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Air carriers make cautious return to Libya

Turkish Airlines is returning to Benghazi in Libya after suspending flights for over a decade. It plans to introduce three times a week Boeing 737-800 and 737-900 flights between Istanbul Airport and Benina International Airport from 14 January. The carrier suspended operations to Libya in November 2014 from the start of the unrest that led to the downfall of General Gadhafi. Turkish Airlines has already resumed five times a week flights to ... [+]

Turkish launches second Oz route

Turkish Airlines launched its longest ever flight on 28 November, a four days a week schedule from Istanbul to Sydney. The route is operated by an Airbus A350-900, taking 19 hours for the 9,300-miles. In March 2024, the carrier launched flights to Melbourne, its first ever Australian destination. [+]

Turkish to start Santiago flights

Turkish Airlines is to start passenger A350-900 flights from Istanbul to Santiago, Chile, from December 18. They will operate four times a week, via São Paulo in Brazil. [+]

Is this Turkish Airlines’ cutest cargo ever?

Turkish Cargo has played a vital role in bringing koala bear Yani from Hong Kong to a new home in the UK. She was born in Australia but brought to a Hong Kong zoo park, and was left alone after the other koalas she lived with at the park passed away. However, ... [+]

We’re tops for cargo, says Turkish

Turkish Airlines says it has become the leading European air cargo carrier and the fourth globally, according to the latest IATA World Air Transport Statistics data. It increased its freight tonne kilometres by over 32% in 2021 to 9.2 million The airline now operates 20 all-cargo planes and the number ... [+]

Turkish Airlines offers Durban option

Turkish Airlines has extended two of its Istanbul-Johannesburg flights to include Durban on Thursdays and Saturdays with plans to increase these to four weekly flights later this year, depending on uptake. The first flight to land at King Shaka International Airport was given a warm welcome. Currently, Emirates flies five flights a ... [+]

Turkish Cargo starts Stansted freighter flights

Turkish Cargo launched freighter flights to London Stansted on 4 October. They are operated by Airbus 330 type wide-body aircraft on Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on five different routes, and are expected to feed the Middle East Africa and Asia via Turkey. [+]

Number seven spot for Turkish Cargo

Turkish Airlines says its cargo traffic rose to55.614 tons in February, an increase of 37.8% year-on-year according to the latest figures from World ACD. The carrier also moved five places up the world rankings, into the seventh spot. Special cargo transport, up 52%, played a crucial role in its performance. ... [+]

Fish fly thanks to Turkish Cargo

Fish were able to fly at 30,000 feet above the clouds when Turkish Cargo carried 1.5 million live Gilt-head Breams from Izmir to Oman. The young fish had been raised in the Aegean region by Kilic Holding and were flown on a chartered 777F freighter, accompanied by aquaculture engineers, who maintained ... [+]

Turkish cargo offers India link

Turkish Cargo has launched a weekly full freighter service from its Istanbul hub to Chennai and Colombo. It departs from the Turkish city on Wednesdays. [+]

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