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Turkish Airlines Named “Best Airline in Europe” by Skytrax

Turkish Airlines Named “Best Airline in Europe” by Skytrax

By Turkish Airlines

ISTANBUL, June 23, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Turkish Airlines has been named the winner of three distinguished awards by Skytrax, according to the results of the 2011 evaluation: “Best Airline in Europe,” “Best Premium Economy Seats” and “Best Airline in Southern Europe.” Skytrax is a world recognized brand associated with air travel excellence in the 21st century, providing unique expertise to the world airline and airport industry through the most professional Audit and Service Benchmarking programs of Product and Service Quality.

The Skytrax World Airline Awards Ceremony took place in Paris, France. During a 10 month survey period, 18.8 million airline customers from over 100 different nationalities participated in this customer satisfaction survey. The award was given to Turkish Airlines’ General Manager Temel Kotil, Ph.D. by the CEO of Skytrax, Edward Plaisted.

One of the fastest growing airline companies in the world, Turkish Airlines has received several “Passenger Choice Awards” by Skytrax over the years. In 2010, the airline won the Skytrax award for the “Best Airline in Southern Europe” in addition to the award for the “World’s Best Economy Class Onboard Catering” for its partnership with the world-renowned Turkish Do&Co. The year prior, Turkish Airlines won the “Skytrax World Aviation Award 2009,” also known as the “Oscar of the Aviation Industry.”

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About Turkish Airlines:

Established in 1933 with a fleet of only five airplanes, Star Alliance member, Turkish Airlines is today a four star airline company with a fleet of 169 aircraft flying to 180 destinations around the world, comprising 41 domestic and 139 international destinations. Visit www.turkishairlines.com for more information.

About Star Alliance:

Turkish Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance network which was established in 1997. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers 21.000 daily flights to 1,160 destinations in 181 countries.

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CONTACT: Bruno Guerra, +1-212-277-4318

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June 24, 2011
Turkish national flag carrier named best airline company in Europe

ISTANBUL, June 22. (AA). Turkey’s national flag carrier was picked as Europe’s best airline company, the director general said on Wednesday.

Turkish Airlines’ Director General Temel Kotil said Skytrax company named THY as the “Best Airlines Europe” in a survey attended by 18.8 million passengers in the world.

“We are the first Turkish company surpassing Europe,” Kotil told AA correspondent.

Kotil said THY also won “best premium economy seat” and “South Europe’s best airline” awards.

Skytrax is a world recognised brand associated with air travel excellence in the 21st century, providing unique expertise to the world airline and airport industry through the most professional Audit and Service Benchmarking programmes of Product and Service Quality.

During the 10-month survey period, 18.8 million airline customers from over 100 different nationalities participated in this customer satisfaction survey. The Survey includes over 200 airlines, from the largest international airlines to small domestic carriers, and measured standards across more than 38 different items of airline front-line product and service. The study analyses customer satisfaction for the Airline Passenger Experience, across the Airport and Onboard environments – check-in to boarding, onboard seat comfort, cabin cleanliness, food, beverages, IFE and staff service.

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June 23, 2011
Turkey’s Airlines Are Flying High

Business in booming for Turkey’s commercial aviation industry. Led by Turkish Airlines, the industry has already ordered some 5.3 billion dollars worth of new aircraft.

Turkish Airlines is one of Europe's fastest growing carriers

ISTANBUL – Turkey’s steady emergence as a global economic power is pushing its commercial aviation industry to new heights.

The country already has one of the fastest growing airline industries in the world. And over the next decade, Turkish Airlines and other local operators – including Pegasus, Sky and Saga – could add up to 300 new aircraft to their fleets, according to Aldo Besile, Boeing’s assistant director of European sales. The Turkish companies have already placed new orders for 57 new planes that together cost approximately 5.3 billion dollars.

“We predict that this healthy growth will continue,” said Besile. “As Boeing, we are happy to support the success of these Turkish companies’ corporate models with the highest quality products. We believe that the local airline market is right to be upbeat because this sector is really growing quickly in Turkey.”

The airline industry appears to be an upswing worldwide following the 10 billion-dollar hit it took during the global recession of 2009. At the recent International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) meeting in Singapore, airlines downgraded their combined projected growth figures for 2011 from 8.6 billion dollars to 4 billion dollars.

“Some of the external reasons for this decreased number were the costs of fuel, wars and disasters, and volcanic eruptions; all of which affect the airline industry,” said Besile. “However, Turkey continues to look very stable.”

The full article in Turkish was by Tolga Ozbek

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June 22, 2011
New Turkey-Italy route promises mutual tourist boom

Turkish Airlines will add an extra weekly service from Istanbul to the popular Italian riviera destination of Genoa, which should result in a mutual growth in arrivals for two of Europe’s top tourist economies.

The Turkish national carrier announced that it would fly four weekly services to Genoa, the Italian riviera city from which the popular Ligurian coast is most easily reached. The additional flights, from the airline’s main base in Istanbul, will commence on June 27th.

The increasing connection to the country often considered the ‘Europe’s gateway to the Middle East and Asia’ is a welcome one for Italy, which has recently renewed its tourism strategy to focus more on growing economies in both this area and Eastern Europe. The northern area of the country, traditionally considered the more ‘wealthy’ and exclusive as a regular haunt of celebrities like George Clooney and the late Elizabeth Taylor, is particularly beginning to open itself up to more mainstream tourism, with increased low-cost flights to areas like Lake Garda and new, more affordable holiday housing developments springing up.

Istanbul a destination for life ?

Turkey, particularly Istanbul, has also come into its own as a destination for both vacations and permanent relocation, with many European retirees taking advantage of the low property prices to secure themselves a great piece of coastal real estate for their retirement years. The national population registry estimates that over 100,000 migrants arrived in the Turkey’s biggest city and economic capital over 2009-10, meaning foreigners now make up 7.7% of Istanbul’s total population.

June 15, 2011
Turkish Airlines shuns GSA route

Turkish Airlines shuns GSA route

Mihir Mishra / New Delhi May 15, 2011, 0:11 IST

In its global expansion plans, Turkish Airlines has decided to open its own office in India instead of operating through a general sales agency (GSA). InterGlobe Aviation is the GSA for the airline in India.

“We are working out plan for expansion in India,” said Adnan Aykac, general manager of Turkish Airlines in India. Turkish Airlines is the national carrier of Turkey and operates in 139 international and 42 domestic cities of Europe, Asia, Africa and the US.

Aykac said the airline will take delivery of 22 aircraft by the end of the current calendar year and would not need leased aircraft. The airline has taken four Boeing 777s on lease from Jet Airways and the lease period will expire this year. “We will take delivery of 12 Boeing 777s and 10 Airbus 330s this year and may not need to continue operating with leased aircraft,” said Aykac.

Jet Airways, India’s largest carrier in terms of passenger carriage, said it has informed Turkish Airlines that the lease would not be extended. “Jet Airways will induct two Boeing 777 aircraft into its operations and has entered into an agreement with Thai Airways for the lease of the remaining two. The aircraft will be leased for two years with an option to extend for a year,” said an email reply from the airline.

The lease period of the first aircraft expires on July 14, the second on August 12, the third on September 1 and the fourth on October 30.

Turkish Airlines, which is a Star Alliance member and has code sharing with Air India, hopes to strengthen it further after the national carrier joins the alliance in July. “Once Air India joins the alliance, it will help us extend our operations. We expect to get passengers from Kathmandu without actually flying there,” said Aykac.

He said the airline aims to strengthen its network in Europe to provide unmatchable link across Europe. “Our plans are to expand our network in the US after Europe,” he said.

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May 15, 2011
Turkish Airlines supports Culture and Arts in Istanbul

Published by Ozgur Tore

Tuesday, 10 May 2011 21:13

The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts Official Airline will be Turkish Airlines (THY) for three years as from 2011.

The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts which through its festivals and events has been taking and important role in Istanbul’s culture and art life for thirty nine years and Turkish Airlines, one of the most important airline companies worldwide, signed an important collaboration. Becoming the Official Airline of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Turkish Airlines will contribute to making IKSV’s events reach a wider audience and be promoted more effectively at home and abroad for three years.

In order to announce the detail of the collaboration between the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts and Turkish Airlines, two leading institutions in their own fields, a press conference was organized on Tuesday, May 10, at the X Restaurant on the top floor of IKSV. IKSV Chairman Bülent Eczacıbaşı and THY General Manager Temel Kotil participated as speakers in the press conference.

In the speech he made in the press conference, IKSV Chairman Bülent Eczacıbaşı emphasized that providing continuous and permanent interaction between national and international values through culture and arts is one of the main targets of IKSV and stated: “For this reason we organize festivals, biennials and events with international content and emphasize in our endeavours both in Istanbul and abroad that culture and arts know no boundaries. We are very glad to have Turkish Airlines which removes the boundaries between countries in a different sense among our official sponsors. As from 2011, Turkish Airlines will be the Official Airline of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts for three years. As two institutions targeting to turn Istanbul into a regional centre in their own branches, I believe that we will take important steps through our mutual support and our collaboration will bear positive and efficient results in both local and international levels.”

As for THY General Manager Temel Kotil, he remarked in his speech at the press conference: “Our support to IKSV carries a special meaning for us. It is a source of pride for us to become a sponsor of IKSV which has a great place in the development of culture and arts in Turkey and the worldwide promotion of Turkey.”

Following the speeches, IKSV Chairman Bülent Eczacıbaşı and THY General Manager Temel Kotil realized the beginning of the collaboration between IKSV and THY through the symbolic signing ceremony.

Through this important collaboration between the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts and THY, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, which endeavours to promote Turkey’s cultural and artistic production abroad and collaborates with international art institutions while organizing festivals in Turkey, will realize its projects abroad and at home in the upcoming period with the support of THY, now respected as a world brand.

THY will make a great contribution to the realization of festivals by providing certain conveniences in Europe and remote flight lines for the transport of guests of Istanbul Festivals.

Through special promotions at home and abroad, THY guests will have the opportunity to win tickets for festivals organized by IKSV. Also through special promotions and draws abroad, THY will fly the winners to Istanbul and host them at Istanbul Festivals.

Furthermore, THY will support the promotion abroad of Turkey’s variety in the musical field through jazz and classical music concerts planned to be realized in CIP lounges with the participation of Turkish musicians through the collaboration with IKSV:

THY will also make a very special collaboration with the Istanbul Biennial which, as the biggest contemporary art event of Turkey, positions Istanbul at the centre of international contemporary art agenda. By showing their Business Class Boarding Passes, THY passengers will be able to attend the 12th Istanbul Biennial to be realized between September 17 and November 13 this year free of charge.

Furthermore, through THY kiosks to be built at the suitable corners in Istanbul Festival venues, THY will constitute check-in and call-centres for the use of the festival’s local and foreign guests along with the festival audience.

By preparing special publicity films concerning Istanbul Festivals broadcasting them on the in-cabin screens, THY will inform its guests about Istanbul Festivals. Thereby, guests travelling by THY will be able to reach privileged and detailed information about IKSV events. SKYLIFE, the indispensable magazine for those travelling by THY for 27 years, will contribute to the promotion of IKSV events at home and abroad by giving place to special news concerning all the events of IKSV, interviews with the guests, and event calendars.

Moreover, it is planned to include in the THY in-flight entertainment system a selection of films shown in festivals after taking their copyrights along with a Turkish cinema selection. In this context, an important step will be taken for making the Turkish cinema reach international audience.

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May 11, 2011