Airline

Turkish Airlines on May 20 marked the 88th anniversary of its foundation.

Turkey's flag carrier started operating with a fleet of five aircraft and a seating capacity of 23 in 1933, according to a company statement.

Now the company flies to 127 countries with a modern fleet of 365 aircraft, it said.

Multiple international airline companies cancel flights to Israel

Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines carried nearly 2.4 million passengers in April, according to a statement sent to Turkey's Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) on May 11.

Last month's figure was down 60 percent compared to the pre-pandemic period in April 2019, the airline data showed.

Turkish Airlines reaped $1.8 billion total revenue in the first quarter of 2021, down 29% year-on-year amid pandemic-related travel restrictions around the world, the flag carrier announced on May 4. 

The Minister of Tourism Haris Theocharis met with senior executives of "American Airlines" and "United Airlines" and discussed the opening of Greek tourism for the 2021 season, in the context of his contacts during his trip to the USA.

The airline company wants to cash-in on returning travellers

The European Court of Auditors (ECA), which monitors European Union spending and management, announced that it is launching an audit to assess whether the European Commission took sufficient steps to ensure air passenger rights were upheld during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines ranked first in Europe in terms of the daily number of flights between Feb. 8 and Feb. 15, according to data from the European Organization for Air Navigation Safety (Eurocontrol).

Turkish Airlines operated on average 592 flights a day in the said period, while Turkey's low-cost carrier Pegasus came in third in the list at 263 flights.

IATA expects 2021 to be another down year for battered passenger airlines