Aegean Airlines

Low-cost Turkish airline Pegasus carried a total of 22.34 million passengers in 2015, a 13.2 percent increase from the previous year, the airline announced in a written statement on Jan. 30. 

The number of domestic flight passengers rose by 15.4 percent to 13.81 million and of foreign flight passengers by 9.8 percent to 8.52 million in 2015 compared to the previous year. 

The South Aegean Region presented a new campaign entitled “Aegean Islands. Like No Other” for a three-years strategy designed in collaboration with the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) aiming to boost its position in the international tourism market

Ford Motor Co will close all operations in Japan and Indonesia this year as it sees "no reasonable path to profitability" there, according to an internal document reviewed by Reuters on Jan. 25.

A number of deputies from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) health commission visited on Jan. 11 the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r, where military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) are continuing.

Two female Russian passengers were removed from a Turkish Airlines (THY) flight to Bahrain at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul on the night of Jan. 10 after complaints about their behavior on board the aircraft, the state-run Anadolu Agency has reported, citing Turkish security sources.  

The Palestinian leadership demanded yesterday the Greek government act after two Arab passengers were expelled from an Israel-bound flight, saying the decision to remove the pair was "reminiscent" of apartheid.

Two Arab passengers with Israeli documents were forced off an Aegean Airlines flight before it set off from Athens on Jan. 3 after Israeli Jews protested about their presence.

Turkey has accused Greece of causing the death of 31 migrants in the Aegean Sea on Jan. 5, claiming that the Greek authorities forced migrant boats that later capsized in the Aegean to return to Turkey.

Russia's recent move to stop offering visas to Turkish flight crews is against international civil aviation rules, Turkish Transport, Communications and Maritime Affairs Minister Binali Y?ld?r?m said on Jan. 6, adding that Ankara would not make any retaliatory moves. 

Turkish Airlines has canceled a total of 84 international and domestic flights after heavy rainfall and storm warnings were issued for Istanbul. 

In an announcement released on its website, the airline said some flights scheduled for Jan. 6 and 7 had been canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions. 

Greek Aegean Airlines issued an apology statement on Tuesday for an incident occurred on Sunday in which a group of Israeli Jewish passengers refused to fly with Palestinians on board accusing them of being “terrorists”, according to Israel national news website.