Turkish Airlines (TK) has finalized agreements to lease an additional 20 narrowbody and one widebody aircraft, a strategic move to ensure the necessary capacity for its imminent growth plans.
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Turkish Airlines has progressively submitted adjustments to its international schedule for the Northern summer of 2024.
Turkish Airlines (TK), has ramped up its US operations by adding new flights to Atlanta (ATL), Detroit (DTW), and Seattle (SEA).
AerCap Holdings has announced a significant agreement with Turkish Airlines (TK) for the lease of three new Boeing 787-9 aircraft, 25 new 737 MAX-8 aircraft, and lease extensions for six used Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
During the start of the Northern winter 2023/24 season, Turkish Airlines (TK) is continuing to enhance its codeshare collaboration with IndiGo (6E) Airlines.
An elderly couple found themselves stranded at Istanbul Airport (IST) for a full day, seated in chairs, due to an apparent oversight by IndiGo (6E) Airlines, which resulted in them missing their connecting flight to India
Turkish Airlines (TK) anticipates that it may have to ground as many as 12 Airbus A321neo aircraft by the end of this year due to problems with Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines. The airline has already taken nine aircraft out of service for the same reason.
The Australian Government has thrown a wrench into Turkish Airlines’ plans to initiate flights to Melbourne in December. The airline has revealed that it has yet to receive any response to its application submitted to both the federal Transport Minister and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
Qantas (QF) Airways, an Australian flag carrier, has decided not to oppose Turkish Airlines (TK) request to initiate flights to Australia.
India’s leading carrier, IndiGo (6E) Airlines, announced on September 19 that it is launching flights to San Francisco (SFO) via Istanbul (IST) as part of a codeshare connection agreement with Turkish Airlines (TK).