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Dec 17, 2010 (AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION via COMTEX) —

Turkish Airlines yesterday announced that it has signed a code share agreement with its fellow Star Alliance member US Airways.

The agreement will allow both airlines to use each other’s flight codes and should allow both of the airline’s customers better access to Turkey and the US.

Through the agreement US Airways customers will have access to Istanbul via Turkish Airlines service from Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich, and they may also access four new destinations in Turkey via Istanbul: Adana, Izmir, Antalya and Ankara, as well as having nonstop travel to Istanbul via Turkish Airlines service at New York and Chicago.

Turkish Airlines customers will gain access to Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix via US Airways, flying from Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Chicago and New York through the agreement.

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Turkey’s national air carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY), carried 26.9 million passengers in the first eleven months of 2010.

In a statement issued, the THY said that the number of passengers it carried in the first eleven months of 2010 was up 17.1 percent when compared to the same term last year.

In the first eleven months of 2009, the THY carried 22.9 million passengers.

Between January and November 2010, the number of Business Class passengers using international flights of THY went up 29.4 percent when compared to the same period last year, the THY said.

According to THY, occupancy rate reached 74 percent in the first eleven months of 2010, up 2.8 percent when compared to the same term last year.

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Based in Istanbul, Turkish Airlines is one of the fastest growing and prosperous airlines in the world. It carries approximately 25 million passengers a year, with direct flights to 126 international and 37 domestic destinations.

The company was founded in 1933 with a fleet of five airplanes that carried a total of 28 passengers. THY made its first domestic flight in 1933 and the first international flight in 1947.

THY posted 389 million Euro of profit in 2009, becoming one of the top companies, following Air China and Ryan Air, in the world that recorded the highest profit in 2009.

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Turkish Airlines is to start a regular flight between Kharkiv (Ukraine) and Istanbul (Turkey) in 2011.

“As early as in 2011, Turkish Airlines will fly from Kharkiv,” Director General of the company’s representative office in Ukraine Erol Akcal said in an interview with the Kontrakty weekly.

“After Kharkiv, the next on the list is Zaporizhia.”

However, he did not give the exact date for the launch of the flight, or its frequency.

According to him, the airline also plans to increase the frequency of flights to Kyiv, Odesa, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk.

Currently, flights between Kharkiv and Istanbul are serviced by Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines.

Turkish Airlines was set up in 1933. Its fleet includes nine Airbus 340s, eleven Airbus 330s, twenty-one Airbus 321s, twenty-five Airbus 320s, five Airbus 319s, eight Boeing 777s, and sixty-nine Boeing 737s.

via Turkish Airlines to open Istanbul -Kharkiv route in 2011 – Ukrainian news. Interfax-Ukraine.

In addition to a special offer on round-trip tickets as low as HK$4,890 from Hong Kong to 73 popular destinations worldwide (including major cities in Europe, Middle East and Africa), Hong Kong travelers now also have the opportunity to stop in Istanbul and spend a day there with Turkish Airlines’ free transit service: one free city tour or one free overnight 4-5-star hotel accommodation.

Passengers can choose to enjoy a complimentary one-night stay in Istanbul at a 4-5-star hotel, or join Turkish Airlines free city tour which includes transportation, museum tickets and a breakfast or lunch.

The promotion is valid for outbound travel from Hong Kong until 31 January 2011 (inclusive). Terms and conditions apply.