs cooperation agreement with Turkish Airlines – Business Traveller

6Dec

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Riyadh Air signs cooperation agreement with Turkish Airlines – Business Traveller

Saudi national carrier Riyadh Air has signed a strategic cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Turkish Airlines. Accordingly, Riyadh Air said that guests of both airlines will be able “to take full advantage of each carrier’s worldwide network through a comprehensive interline and codeshare agreement that will allow customers to seamlessly connect between and combine sectors operated by either Riyadh Air or Turkish Airlines.” Although no firm date has been announced as to when this agreement, subject to regulatory approvals, will take effect, the Saudi carrier said that it hopes to activate it “as soon as possible” after it launches its operations in mid-2025. The cooperation agreement will also extend to the loyalty programmes of the two airlines. The MoU will facilitate me...

Turkish Airlines’ AnadoluJet to become AJet – Business Traveller

28Nov

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Turkish Airlines’ AnadoluJet to become AJet – Business Traveller

AnadoluJet is to rebrand as AJet, as part of plans for the low-cost carrier to become a separate subsidiary of Turkish Airlines in 2024. Earlier this Turkish Airlines unveiled growth plans for AnadoluJet, including increasing its fleet from around 70 aircraft to 200 by 2033. The carrier also announced its intention to establish AnadoluJet as a separate subsidiary, and those plans have now been officially unveiled, alongside a new branding and livery. Turkish said that AnadoluJet would conduct operations under the name “AJet Air Transportation Inc” from the end of March 2024, with the customer-facing branding AJet. AnadoluJet currently operates flights from bases at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen and Ankara Esenboga airports, to destinations including London Stansted, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Par...

Turkish Airlines planning routes to Glasgow and Newcastle – Business Traveller

5Oct

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Turkish Airlines planning routes to Glasgow and Newcastle – Business Traveller

Turkish Airlines has outlined expansion plans as part of its recent Roadshow presentation. The flag carrier currently flies to 291 destinations in 128 countries – the most of any carrier worldwide – and has named around 30 routes among its future plans. In the UK these include Glasgow and Newcastle, which would add to existing UK airports served by the carrier including Birmingham, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester and Stansted. Other future destinations include: Detroit, Denver, Orlando, Lima, Santiago and Rio de Janeiro in the Americas Sydney, Melbourne, Phnom Penh, Atyrau and Osaka in the Asia-Pacific region Bergen, Iasi, Katowice, Nantes, Timisoara, Bayburt and Yozgat in Europe Abha and Salalah in the Middle East Aswan, Brazzaville, Hargeisa, Lome, Monrovia, Port Sudan and Wi...

Thai Airways to launch Istanbul route as part of JV with Turkish Airlines – Business Traveller

8Aug

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Thai Airways to launch Istanbul route as part of JV with Turkish Airlines – Business Traveller

Star Alliance founding member Thai Airways (THAI) will launch daily flights between its Bangkok base and Istanbul from December. THAI’s Istanbul flights will complement Turkish Airlines’ Bangkok flights, which will continue operating multiple times a day. THAI’s Istanbul launch is part of a joint venture MOU signed between the Thai flag carrier and Turkish Airlines this week that seeks “to maximize the synergies that this strategic partnership offers to both airlines”. “This cooperation would enhance the efficiencies of THAI and Turkish Airlines in terms of connectivity and route network. Our customers will be able to conveniently travel between Thailand and Türkiye as well as on to Europe and other points in Asia, making full use of the extensive networks offered by THAI and Turkish ...