BENEDICT GOMBOCZTurkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines: Overview

Turkey’s national flag carrier, with its headquarters at the Turkish Airlines General Management Building on the grounds of Atatürk Airport in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul.

Operates scheduled services to 42 domestic and 198 international airports in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas as of November 2013; this includes two cargo-only airports in Mitiga, Libya and Maastricht, Netherlands.

With 240 destinations, it is the world’s fourth-biggest airline in terms of number of destinations.

Its main operating base is Atatürk International Airport; also operates from secondary hubs at Esenboğa International Airport, Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, and Adnan Menderes Airport.

Member of the Star Alliance network since 1 April 2008.

TURKISH replaced TURKAIR as the new call sign for Turkish Airlines in April 2010.

Operates fleet of nine cargo aircraft; its cargo division serves 47 destinations.

Over 470,000 tons of cargo and mail have been carried by Turkish Airlines as of 2012.

Turkish Airlines: Hubs, focus cities, and subsidiaries

Hubs: Istanbul Atatürk Airport

Focus cities: Adnan Menderes Airport Esenboğa International

Airport Sabiha Gökçen International

Airport

Subsidiaries: Anadolujet Sunexpress TGS Yer Hizmetleri A.Ş. THY OPET Havacılık Yakıları

A.Ş. THY Teknik A.Ş. THY DO&CO İkram Hizmetleri

A.Ş.

Turkish Airlines: Codeshare agreements Turkish Airlines, from December 2013,

has codeshare agreements with these airlines: Adria Airways Air Astana Air Canada Air China Air India Air Malta Air New Zealand All Nippon Airways Asiana Airlines Austrian Airlines Croatia Airlines EgyptAir Ethiopian Airlines Etihad Airways Garuda Indonesia Iran Air Kuwait Airways Lufthansa (ends 31 March 2014) Luxair LOT Polish Airlines

Malaysia Airlines

Oman Air

Pakistan International Airlines

Royal Air Maroc

RwandAir

Scandinavian Airlines

Singapore Airlines

Swiss International Air Lines

TAP Portugal

Tatarstan Airlines

Thai Airways International

Ukraine International Airlines

United Airlines

US Airways

Utair

Turkish Airlines 737-800, Adnan Menderes Airport

Turkish Airlines fleet, Esenboğa International Airport

Turkish Airlines fleet, Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER with the badge and squad of FC Barcelona, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Turkish Airlines Airbus A321, Berlin Tegel Airport

Turkish Airlines RJ-100, Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport

Turkish Airlines A319-100, Geneva International Airport

Turkish Airlines 737-800 in Star Alliance livery

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YouTube links: Turkish Airlines Safety Demo: http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLqeVUHpx48 Turkish Airlines Commercial 2011 – Manchester

United: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CLCvQL_dQ8