News from Turkey

Uzbekistan Airways introduces additional frequencies on international flights on the route Tashkent-Istanbul-Tashkent.

Turkish Aviation Academy is hosting this year’s 'IATA Global Training Partner Conference (GTPC) on April 16-18 in Istanbul. The conference, which is hosted by Turkish Aviation Academy - the successful training center of Turkish Airlines, is accepted as an important agenda item for global aviation.

Turkish Airlines increases capacity and travel options between Istanbul and Oslo with daily departures that started on April 10.

Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by Garanti Bank, the Istanbul Jazz Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2018. The festival will once again host leading names and new discoveries from the world of jazz, as well as the stars of contemporary music between 26 June and 17 July 2018.

In March 2018, Turkish Airlines welcomed around 6 million passengers. This shows an increase of 24%. This passenger increase enabled the highest load factor in March in the last five years with 82% load factor.

Organized by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), Sports Istanbul and Vodafone, The Istanbul Marathon hosted more than 8,000 athletes including 32 elite athletes.

Turkish Airlines celebrates the 10th Anniversary of joining to the Star Alliance network which was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international travellers.

The 13th International Istanbul Tulip Festival officially started on April 3, 2018 at the Emirgan Park. The tulip festival will be held from 1-30 April, 2018.

Turkish carrier AtlasGlobal, which has scheduled flights from Istanbul Atatürk Airport to Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv, Zaporozhia, and Lviv, will be canceled.

The 2018 Nominations for the Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards (SSLHLA) are now live and the voting process will open on April 6^th.

Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry announced the total number of foreign tourist arrivals to the country in the first two months of 2018. The tourism statistics shows that Turkish tourism is rebounding to 2015 levels in 2018.

Starting from April 9, 2018, Pegasus Airlines will increase frequency of Ankara – Kyiv flights.

Turkish Airlines launches direct flights to Aqaba, its 2nd destination to be served in Jordan. With existing services to Amman, Turkish Airlines strengthen its commitment to Jordan with the new route to Aqaba.

Turkish Airlines has added Samarkand, the most famous city of modern Uzbekistan, to its flight network. The city’s center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Samarkand became the 302nd destination of Turkish Airlines.