Turkish Airlines has launched a new sustainability initiative called “Tomorrow On-Board”, which will involve a new cohesive set of principles through which the airline will govern its commitment to sustainability, along with sustainably-made inflight products. The announcement was made earlier this month in line with World Environment Day, with a special event held at Turkish…
ACI EUROPE has published its latest figures, showing an increase in passenger traffic across the European airport network of 8.5 per cent in April compared to the same month last year. Volumes were just 0.2 per cent down on pre-pandemic levels, or as ACI put it “a hair’s breadth away from full recovery”. In March…
Istanbul airport has announced a series of targets for 2024, including a significant increase in passenger numbers and flights. The airport welcomed a total of 76 million passengers in 2023, and wants to increase this to 85 million this year, with a target of 532,000 flights during 2024, up from 505,968 last year. The Turkish…
Turkish Airlines is rolling out dozens of SmartMic language translation devices to help improve communication between customers and staff. Passengers can speak into the devices in their native tongue, which will then translate what has been said into staff members’ first language. The devices feature seven-inch screens on either side, allowing both passengers and staff…
ACI EUROPE has released its latest traffic data, showing European airports welcoming a total of 2.3 billion passengers last year. The figures means the continent’s air passenger traffic reached 94.6 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in 2023, driven by a 21 per cent increase in international passenger traffic compared to 2022. As previously reported London…
Turkish Airlines has ended speculation by confirming that its new Melbourne service will launch in March. The carrier has been talking up the launch of flights to Australia for the last year or so, and earlier this month it announced plans to serve Melbourne via a one line “route announcement” on the Investor Relations section…
Starting 23 December 2023, Türkiye extended its visa-free entry programme to nationals of four GCC countries including the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. The decision, issued through a presidential decree by Tayyip Erdogan, President of Türkiye, allows tourists from these four countries to now spend 90 out of 180 days in Türkiye without a…
Turkish Airlines has announced plans to operate 18 weekly flights between Birmingham and Istanbul next summer. This winter the carrier is maintaining a twice-daily service between the two cities – rather than dropping down to ten flights per week as it has done previously – and the airline said that “forecasts of even greater demand…
Turkish Airlines has begun flights from Istanbul to Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan. At present, the airline is operating thrice-weekly flights between Istanbul airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County airport. TK205 departs from Istanbul at 3.45pm. After a 11 hour and 55 minute flight, it lands in Detroit on the same…
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