Saturday, January 19, 2013

Turkish Airlines plots Indian expansion


Turkish: Airlines is planning to increase its capacity to India on the back of a strong performance in 2012.
 The carrier currently flies daily to Istanbul from New Delhi and Mumbai, and wants to increase the capacity on these sectors due to increasing demand. It also intends to launch services from Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Amritsar and Ahmedabad.
 Turkish Airlines has ordered 30 wide-bodied aircraft, to be delivered by 2016, which will double the carrier’s capacity. It has also signed long-term agreements with several travel consultants in India for sales distribution.
 Mehmet Akay, general manager-southern & western India, Turkish Airlines, said: “Last year was very successful for us as we achieved all our targets. Depending upon bilateral agreements, we would like to add new routes and establish new gateways in India to consolidate our presence firmly.”
18/01/13 Shekhar Niyogi/TTG Asia
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