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Turkish Airlines and Airbus signed an MoU to acquire 20+5 optional A350-900 aircraft. The agreement was signed at the Élysée Palace, Paris, during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s official visit to France with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Britons' bookings to Turkey are seeing a huge surge for 2018 thanks to its selection of hotels ranging from 2 to 5 stars, great hospitality, rich culture, endless sun and fantastic value.
After completing 2017 successfully, Turkish Airlines has now set its targets for 2018, the year in which the carrier will move its hub to the 3rd Airport of Istanbul.
Recently, Emek Marin joined the Aquila Power Catamaran dealership network. They are currently offering the Aquila 48, Aquila 44, and Aquila 36.
Pegasus Airlines made the single largest-ever aircraft order in Turkish civil aviation history at the time in 2012 of 100 A320neo and A321neo aircraft; 75 of which were firm and 25 options. The remaining 25 A321neo options have now been confirmed as firm orders.
Antalya Convention Bureau has published its annual Meeting & Incentive Guide for 2018. The guide aims to promote meetings and congress potential of Antalya.
Directorate General of Merchant Marine announced the total number of cruise ships and passengers using Turkish ports. According to the statistics, a total of 307 cruise ships and 306.887 thousand travelers used Turkish ports between January and November. During the same period last year, a total of 537 cruise ships docked to Turkish ports, while 628.033 passengers used ports.
Following the arrest of a Turkish-citizen employed at the U.S. Istanbul Consulate over alleged ties to the Fetullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the group believed to have been behind last year’s defeated coup attempt in Turkey, the United States government first suspended granting non-immigrant visas to Turkish citizens in Turkey and later resumed processing on a limited basis.
Turkey’s second busiest airport, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport handled a total of 2.5 million passengers in November 2017, representing an increase of 11% from November 2016.
SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, was awarded the ‘European Debt Deal of the Year Award 2017’ at the Aviation 100 Awards, organized by Airline Economics.
Turkish Airlines (TK) and Munich Airport signed a long-term consulting service contract. As of now, Munich Airport will support the flag carrier of the Republic of Turkey and the hub carrier of the current Istanbul Atatürk Airport in preparing a smooth relocation of its operations to the Istanbul New Airport, scheduled to open on 29th of October, 2018.
Istanbul, Turkey will host the third edition of UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture in 2018.
Turkish Airlines will upgrade one of its two daily flights to Avinor’s Oslo Airport from its Istanbul Ataturk base to an A330 service.
Azul S.A., “Azul”, the largest airline in Brazil by number of cities and departures, and Turkish Airlines, national flag carrier of Turkey, announced the signature of a codeshare agreement effective as of 6 December 2017.